Were there 53 Super Wasp 2 door Broughams?

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
I'm looking at a few fuzzy pics and it looks like the car is a two door brougham and not a club coupe. Did they make such a body style on these 53 Super Wasps? If so, same rarity as the other 2 door brougham models? Thanks

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  • Unknown
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    I seen more 52 wasp and 53 wasp or super wasp broughams than club coupes. If you find one of these in a coupe, I'd buy it as it could be a long time before you get another chance. The short wheelbase coupes in these years are really neat.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    nhp1127 wrote:
    I'm looking at a few fuzzy pics and it looks like the car is a two door brougham and not a club coupe. Did they make such a body style on these 53 Super Wasps? If so, same rarity as the other 2 door brougham models? Thanks



    Wayne & Christina Graefren's old car...



    http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/AmericanMotors/1953_Hudson_Super_Wasp.jpg



    not so nice one....



    http://www.motorbase.com/pictures/contributions/000121c/std_1953_hudson_super_wasp-2d_sedan-svl-mx-.jpg



    http://members.tripod.com/sirlimphand/1f0f4d60.jpg
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Heart_Of_Texas wrote:
    Wayne & Christina Graefren's old car...



    http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/AmericanMotors/1953_Hudson_Super_Wasp.jpg



    not so nice one....



    http://www.motorbase.com/pictures/contributions/000121c/std_1953_hudson_super_wasp-2d_sedan-svl-mx-.jpg



    http://members.tripod.com/sirlimphand/1f0f4d60.jpg



    I never had really noticed these cars until I saw a 53 SW Club Cloupe at the Western Regional. Really nice lines. I bet lots of guys stuffed the 308's in there.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    nhp1127 wrote:
    I never had really noticed these cars until I saw a 53 SW Club Cloupe at the Western Regional. Really nice lines. I bet lots of guys stuffed the 308's in there.



    The design team for Hudson was charged with trying to create a less expensive Hudson Stepdown which did not compromise the overall look. In the area of costs for automanfacturing using the same tooling and assembly line fixtures is a HUGE factor. The Wasp was a compromise for cost that allowed Hudson to reduce the material costs... albeit out of sight... and maintain the use of existing tooling and manufacturing personnel and fixtures. What they did not realize until the first mockups was the Balance of the car was ... Better. There are some of us Humans who see a long low sleek car that the bigger cars shape satisfies and there are others among us who see the Balance of shapes that the "Short Hood" Hudsons bring to the eye. I am with you in the overall assessment... given the choice... I would take a 53 Wasp Convertible, Hollywood or coupe. I have ever saw a convertible or hollywood. I specifically say Wasp versus Super Wasp because i do not care for the side trim or porkchops. Each to thier own desires and visions... Just find it interesting that you too have seen the Balance that the Brougham short hoods bring to the Stepdown design era.



    Cheers from Texas
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    [Deleted User]
    Heart_Of_Texas wrote:
    The design team for Hudson was charged with trying to create a less expensive Hudson Stepdown which did not compromise the overall look. In the area of costs for automanfacturing using the same tooling and assembly line fixtures is a HUGE factor. The Wasp was a compromise for cost that allowed Hudson to reduce the material costs... albeit out of sight... and maintain the use of existing tooling and manufacturing personnel and fixtures. What they did not realize until the first mockups was the Balance of the car was ... Better. There are some of us Humans who see a long low sleek car that the bigger cars shape satisfies and there are others among us who see the Balance of shapes that the "Short Hood" Hudsons bring to the eye. I am with you in the overall assessment... given the choice... I would take a 53 Wasp Convertible, Hollywood or coupe. I have ever saw a convertible or hollywood. I specifically say Wasp versus Super Wasp because i do not care for the side trim or porkchops. Each to thier own desires and visions... Just find it interesting that you too have seen the Balance that the Brougham short hoods bring to the Stepdown design era.



    Cheers from Texas



    Harry54 spotted this 52 Wasp convert forsale for $34,500. We think its a good deal.



    http://www.autabuy.com/Vehicles/Details.cfm?VID=70612
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    The Wasp was kind of an evolution of the Pacemaker shorter wheelbas of 119: respectively. Somone in the Chicago-Milwaukee chapter wrote an article in last month's newsletter that asserted that for the extra cost of conversion to make a lower-priced step-down the company really didn't save any money. Perhaps it's just the region I'm in but I don't think I've ever seen a '53 Wasp except in pictures. Muchless any other bodystyle of '53 Wasp or super Wasp besides the sedan. The Chicago dealership, the legendary Courtesy Motors used to take short wheelbase step-down on tade-in and slep Hornet 308's in them and put on badges that said "Baby Hornet" and re-sell them. A few even later had bolt-on fins with taillight housings. I guess it was the dealers haphazard attempt to update the look of the car.

    '53 Seems to be a rare year in general and cars that were less expensive new seem to get driven more and beatup more.
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