Hudson neon sign

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Somewhere in my travels I was poking around in an old service station, and came across a neon sign that was done in white neon tubing, in handwriting style, and said something like "this time make it Hudson", or "this time its Hudson" or something like that.



The sign wasn't for sale, but maybe it could be repro'd if a Guy had a good picture of one to work from. Was this a genuine dealer sign back in the forties or fifties, and if so, does anyone have one, or could provide a picture ?

I'd sure like one for my shop wall.



silverone

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    As I recall, "This time it's Hudson" was a slogan that was used when the stepdowns were introduced in 1948. Currently, there are some Hudson dealer signs on ebay. Sometimes they do show up at automobilia auctions. Costs for originals (sold by those who know what they have) are usually in excess of $1,000.00.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Yes I think Dave is right about that....

    Yes I think Dave is right about that....
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    The HET club here in New South Wales Australia had some of these signs printed recently, they are

    400x400 and are very well done, these and quite a few other original signs were done for the club for sale to our members.



    "This time it's Hudson"



    Les P Down Under.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Some time ago,Ken Ammon {I think} was selling those neon signs. They had been reproduced for him and were quite good. I think he was also selling another neon sign that just had the logo and the word "Hudson" on it This might have been one of those signs.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    51hornetA wrote:
    Yes I think Dave is right about that....



    Yes I think Dave is right about that....



    Do I hear an echo, echo?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Does anyone have a phone # or email address for Ken ? I'll check with him and see if he has any left, or maybe knows where there is one for sale.



    Les P, do you know of any signs for sale "down under"?



    Thanks,



    silverone
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    kens address and phone # is in the hudson club roster
  • Huddy42
    Huddy42 Senior Contributor
    Yes we do have them for sale down here, not sure how we would go on postage of them though, they are printed on metal.



    Go to our site and check them out.



    http://www.hudson-amc.org.au/



    Click on "The Shop"
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    I have an original one of these neon signs. They were made to hang on the inside of the sales window as have rubber tips on metal ends that would touch the glass.

    I bought it still in it's original shipping case at a former dealership in Billings, Mt. in the late '60s; all I had to do was get a proper transformer. It still works perfectly.
  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
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    I would be interested in pics and prices. Please e-mail me at:

    HETrlchilton52@gmail.com (drop the HET before sending)

    Russell Chilton

    Additionally, I can e-mail Silverone, who was the original poster of this thread, to see if he is still interested.
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