Olds Vs Hudson At Car Show

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
I went to an invitation only car show in Hermosa Beach, Ca. It was a small show with only about 40 cars (due to us being parked along the beach.

I met up with a nice old guy who was displaying his 1950 Olds 88 fast back coupe. He was quite proud of the car's racing record of 50 and 51. He almost had to change his shorts when I told him I had a 51 Twin-H Hornet Coupe parked at the end of the row. For some reason, he didn't want to race me for lunch....



To look at both cars together was such a difference- lower, wider, faster- Hudson!

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    I'm hoping that someday, somewhere, someone will make something like this happen. Hudsondad has both a 53 hudson and a 53 olds, I wonder if the thought ever crosses his mind.....
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    NHRA outlaw'd a front-wheels-off-the-pavement 1952 Oldsmobile 88 =>SUPER STOCKER from Metairie, Louisiana, years ago because although it was LEGAL by definitions in the rule book, it outran every other Super Stocker almost annually at the NHRA Nationals in Indianapolis.



    NHRA finally decided it could not have ONE CAR, apparently legal, that DOMINATED in Super Stock, and I think they changed the rule book to some thing like the beginning year for SS's will be 1955 and newer.



    This car was so fast that it braked & slid the tires across the finish line in order to prevent "break-out". It was a 3-spd, floor-shifted Cadillac tranny I think with Chrysler yokes, a truely, respectable HONKER!!!



    Any drag race stories on the Hudson, in Super Stock??
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    Forgot to post the best ever quarter-mile time for this record-holding '52 Olds car was an 11.83 seconds



    FAST!!!!!.......



    As you can see from the following URL of NHRA Super Stock (SS) Classification, they disallowed Oldsmobile prior-to-1960; same for Ford, Pontiac, ,,,,,,,,



    http://www.nhra.com/tech_specs/classification/index.html



    HOWEVER, a 1955-59 Chevrolet is allowed to race in SS but NOT the 55-59 Olds or Buick, BOTH very FAST cars. 1949-1954 Olds DISALLOWED!



    These rules are across the board unfair and biased against Oldsmobile (plus a bunch of other cars too) and in favor of Chevrolet, apparently!



    Apparently biased against Hudson TOO, as Hudson is not even listed in 1955; Hudson had a Twin-H in 55. It's all about the money, I know, and internal politics of NHRA.



    Cheers, Hudson fans; take it on the chin!
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    Actually Olds dominated Nascar in 1949, 50 and 51. Hudson in 1952, 53, and 54. !952 was the year hudson won 27 out of 34 races.
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    hudsonkid wrote:
    I'm hoping that someday, somewhere, someone will make something like this happen. Hudsondad has both a 53 hudson and a 53 olds, I wonder if the thought ever crosses his mind.....



    I already know the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    hudsondad wrote:
    I already know the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!



    anyway we can make this happen. Don't you got a stock 53 olds in the work?
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    Guess I Have The Best Of Both, A 49com Cv With A 57oldsengine Starting To Restore It With Olds Driveline, Will Keep You All Posted Bill Albright
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    bill a wrote:
    Guess I Have The Best Of Both, A 49com Cv With A 57oldsengine Starting To Restore It With Olds Driveline, Will Keep You All Posted Bill Albright



    I think you do, Bill!!!! I'd never change it. Sort of a nostalgia rod that will look stock! Something someone would have built in the late 50's-early 60's.
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    Allso Has The Olds Instrument Cluster Iln Dash And The Oldsd Radio With A Reverb Unit In The Trunk With Rear Speaker Lol
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