1952 Hornet Coupe for sale
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In looking at pictures of when our cars were new, the body panels looked fine for the most part. But then again, who knows if the pictures are accurate or whether the cars were "fine tuned" for photos. However, I can't image people buying a new car and not having the dealer fix misaligned panels, especially if it prevented the doors and the trunk lid from sealing.
I guess I'm perplexed because the panels on my car fit well, all without evidence of being muscled, welded or shimmed. The fit of my doors wasn't the best until I changed the latches. Now, they fit flush and close easily.
I agree with what you say Royer, but you'll have to admit all cars look better with a nice fit and finish.0 -
The Previous Comments Are Why I Dont Advertise My Cars. If Someone Wantsto Buy A Car, Come Here, Look It Over, Drive It Andmake Me An Offer And We Either Agree Or Disagree. No Hard Feelings. I Do My Best And Many Times Am Diss Apointed, With The Results. I Can Only Say Most Of My Cars Have Found Happy Owners. Bill Albright0
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Dave, where did you get your new door latches? And how much $ were they? I keep adjusting mine, and after some use they are like they were before.0
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Well said Bill!0
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Hey Nevada,
Although I believe others may be offering them, I got mine from Dany at K-gap. I can't remember what they cost, but they're worth every penny. It just takes a little patience to get things adjusted right, but you'll be happy with the results.
Here's the link, check it out.
http://www.k-gap.com/0 -
Thanks Dave!0
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I think that if you can make the panels fit better, without having to drastically modify the car, you should. It looks horrible, to have a car, restored, and bad panel fit.0
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hudsonkid wrote:I think that if you can make the panels fit better, without having to drastically modify the car, you should. It looks horrible, to have a car, restored, and bad panel fit.
I'm not saying to do a crappy restoration, but I'm not a big fan of cars that are restored to a point that they have better fit and finish than when they were new.0 -
I think if I was doing a restoration I would do it to what the factory should have done, not to what mass production did. So I would try to make all the panels straight and all the gaps equal. It would probably be better than what came off the assembly line but it would also probably what it looked like at the auto show.
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bill a wrote:The Previous Comments Are Why I Dont Advertise My Cars. If Someone Wantsto Buy A Car, Come Here, Look It Over, Drive It Andmake Me An Offer And We Either Agree Or Disagree. No Hard Feelings. I Do My Best And Many Times Am Diss Apointed, With The Results. I Can Only Say Most Of My Cars Have Found Happy Owners. Bill Albright
And here is one Albright happy owner..It's (the 54), not a jewel, but it satisfies
my lust for another Hudson. I used to own two back in the 50's..I am a type "A" personality, but with age I have learned to temper my type"A".. Two people that owned it before me screwed it up, and the car is 55 years old. Gaps here, Gaps there....I am retired on a fixed income, so I have to deal with Gaps here, Gaps there when I can afford to fix it.
Besides, I'm not interested in a Show car for someone else. Just for me....
Most people would probably look the other way if I went to a meet, because I don't have a shiny paint job and chrome. YET!!
Ken in Waco has been an invaluable source of info for me. He has talked me through many a problem, as I am not mechanicaly inclined. I would still be dead in the water without his expertise 1 yr later.
Let's all be happy as a community that we own Hudsons. After all there will come a day where there won't be any. You can count on that....Someday I'll get up enough nerve to post a pic, and then no snickers in the balcony please!!0 -
Grandpa, I feel the same way, I have this 55 Hash Hornet that I'm getting all kinds of mechanical time on. I like having a car I can work on. I ran a compression check today and found 88 to 90 lbs on 5 cylinders and 78 on the number 6 hole, got a problem back there. Took it down to fill up the tank today and it quit coming home. No fuel in the filter told me the fuel pump wasn't working. I put an electric on as a temp fix and she's running again, seems like I have the top end back so I'm thinking my original problem was a weak pump that gave up the ghost today. No vacuum on the front carb was throttle adjustment, fixed that and vacuun was good. I think I'm looking at an engine rebuild if I keep the car or sell it as is and get a step down from Bill A or someone in WTN, The Hash is fine but I have a craving for a stepdown, you know, true blue Hudson.
Harry0 -
Harry.
Yucaipa. Used to have a dealership in San Bdo. 1971-72. "D" St.
Going to PM you some pics tomorrow...If I can navigate this computer correctly.0 -
Ken U-Tx wrote:You can spend days addressing fit issues on a Stepdown, or any other car that was mass produced prior to 1980. I have seen restorers go as far as welding 1/8" rod to door bottoms to get the nice gaps between the door bottoms and the rockers on show cars, welding beads of metal all along hood and fender edges and fisnishing for consistent 1/8- 3/32" gaps all along the gaps, etc. I had known some Stepdown owners to have used a nylon ratcheting "come along" to hold the fenders, radiator cross peice, and grill backing together at right spacing while tightening up the bolts, to get the nice gaps between the hood and fenders. Hudson Stepdowns were known to have some fit issues when new, just read the Popular Science, Customers Reports, and Road and Track road tests from the 50's and you'll see this mentioned. They were mass produced, in the days before laser aligned, computer controlled robotic assembly.
Ken brings up all good points.
1. It seems that a lot of hoods stick out a small amount in the front.
2. 51-53 lower main grille bar- ever find two that are the same length?
3. I have had a bear of a time aligning my doors on the driver's side. The body lines are close enough that you'd never notice until I showed you....0 -
7XPacemaker wrote:Ken brings up all good points.
1. It seems that a lot of hoods stick out a small amount in the front.
2. 51-53 lower main grille bar- ever find two that are the same length?
3. I have had a bear of a time aligning my doors on the driver's side. The body lines are close enough that you'd never notice until I showed you....
I guess this expalins why the chrome trim above the rear window on my Coupe has such a deplorable fit with the door trim. The lower strip fits much better, and the door is adjusted correctly. I thought it was just lousey workmanship by some bodyshop that may have done some paintwork to the car, but I guess if you're using the factory holes, then you've got nothing but the factory to blame.0 -
silverone wrote:I guess this expalins why the chrome trim above the rear window on my Coupe has such a deplorable fit with the door trim. The lower strip fits much better, and the door is adjusted correctly. I thought it was just lousey workmanship by some bodyshop that may have done some paintwork to the car, but I guess if you're using the factory holes, then you've got nothing but the factory to blame.
Maybe this shows the problem a bit better.0 -
It looks like two different sizes. Is it possible one isn't factory?
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My Hollywood's doors are like that too, but the problem is the hinges sagging, from age and all that weight.0
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hudsonkid wrote:I think that if you can make the panels fit better, without having to drastically modify the car, you should. It looks horrible, to have a car, restored, and bad panel fit.
My Dad tells me that this was something that Dealers would do when the cars were in 'Make ready"Pre-delivery.Check,adjust and align,was a common practice in some dealerships.I don't remember where,maybe Miller Motors,Courtesy??,but I have seen the check-off sheet of new car preparations,and it included body fit/door alignment.I wish I would have copied or kept it
Does anyone have this still?.I'm sure Ken Schulte,Jack Miller and so many others could answer this question too.Does anyone have the sheet I'm talking about?.:) 0 -
Clutch guy wrote:
I remember an article about a regional sales rep (or something similar don't remember his actual title) for Hudson. The thing that stuck out most was his comments about adjusting the fit of all the panels everytime he got a new demo car.My Dad tells me that this was something that Dealers would do when the cars were in 'Make ready"Pre-delivery.Check,adjust and align,was a common practice in some dealerships.I don't remember where,maybe Miller Motors,Courtesy??,but I have seen the check-off sheet of new car preparations,and it included body fit/door alignment.I wish I would have copied or kept it Does anyone have this still?.I'm sure Ken Schulte,Jack Miller and so many others could answer this question too.Does anyone have the sheet I'm talking about?.:)0 -
here's a 53 coupe for sale in Missouri. No price listed.
http://www.cars.com/go/search/fs_search_results.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=25&cid=&dlid=&dgid=&amid=&cname=&zc=23662&makeid=69&modelid=&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-ALL%7CM-_69_%7CH-%7CN-N%7CR-10000%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CX-antique%7CZ-23662&aff=national&aff=national0
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