40 overdrive

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
have a complete 40 od, just removed from a straight 50 country club 8, price 1250.00 , BILL ALBRIGHTS VINTAGE COACH

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  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
    How long can it be before the OD in my '40 is worth more than the car itself? :D
  • Unknown
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    hello there, why ?? are 1940 o/drive worth so much more than a 41 ? is it better engineered/built. i and pherhaps others would love to know. sam, how,s that re-print of artical mentioned before going. thanx, dermott.:D
  • nick s
    nick s Senior Contributor
    dermott wrote:
    hello there, why ?? are 1940 o/drive worth so much more than a 41 ? is it better engineered/built. i and pherhaps others would love to know. sam, how,s that re-print of artical mentioned before going. thanx, dermott.:D
    simply supply/demand '40 is a one year only and few 40's had it. the 40 is desired by late 30's owners as it is the same main transmission design as the earllier floor shift cars so a pretty painless install.
    as for better design - no its a non synchro transmission, the 41 and up were synchro.
  • [Deleted User]
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    bill a wrote:
    have a complete 40 od, just removed from a straight 50 country club 8, price 1250.00 , BILL ALBRIGHTS VINTAGE COACH
    Hi Bill---As far as I am concerned, that price is a positive steal. If it were not for the miles involved, I would buy it as an investment. Hudsonly---Cliff Minard.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    the big advantage of the '40 o. d. is that it so can be installed in earlier models without cutting the frame!

    I gave one to my buddy Buzz Stahl for his '34 Railton. We carefully removed the hood & grill, pulled the engine, then did a "trail run" to make sure it would fit into the '34 Hudson frame without cutting (which he wouldn't do - if it wouldn't fit without cutting he wasn't going to use it).

    He also fit a top shifter so it would be like the Railton, "floor shift", & put in a little switch to toggle back & forth between o.d. & straight shift. It cruises effortlessly at 75 mph.

    His is the Railton that once belong to John Bond, owner of Road & Track.
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Cliff, I didn't realize you were going for the Electric Hand conversion, on your overdrive. For your information, Del Crawford (of the H-E-T) did such a conversion in the 1970's, on the 1940 OD in his (of all things!) LWB 1937 Hudson Eight. He told me that he welded studs to the side of the transmission case. He used the 4.59 rearend ratio (though frankly, I'd think that an 8-cylinder would be perfectly adequate to power a 4.11 with overdrive, since my '37 six does a reasonable job under the same circumstances).



    I'm told that the car is now owned by Glen Kellogg, of Michigan. He's listed in the roster, as is Del.



    Please take notes and make photos of your conversion....I'd like to try the same thing, someday.



    When I said "no such animal" (answering the question of which overdrive you can bolt an Electric Hand to), I meant that no such overdrive was made to accommodate E.H. However, when a Hudsonite has a dream and gets a welding torch in his hands, anything is possible!
  • Unknown
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    JON, I was gonna send you a bird that was'nt a turkey to chew on , but since you did your own cookin I'll let you get off. HO-HO-- Your right{as usual} About Huddys and their dreams, they sure came thru on this one. There's something for every pocket and abilaty
  • Unknown
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    40 Trans Sold, Thanks Bill A.
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