Hudson/Terraplane Tools

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  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Hey Dave ya got tool number J295364 ? Been lookin for that...darn shop manuals!!! I guess I'll just go to my authorized Hudson dealer.
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Great little tools and do the job they were designed for very well - ignition sets. And the price is right on both.



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    HudsonTech

    Memphis, TN
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    For some reason, I thought these would have more "collector" value.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    These kits are rather suspect to me, but perhaps I am just too suspicious of the tools contained therein. When I worked for a former Hudson dealer in the early 1950's, we had a set of those which were original, and I used them often. The son of the deceased owner still has them. The tools in the sets on eBay resemble the original only in the pouches containing the tools. However, perhaps several different sets of tools were offered in those same pouches, who knows? Still, I have my doubts.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    OlHudson8r wrote:
    These kits are rather suspect to me, but perhaps I am just too suspicious of the tools contained therein. When I worked for a former Hudson dealer in the early 1950's, we had a set of those which were original, and I used them often. The son of the deceased owner still has them. The tools in the sets on eBay resemble the original only in the pouches containing the tools. However, perhaps several different sets of tools were offered in those same pouches, who knows? Still, I have my doubts.



    If you don't mind my asking, what state was that dealership in?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Dave53-7C wrote:
    If you don't mind my asking, what state was that dealership in?
    It was in Canton, Illinois, and the dealership was Howard Motors. Clarence C. Howard was the owner, salesman, mechanic and everything else around there. He got the dealership in 1941 and did not continue after WWII. Jaeger Implement was the dealer there from 1946 to 1948, I believe. John Cover then was the dealer from 1949 to the early 1950's. Howard Motors continued mechanical work on all makes and had the lion's share of Hudson repair and maintenance until the 1960's when Clarence went to work for the AMC dealership there. Howard Motors also was the Indian dealer in Canton from 1946 to 1953, and the dealer for several British bikes (AJS, Matchless, Norton, etc.) during those years as well. I worked for Clarence from 1951 to 1953 when I entered the USAF. D.K.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Thanks for that peek back into Hudson history. Although I'm sure there were many big time Hudson dealers, I'm always surprised to read about how many smaller dealers there were. The son of a former Hudson dealer up in Wisconsin once told me that his father would take a new Hudson out and call on farmers. He'd take them for some beers and a test drive. He supposedly sold many Hudsons that way.
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