Rarest HUDSON? that was built for production?
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My father has a 1932 7 pass phaeton here in FL. He has owned it since the late seventies. It is one of three made of this model, supposedly only two are known to remain, and it is the only one in the US. It was brought back to the US from Nepal in the seventies, were it had spent all of it's life.0
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66patrick66 wrote:None of the Dover commercials are known to exist.
A Dover is being restored in New Zealand & I have seen a photo of one on the road in Australia.0 -
66patrick66 wrote:That must be the only one, because their aren't any in the roster that I remember seeing.
Also a Dover in Michigan belonging to a club member. At least two of them.... not rare at all.0 -
There Was One Recentllyrestored In The Nashville Asre And Listed On Ebay Last Year, Bill A. A Dover, That Is0
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I inadvertantly posted this in the 53 Convert thread,
will attempt to find and post a picture of a 39 Hudson panel that Gus Souza sold to a couple of fellas in the 1980s, formerly a Funeral Home vehicle the new owners stopped in OK City at a Big Country meet. The vehicle more recently was located in the Albany NY area. In additon to this vehicle ... a former member of the HET who was an Air Force Buddy owned two S8 Sedans, one a 48 and other 49. Topping that he stored a 51C8 Hollywood in my garage for a while. Same fella bought Loren Hansen's C6 Hollywood after Loren passed on. One of the more rare vehicles I have seen is a 52 Wasp Convertible.
BTW - Got to ride in the Hemmings 37 Panel Bill A restored, while on a visit to thier Headquarters. Super nice vehicle.0 -
There are three Dovers that I know in Australia and a couple of fakes. Here is a pic of a geniune Dover in Western Australia. Another rare car here is Les Pendlebury's (huddy42) 42 Super Six Brougham. Others include 29 Dual Cowl, 34 Terraplane Ambulance (based on Hudson Built Commercial modified in Australia when new). Many other rare HET are still located down under.0
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oldhudsons wrote:If one goes thru very early books, & I have an original that covers all the body styles from '09 thru '19, it shows enclosed limousines, model 6-54 roadsters, town cars, and various other exotic bodied Hudsons of which NONE are known to exist.
There are other body styles from the early '30s of which few or none are known to exist with the '31 Hudson sport roadster (boattail) being probably the most prized (a few known to exist).
How many of these left? It's not a boat tail but a BOBTAIL. This 1919 Hudson is a fresh restoration completed 3 years ago. I found this car in a local newspaper and with owners permission, I advertised it in the (Hudson Hub) club magazine about 5 years ago. A club member re-restored the car as it was not done correctly. New gaurds were made along with other pieces. Fortunatly the wood work around the rear was in good shape.
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After reading the posts in this thread my conclusion is, I'd say if there's more than 5 of any Hudson model running around, it ain't rare!!!!!!!!
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
HudsonTech
Memphis, TN0 -
I'm real interested in this 1919 Bobtail, is that a factory built car or was it custom built? Never even heard of such a thing.0
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right, that one belongs to John Soneff. He put a Jet engine & o. d. in it + p.s., p.b., and air I believe. He drove it to the National in S. D. a few years ago.
As far as I know, the one I restored & John's are the only model 98 PUs in existance, certainly the only 2 restored ones.
Mucho years ago I found & photographed a Dover in a junk yard in SLC; Glen Johnson told me it was in no. Az. in the process of restoration, that was some years ago. It was in very nice condition. Harrah's had at least 1 of them, an exc. original he bought from a guy in Sacramento still with the gov't. i.d. on the doors (was used as a mail truck). I believe it was sold during one of the Harrah's disposal auctions as were most of his "stash" of rare Hudsons. I think the only Hudson up there in the rump of his once incredible collection is a dual-cowl phaeton.0 -
My 2 Cents Here It Is The 56 Hornet Hollywood Special 229 Were Built 56 Hornet '6'hollywood 358 And In 57 4108 Cars Total Hornet Hollywood Super 266 And Hornet Hollywood Custom 4830
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bent metal wrote:I'm real interested in this 1919 Bobtail, is that a factory built car or was it custom built? Never even heard of such a thing.
I am certain it's factory built. I have studied the Don Butler book and I see other 1919 models with the same rear end treatment but with roof design. I guess i could track down the owner and ask him.
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For the record, Buzz Stahl confirms that his limo is a 1920, not a 1919 as noted in this thread. In fact he says that it is a late 1920 as noted by the serial number. It is a very fine automobile.0
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1953 Jet 2 door. I know of only one still surviving.0
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1940 Hudson All-Purpose Delivery. Photo on page 79 of American Motors Family Album. Anyone ever seen one like this? Looks way cool!0
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Hudzilla wrote:Aaron, Believe it or not the Super 8 actually was available in the 1950 model as well. Model 503.
Here is our 1949 Super 8 coupe that we are second owners of. There was another restored Super 8 coupe with factory leather interior a block away from my garage. It was formerly owned by Paul Schuster0 -
OK R. E., I thought he'd determined it was a '19.
Another rare bird is ANY Railton as no two are alike; there are approx. 25 of them in the U. S., all imported by collectors as none were ever sold here.0 -
oldhudsons wrote:If one goes thru very early books, & I have an original that covers all the body styles from '09 thru '19, it shows enclosed limousines, model 6-54 roadsters, town cars, and various other exotic bodied Hudsons of which NONE are known to exist.
There are other body styles from the early '30s of which few or none are known to exist with the '31 Hudson sport roadster (boattail) being probably the most prized (a few known to exist).
Here's a '31 Hudson Boattail with Barney Oldfield at the wheel, taken in Toronto, Canada in 1931. This would be a nice one to find under a dusty tarp in your grandfather's shed...:cool:0 -
one problem with us trying to keep track of such rare & highly valuable models as the one-year-only model Hudson 8 boattail is that most of those known to exist DON'T belong to HET members, but to CCCA members, as they are one of the few Hudsons accepted as true "classic cars" by CCCA. Their members aren't necessarily maker loyal as we are but only interested in owning "classic" cars as identified & accepted by CCCA.
The only one I know of owned by an HET member is Eldon's.0 -
How about the LEAST RARE Hudsons? They made around 6,400
'46-'47 Hudson pickups...only 12,000 or so survive.
They join the '32 Ford as having more surviving examples then were actually built. They're pretty hard to find, too...if you looked for one on eBay, you'd have to wait for...as long as it takes to click on the URL...:D 0 -
How about the 54 Special two door Brougham. Guesses from some of the experts in the CIC was maybe 300 produced an I only know of two right now. Mine and Brad's down in the Georgia area.0
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Hey Rob,
Now there's three.... check out what is on e-bay right now... (and a rust bucket aswell)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1954-HUDSON-HORNET-SPECIAL-TWO-DOOR_W0QQitemZ300193715028QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item3001937150280 -
nhp1127 wrote:Hey Rob,
Now there's three.... check out what is on e-bay right now... (and a rust bucket aswell)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1954-HUDSON-HORNET-SPECIAL-TWO-DOOR_W0QQitemZ300193715028QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300193715028
We have one of those on the farm in Indiana also, make that 40 -
464Saloon wrote:How about the 54 Special two door Brougham. Guesses from some of the experts in the CIC was maybe 300 produced an I only know of two right now. Mine and Brad's down in the Georgia area.
I passed on one last year that was near Hays, Kansas. The engine was out of it and a 455 Olds engine was getting installed, when the owner died. The widow wanted $1,250 for it, which was money I did not have at that moment. So, there are at least five. This car was white.0 -
Five, bummer I thought it was a rare car.0
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66patrick66 wrote:I passed on one last year that was near Hays, Kansas. The engine was out of it and a 455 Olds engine was getting installed, when the owner died. The widow wanted $1,250 for it, which was money I did not have at that moment. So, there are at least five. This car was white.
Ken Kates and I discussed this before but a very rare production car is the '54 Wasp Club Sedan (aka Brougham) He had said something about having had a factory bulletin stating they only turned out 30 of these and all of them were spring green with matching interiors. All remaining club sedan bodies were made as Hornet Specials. I've only ever seen 2 of these cars one of which i owned and wound up in Korea... The other I saw at the Nashville National and it came from Georgia. I think Ken once said he's only ever seen 5 of em.0 -
my buddy in so. Calif. had a most interesting '54 H S brougham as it was equipped with Borg Warner trans. & a factory green leather interior. It was in very good original condition (I stored it for him) & Gary kept if for some years then sold it as he didn't like the B-W trans. I don't know it's whereabouts now but probably still somewhere in "the wilds" of L. A.0
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nhp1127 wrote:
an hour west on US 50 is another one,Hey Rob,
Now there's three.... check out what is on e-bay right now... (and a rust bucket aswell)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1954-HUDSON-HORNET-SPECIAL-TWO-DOOR_W0QQitemZ300193715028QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300193715028
if i remember correctly, it has a big caddy V8. I discovered it inquiring about a 49 super coupe across the river from me.0 -
So far I have seen two 54 Broughams on the road up here in Canada. One was in original condition the other had been restored and was a nice Tu Tone red and white. And I think some of our members have unrestored cars. Couple of the guys I know have 30+ Hudsons and think I remember seeing more. Still add those up you have less than 20 still rare in my books.0
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So is anyone here going to pick this car on E-bay up. I sent him a note to see if I can get some pics of his right door panel. Looks to be together and original,even green like mine.0
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