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  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Wow a '28 Lebaron bodied roadster! rare as hens teeth auto right there! I'd restore it but I understand the argument of leaving a very rare original untouched completely.
  • bent metal
    bent metal Senior Contributor
    What a cool car.:)
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Phil, for what it's worth, did you know there are two "free" places you can post these (and other) car photos, and keep them all (reasonably) "together"?



    First is the Hudson photo site which we maintain. http://groups.msn.com/HudsonEssexTerraplaneBulletinBoard/_whatsnew.msnw There IS a limit to the number of photos but if you keep them at fairly low resolution you should be able to post a whole bunch of them. Then, you need only provide a single link to anyone, and they can immediatly view the whole slew. Plus, you can type captions beneath each photo. (The problem with posting photos here, is that you've created separate "threads" with a few photos apiece, and as they sink farther and farther into the archives here, they will be harder and harder to find. Plus you'll have to provide several links in order to show off the whole slew of them.)



    The second place is the Classiccar Photo Gallery. There is a link way up at the top right side of the screen, for this.
  • 37 CTS
    37 CTS Senior Contributor
    This car is so nicely styled, LeBaron knew how to build a unique car. thanks for posting all the pics
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    WOW, what a great find. Has to be a one-off & probably only one in existance! Reminds me of the one-off '28 Murphy bodied limousine Eldon now has.
  • ArkieJazz
    ArkieJazz Member
    Hate to burst anyone's bubble, but those Le Baron badges have been added to that '28. There were no Le Baron built Hudson roadsters in '28. And how could you possibly NOT restore that car? It's far too far down to drive it as is.
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    Well one can tell that LeBaron body plate as been on that car for a LONG time. Look at the side of the cowl lights - they look smaller than a '28 so it may be a '27.

    This could have been an order/custom built roadster of which a number are known, in various years, various body styles, some by Locke, others by Murphy, which were NOT in Hudson sales catalogs. Notice the chrome/stainless moldings on the running boards - that ISN'T Briggs who made the Hudson roadster & conv. cp. bodies then.
  • ArkieJazz
    ArkieJazz Member
    oldhudsons wrote:
    Well one can tell that LeBaron body plate as been on that car for a LONG time. Look at the side of the cowl lights - they look smaller than a '28 so it may be a '27.

    This could have been an order/custom built roadster of which a number are known, in various years, various body styles, some by Locke, others by Murphy, which were NOT in Hudson sales catalogs. Notice the chrome/stainless moldings on the running boards - that ISN'T Briggs who made the Hudson roadster & conv. cp. bodies then.

    Well, sure the Le Baron name plates have been on there since the guy who owned it in the '50's put them on. Probably about the same time he put the chrome strips on the running boards. There are old pictures of this car in the Don Butler book. The body on this car is in EVERY way identical to the two Biddle And Smart-built roadsters owned by Dave Kostansek and Chris Davis. It makes absolutely no sense that Le Baron would have produced a car body identical to B&M. And why would they have bothered with putting a few chrome strips, odd cowl lights and custom grill guard on a Biddle and Smart-bodied car? It just doesn't hold water. And, by the way, Briggs didn't build roadsters for Hudson in '28. That was done by Biddle and Smart exclusively. Briggs did build the '29's. All this being said, the car in question here is still a rare piece, but a Le Baron-bodied car, it is not. In the final analysis, what's wrong with being a Biddle and Smart-bodied roadster? That name deserves equal if not more respect than Le Baron. It's a rare, rare piece which deserves to be restored.
  • Unknown
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    That's it! The smoking gun has been found. It's Arkie. He alone knows the truth. I heard he has a document to prove it. Notorized! Arkie, you forgot to type one phrase first. 'In my opinion',and what's with the pissed-off attitude in your writing? So what if it is a LB bodied car? What's it to you? I happen to have had a pro say it is authentic, but I still know it's only, (at this time), a matter of belief. Kinda like religion, until the god of Hudson comes down to proclaim his existence, no proof exists. I challenge you to find proof for your (opinion). By the way, did you ever see any Biddle and Smart emblems on a Hudson, (the difference). Don't forget to send me the $50 grand so I can start the restoration. Also, Don Butler actually worked for Hudson for many years, and (wrote the book). Why didn't he let us all in on this fake? Send you pictures in a month from it's first car show.My sarcasim is an answer to your (attitude). Be nice, Phil. P.S. It's not a rare,rare car.There's only one.(I believe).
  • oldhudsons
    oldhudsons Senior Contributor
    It also seems illogical that 50 years ago someone would have removed a B & S plate & put on a LeBaron. The only rational for that would be to try & jack up the price IF one was going to sell it.

    It's obviously the original paint so where's the witness mark of his presumed B & S plate which is small & rectangular?

    Oh well, everyone has his right to an opinion - it would be neat to be able to examine the car.
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