38 Terraplane coupe

Trevor J
Trevor J Expert Adviser
edited November -1 in HUDSON
A great day today.

I just took delivery of a 38 Terraplane coupe needs a few little jobs done on it but all in all a nice car. Its been in a private Museum for a number of years.

trevor NewZealand

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  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    Any chance of a picture or two then Trevor?
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    I have a couple if pics taken this evening before I took it off the trailer but would have to send to someone Im not sure how to upload to this web site

    Trevor
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    Pics of the Teraplane
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    Paul Butler wrote:
    Any chance of a picture or two then Trevor?



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  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
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    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
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  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    Thanks for the pictures. That's a nice looking car you've got there - enjoy it!
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    wow that's a sharp lil original Hudson-Terraplane coupe there. I might have to re-examine paying more attention to the '38 model year.
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    yes I am quite pleased with it. I have a few other coupes so it is a nice addition in my garage.

    Trevor NZ
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    The pics I posted reference the auction site & won't be available more than a month or two so enjoy them while you can.

    As Aaron says it's a very nice coupe.

    Trevor, if I'd had the spare cash you'd have had competition for it!!! Enjoy it.

    You coming to McLeans Island swap meet this year? How about bringing it up?
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    yes I will be there.

    I have had a stall there for many years.

    I was very supprised that no one bid on this car I thought it would have been quite sort after.

    Oh well you have to have some luck.

    Trevor
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    beautiful car! Enjoy it! And, it's your responsibility to accumulate all the mileage that it lacked while simply sitting there in a museum....
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    ESSX28-1 wrote:
    The pics I posted reference the auction site & won't be available more than a month or two so enjoy them while you can.
    As Aaron says it's a very nice coupe.
    Trevor, if I'd had the spare cash you'd have had competition for it!!! Enjoy it.
    You coming to McLeans Island swap meet this year? How about bringing it up?

    What a beautiful looking car!

    I love the paint job - perfect sheen, and looks nearly original (could it be?)

    I'd take and right click on those pictures and save them to your local hard drive - AND take hundreds more so that you can keep documentation on what you do.

    So what's the story behind this one, how did you find it?
  • Is the Ford Truck R.H.D. ?
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    The car was for sale on a NewZealand site called Trade me. The auction ran its course but did not reach its reserve..

    I contacted the owners some time later found it was not sold and was able to do a deal. It looks good beside my 37 coupe.



    The Ford Truck I brought new and it is right hand drive. Not as well speced as the USA ones but still a good pickup. 2003 model.

    Trevor NZ.
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    Ive got to search its h istory a little more but I am led to believe that I will be the third owner
  • Super nice coupe, I see the cylinder head does not have the name TERRAPLANE in large letters was this for export only? just curious. Thanks for the pictures it looks like it has the original stone guards that hang down low Chuck G
  • Trevor J
    Trevor J Expert Adviser
    My 36 and 37 Teraplane coupes have the large lettering Im not sure what the go is with the 38s. More research needed.

    Trevor NZ
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    I think the lack of "Terraplane" in large letters on the '38 is due to the fact that in 1938 the car was a "Hudson Terraplane". For some reason the grand old company decided that all products from 1938 into the future would only be "HUDSONS"



    Jerry

    53jetman
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