What's the fastest you've ever gone in a Hudson?

4starservice · January 2009

Oh Well!

My SuperCommo (Super Six with Commodore add ons) has only been at 62. But speed limits around here are not that high and I've waited 26 years to finally get a Hudson so I will take the low/slow road. Runs smooth and quiet at 62.

Drew Meyer

[Deleted User] · January 2009

It's a funny thing but my 55 has been to 85 on the speedo while I've owned it but the older I get the more I like just cruising along. I get in the slow lane and go about 60 to 65. The rear end seems geared a little low to me, though I'm not sure without a tach but it seems to wind a little high. It's funny how many Californians tell me I'm number one, I didn't know so many of them knew sign language. I guess I should get a tach though and find out how fast the engine is turning at freeway speeds.

Harry

hudsontech · January 2009

For you fellows that just love to fly low and slow, drop by the American Road Group @ http://www.americanroadmagazine.com/ or our forum @ http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/index.php (you have to register to use the forum.

American Road is all about the interstate highways - the original, two lane, hang it out the door, interstates. Route 40, 66, 50, US 1 and all the rest. It's about driving roads that are still around today that Hudsons were designed to be driven on. Take a trip down the wild side.

American Road magazine has only one problem - it's published quarterly, but there's a lot of great info on the old roads and the forum is a great place to find out even more.

Drop by and take a ride now the nostalgia highway.

Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

Memphis, TN

PS - I don't make a nickle out of plugging American Road.

Unknown · January 2009

What a great thread.

I'm a youngen' and am still waiting to resotre my Hudson. Haven't riden in any others yet either. However, two of my good friends that are brothers are 87 and 85 years old. When I bought my '49 Super Six last year they were reminiscing about traveling in a buddy's Stepdown decades ago on a dirt road at 90 mph up to the Ruby Marshes in northeast Nevada. They said the ride was so smooth that they had the glovebox open and were using the door as a tray to mix their drinks.

Unknown · January 2009

Last winter I switched my 54 wasp sedan from a 232 non OD stick to a 308 twin H with a dual range hydro. It was a lot of work but boy was it worth it. The car is a dream to drive, smooth and powerful and quiet. I put a 307 rearend in it and its got good hiway gearing now. Any ways I sort of have a test strip of road just north of my shop where I try it out and I've had no trouble getting her up to 90 and then back off. I would need a longer test track but it seems the car is just getting going when I back off.

[Deleted User] · January 2009

My knuckles get white just reading many of these stories.

I will run pretty comfortable at 75 on the speedo of my 48 C6 with overdrive. I know there is much more in there. Seems like I'm passing more cars than I'm being passed so I would guess this reading must be at least close to correct.

My 89 year old Mom loves to tell the story of driving a new 50P with OD at 100MPH. We always enjoyed it when she got behind the wheel on family vacations. She loved to go fast.

I've always wondered what the actual speed was that she pushed that Pacemaker brougham. My Dad would sleep when she drove....

My wife says she is now the slowest driver on the planet...

Maybe I should get her back in a Hudson.

Tim

Richie · January 2009

Hanson Motor Co. wrote:

My knuckles get white just reading many of these stories.

I will run pretty comfortable at 75 on the speedo of my 48 C6 with overdrive. I know there is much more in there. Seems like I'm passing more cars than I'm being passed so I would guess this reading must be at least close to correct.

My 89 year old Mom loves to tell the story of driving a new 50P with OD at 100MPH. We always enjoyed it when she got behind the wheel on family vacations. She loved to go fast.

I've always wondered what the actual speed was that she pushed that Pacemaker brougham. My Dad would sleep when she drove....

My wife says she is now the slowest driver on the planet...

Maybe I should get her back in a Hudson.

Tim

Just a comment about speedometer accuracy. I got my Garmin GPS this week so I checked my speedometer with it. I have a 50 Pacemaker with overdrive and am using 215X75X15 tires. It is dead on all the way to 70, so I was very surprised at that. My 47 Plymouth was way off and my modern cars were within one MPH. Richie.

[Deleted User] · January 2009

Learned to drive (brainless) in a Jet. 45 in low, 80 second, and 110 in high was tops, not sure how accurate the speedometer was. Have never driven that fast since, and I owned a 67 Chevelle 396 w/4 sp for 2 years. I dont brag about driving fast to my kids or grandkids, just commenting on how strong and runnable the Hudsons were. Hudsonly, Bob

Unknown · January 2009

I've read the responses to "How fast have you gone in a Hudson?", and thought I would relate my experiences. I belonged to the HET Club from 1963 through 1970. From 1963 to 1966 I had a 1953 Hornet with Twin H and hydromatic transmission. I added a high compression head and a Mallory Ignition. It was fast, but at traffic lights newer V8's were too much. I decided to try a different rear end ratio, a 4:10 or 4:13. Hit the gas and headlights pointed skyward. It was very competitive at the traffic lights. Highway speed was probably not more than 70, if that, and very noisy.

In 1966 I got a 1952 Hornet Coupe with Twin H and standard transmission with overdrive. It had the hydromatic rear end, I think a 3:08. On a nice stretch of empty backcountry road I could bury the needle past the 120 mark. It didn't accelerate quickly, but went down the road very quickly.

The two cars had very different "personalities", but both were a lot of fun.

Lee Royer

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