Origional engine poll

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Well lets see. I've got a 51 Hornet sedan with a 53 complete drivetrain. The doors are not all origional to this car.Neither are: The bumpers, fenders,hood, steering wheel,chrome,paint upholstery, glass,subframe., suspension, Have I forgotten anything?. Oh yeah. It was made from contributions from 26 different Hudsons. Well lets just say it was an education putting it all back together. ;)
  • MikeWA
    MikeWA Senior Contributor
    My '48 coupe has the same '51 Twin H 308 "crate motor" the guy installed in 1952 when he customized it. Does that count? My VIN number is MN 2442- that's a tough one to match. . . lol



    BTW, Hudzilla, your car has strayed so far from the Path of Righteousness that it must be destroyed immediately. Please proceed to the nearest Recycling Facility and proceed as instructed. Remove any valuables and personal items first. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
  • hudson1948
    hudson1948 Member
    My 48 C8 convertible has a 49 engine in it, had a 262 when I bought it. Would love to find the original block out there #484112342. My 1950 C6 has it's original motor completley rebuilt. My 42 Deluxe 6 has a 212 in it instead of the 175.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Mike (WA) wrote:
    My '48 coupe has the same '51 Twin H 308 "crate motor" the guy installed in 1952 when he customized it. Does that count? My VIN number is MN 2442- that's a tough one to match. . . lol



    BTW, Hudzilla, your car has strayed so far from the Path of Righteousness that it must be destroyed immediately. Please proceed to the nearest Recycling Facility and proceed as instructed. Remove any valuables and personal items first. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.



    Mike, if they have to take and recycle my car due to it being to much of a mutt (thats where the handle Hudzilla comes from BTW) very well. But don't take ONE part that hasen't had blood, sweat or possibly bite marks on it. They way I figure it that leaves a front tire and the right rear interior doorhandle. Come to think about it it may have more DNA that I do!
  • Spencer Yarrow
    Spencer Yarrow Expert Adviser
    My 1930 Hudson Brougham & 1951 Brougham have matching numbers.

    1928 Essex is a bit like Geoff Clarks Essex. I reckon it has parts from every car imported into Aust. but doesn't bother me at all.

    Spencer
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    My '49 sedan developed an ever larger crack in the #6 bore of the original block, so I replaced this with another '49 262 from a local yard. This turned out to be a later manufactured engine, which by then had some machining changes in the area between the bore and valve seats where the previous crack had developed.
  • 4starservice
    4starservice Member
    My 1949 super sedan has the original engine. Odometer says 75,000 but that is uncertain. The engine was rebuilt in about 1980 by the person who restored the car. They did a fine job and it is a smooth running engine. A nickel standing vertically on the head with the edge against the vacuum line and will stay upright at idle.



    Drew Meyer
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I am rebuilding the original engine to put back in my '39. I am driving the car with a '39 six-cylinder that was pulled out of a '39 112 that was parked in a barn during WWII, just a few miles from my house. The barn collapsed on the car soon after and there it sat for many years. That car had its original engine also.



    I drove by the place recently and not a trace remains of that house or barn.



    Once I get the 8 back in I will be selling the six...
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    My Jet has a transplanted 202, but the Commodore has its original 262, rebuilt.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    My history with Hudson has me wondering how any existing Hudson product would still have the original engine. I was driving home on the Pennsylvania Turnpike with what was to be my first Hudson, a 52 Hornet Convertible when a rod went out. I was 16 at the time. We towed the car home and it was parked and left to rot for twenty years before a restoration was begun. My parents then bought me a 53 Hornet Sedan. It was in great shape for a nine year old car. I learned a lot about auto repairs in the five years I owned that car. My father and I ended up putting in four engines before selling that car. The last one I did myself. It was just quicker and easier to replace than to rebuild in those years.



    Lee
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