I was looking for violators when I came across this. I knew it was a Hudson. The owner's sister said it was 1949. She did not know which model it was. It was very original and very complete (missing air cleaner). It probably would not have needed paint except they covered it with a heavy rubberized tarp. Bare sheet metal is now rust.
How much money did she say, and how much she will take are two different things. I would show up with cash anyway.
Define a big number, those don't grow on trees these days. You can hardly ask for a better driving '50s car.
No need to chop a Merc when you can just buy a Hudson. Hudsons came from the factory looking like somebody already chopped them. You can probably buy that Hudson for less than it would cost to chop a Merc. Look at it that way. And as Rustynewyorker noted, they are good driving cars. Seats are like sitting on your living room sofa, very smooth ride.
They dominated NASCAR racing for a couple yrs. in the early '50's. Be cool to build a faux stock car out of one. Maybe I should have said "clone" as it really is a "stock" Hudson as it sits now.
Wow.. Wow! what kind of "big" number did "she" say? I'd be talking to the owner.. Can you post up some bigger pictures? when i click on thiose thumbnails they dont load up larger.. SaaaaWeeeT..
That was the most desireable body style ever, and the rarest! Rebuild the brakes and dive it like you stole it!
Thats a 49 Coupe. Pretty desirable. Hudson's value has increased since Cars was released. Coupe are fairly easy to come by. The "brougham" (longer roofline 2 door) is much rarer. Non the less I was snatch this baby up.
Missing the air cleaner tells us it has the single manifold. Get that car and put the Twin-H manifold and you will be the envy of MANY... including me.
I would love to have one of those and I was thinking "Doc Hudson" also..lol I was doing something similar and found a 50 merc, when the sun came up I stopped and asked about it. But it was sold already, wouldnt say how much, it was gone two days later.
Paul is correct. I'm a motorcop. My ticket book is covered with hotrod sitckers; my radar gun pinstriped. I will go back and get some bigger pics friday or saturday. I took those with my cellphone. She said it runs, drives and stops. It smells wonderfully of Old Car. The wood dash still has a glow to it. The gauges have curved glass. The interior is original and intact. The steering wheel is even in good shape. I love finding these things tucked away in the city. Her asking price $20k
20k is about right for a car that needs nothing...runs, drives, restored, nice paint, all parts there, good chrome. it doesn't sound like this one is in that kind of shape though. They're not that rare.
I'd sell mine for about 1/10th of her asking, the dash is just as nice and it will run. '49 Super Six coupe just like that, but badly in need of paint. '49 should have a 262 stock, not quite the big 303, but the 303 would bolt right in. The slick ticket would be to round up the Edmunds 2x2 intake and run that - have quad H-power on there. It takes two stock Carter 2bbls like a WDO or whatever the original is (too lazy to look it up atm).
Generally a code violation is reported to a codes enforcement officer, not a police officer. Normally two completely different departments. And for $20,000 asking the damn thing better be plated and insured anyways, which makes 99% of all possible code issues moot.
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