Update 5: the Hudson gets a splash of color...

i wish i could see the darn pictures.

 

Thanks fellas. Perhaps I shouldnt have just updated the old thread, but the color is set...and the Plymouth grille got nixed for a sectioned and peaked Olds grille...Here's a pic from last fall:



Buick Titian Red. Paint yet this month.

 

Can't wait!!

 

Post a pic of the paint already!
I know its done
Dave Hitch
FBBF

 

Love this Hudson, big fan over here.

 

Paint isn't done yet...still to be wetsanded and buffed. Assembly to get done yet too...

Here's a sneak peek though..

In the booth


Inspired by Wally Welch


in sealer


the paint


waiting for color sanding

 

This is a bit more to the true color:

 

very nice

 

is that root beer brown that i see on there i love that color

 

The color is amazing. The shine is unreal, and I can't believe how straight the car is. I couldnt be happier! 2000 grit wet sanding and some buffing is the only thing left to do before assembly.








I just want to publicly thank Oldsmopile (Sam) for all the work he put into this pig for me. I owe you big time...

 

Once it gets buffed and put together, I'll post another update.

 

Stunning!

 

Man, I've been waiting YEARS to see that thang in color! You bringin it to Billetproof or is it cuttin it too close?

 

I was going to say Sam Barris green but I love the colour you picked and the new headlights WOW. Congrads on a beautiful job.

 

Wow! Really Wow!

 

god dam that looks nice!!! i always liked that car, now i love it !! im sorry that now you have to buff it out.. thats the worst part of the whole job to me.. ide rather take a bad beating than wet sand and buff!! lol cant wait for the next pic!

 

Sinister bad boy in the hoodlum black, perfect. ~sololobo~

 

Fantastic!!!

 

Awesome! I can't wait to see pics after the final assembly.

 

Daaaaamn! I'm glad fate worked that way, Hudson! I just discovered your
thread and got to enjoy your years of careful progress in ONE sitting!
Way better than going to a movie theater. A real joy.

X-2 on what JamesD (Mister Good-Eye in my book!) and the others have
said. I can't say enough GOOD about it. I'M A LIFELONG FAN OF HUDSONS,
DEAD STOCK TO CUSTOM -- IF DONE RIGHT. YOU MAY HAVE CREATED
THE FINEST, MOST TASTEFUL HUDSON IN EXISTENCE.

You have taken your time and thought every detail through -- a mix of re-
straint and the adventurous. I APPRECIATE how you've agonized over the
right grille, instead of taking some easy course. However, those rear wheel
arches are a piece of work, too! From page one, I was hoping you'd choose
a deep, DEEP maroon, but what you did choose is SO right! Would two
people do it exactly the same? No. In fact, I'd have changed from the stock-
look Hudson tail lights, too. But it's what you've decided and executed that
has made THIS Hudson YOUR own creation. CONGRATS!

Things happen for a reason, and I believe YOU were meant to do this car.
Mercs are great, but thanks to well-done projects like yours, Hudsons will
get their moment's due in the limelight! <!-- / message -->

 

Very nice choice of color.... glad to see it moving forward...

 

Thanks for all the kind words guys! It has been a ton of work over the years. Very frustrating at times, and quite rewarding at others.

I can't wait to see the car put together, glass in, stainless polished, and the shiney new chrome installed...

Chris - I won't be at Billetproof this year.

Jimi - I was leaning toward a DEEP maroon, but the Titian Red just seemed so right. I sprayed the dash this color a year or so ago and knew it was the right one.

 

Yup, when you find it, you KNOW it, eh?!?

(PS, hope you didn't resent the tail light input. It's just that they looked so close to that for so many years in a row that, to me anyway, they epitomized "stock," if you see what I mean. Wish I'd have landed on this thread two years ago and offered my 2-cents when it would have been more timely. Sorry 'bout being so late in the game, 'cause it kind of COULD come off like a low blow.)

 

No worries. I didn't resent your comment at all. The tail lights are one of the things I LOVE about the car, and are the only things on the stock exterior that remains unchanged.

 

Geez that looks great!!!

 

Congrats man, you've built the best looking Hudson of all time. Great car, paint is perfect.

 

Looks great! Any pics of the nose in color?

 

perfect color - great car!

You should be proud.



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Keith, That baby is beautiful. Perfect color choice!

 

Color fits the car perfectly! looks like it turned out really nice. Can't wait till its all together and some more pics! great work.