Don't see Hupmobiles too often and was wondering if anybody has pictures. I found the shell of a 32-34 4 Door and was looking for ideas.
A 1917 or so Hup from Minn that was converted to a fire dept. chase vehicle. I sold it for a friend a short while back.
Does it have a tag on the firewall? I could help with an ID if it has one. I have a '34 W417 four door in storage, and another HAMBer has the same model rodded. Later, Kinky6
Kinky6 Don't know what year this is, but I like it. It's at the Syracuse Nats every year. The wraparound windshield, massive grill and hood and headlights are cool. Dave
Just Hupps? The tooling for this body went from Cord to Hupp then to Graham (might have been Graham to Hupp). Graham and Hupp made some changes to the front. Cord had a squared off hood and hidden headlights, anyway, this one was in Hollister, Ca. yesterday.
As Thunderbird said they are from Wheelsmith. Wheelsmith added some rings to the back of my original hub caps to fit their wheels. Here's a link to the Rod & Custom piece on my Hupp http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com...5rc_gary_pettigrews_1935_hupmobile/index.html Gary
Tooling for the Cord Sedan body was purchased for $45000 by Norman de Vaux - formerly of GM, Durant, and de Vaux. When he joined Hupp as General Manager after they re-opened their doors in mid 1937 after a forced 18 month closure of the factory, de Vaux brought the tooling with him and suggested in 1938 that they might make a RWD version as a 'new' Hupp, since the 1938 E & H models were selling poorly. After producing a couple of prototype Hupp 'Junior six's' in late 1938 and early 1939, as well as one convertible - which is still in existence and beautifully restored - they found that the roof was a seven piece affair hammer welded. This was not 'production friendly', so De Vaux managed to persuade Graham, who were in equally bad shape with poor sales of the Sharknose, to build the bodies and in return they could have Graham powered versions for their own 'new' model. The Hollywood Graham was built in about 1800 examples and only 354 odd Hupp Skylarks saw the light of day. Both companies ceased automobile production in 1941.
This 31 Hup is a friend of mine, he bought it this way, the hard top was cut off and a canvas top was put on to make it look like a 4 door convertable.
Got this super rare 1936 Hupp two door Vicky sedan for sale - one of only two known. A very worthy project and would make a killer dare to be different hot rod....
I had a 37 aero coupe( like the picture but that one is not mine ) in about1952 or 53 should have kept that one. [/ATTACH] The sedan was @ a show in Jackson Hole on fathers day a while back.
I had a plan to build one an call it the "Hubba Hubba Hupp",,I have all the key parts to build the Hupp 1914/17 roadster hotrod,don't know if I'll ever get to it now,but some how the parts have just piled up for it. The best looking Hupp rad shell is a 1924 n thats the one I have,,also 1917 cowel rust free n lower windsheild rust free to go as well,good door hinges,plus the cool Hupp brass oval dash that gose with it,Ford "A" front end ,Ford47rearend and steel box tube for a frame ,a few v8s that would work ect. I'm too bizzy doing my other rods,but seem to be a good idea when I started getting parts..
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