Found this sedan, now WTF is it.

Isn't it a 35? I thought Hup bought the dies after Ford was done with them.

 

245ci L head 6 - 101 hp. Bolts all go through to block. Wheelbase is 117". Coupe version used Murray built Ford cabriolet body and frameless doors with 3W roof welded on. Production was only 4 dr and 3W coupe in 1934 - Model 417W and 1935 - Model 517W....

 

.......That does sound familiar. I always thought that the Hups were kind of a downscale version of the Cord. Kind of like if a customer really wanted a Cadillac but couldn't swing the price, the GM dealer would put him in a Chevy.

 

hupmobile it is yes

 

Hupp had been known for their quality, and the prices reflected that. They were priced in the range of Buicks and Chryslers, and ranked # 14 in national sales in 1934. That year, they offered seven model lines, including their new streamlined "Aero" models. The least expensive of these was the W-417 ('34, 117" w.b.) coupes and sedans. The Cord connection came later, in partnership with Graham, as a last ditch effort to keep going in '40 and '41.

The sedan used the Ford 4 door body sourced from Murray, with a distinctive Hupp front clip. From the firewall to the back window, its a '33-'34 Ford body. The rear body panel with the spare tire cover was made from the late '34 Ford Vicky trunk lid. Some W-417 sedans came with a Potter trunk instead of the covered spare mount.

If you look on the upper pass. side firewall, it will have a manufacturer's plate that will have W-417 or W-517 stamped in it. The W-517 was halted at mid-year as sales of some of the more modern "Aero" designs took off.

Hope you can snag it, these are neat, rare cars. I bought one a while back. Apart from the styling, I also figured that a lot of handles, parts, sheet metal, etc. would be easy to source from Ford suppliers.

Later, Kinky6