HistoryBuff Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I saw this car displayed while still sitting on a trailer at the French and Italin cr show at Woodley Park in Van Nuys A Swede about 60 said he exports American cars to Sweden and bought this 10-20 years ago for $30,000. I guess the Swedes that owned it felt the resident of the US had a better chance of restoring it. Does anybody else know more of the story or the Swede's name? I know he owned many Hudsons before this Italian--bodied one. By the way isn't transporting a non-running car more expensive? Or is there consolidators who can put it in a box for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Got a VIN for this Italia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryBuff Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Googling got me this 100% Matt, Jun 9, 2010 SHARE POST#29 [h=3]RPW Member from South of Stockholm, Sweden[/h] <article> <aside> RocketDaemon said: ↑ wasnt there 2 italias in sweden? i remember seeing one for sale in several car magazines like 10 years ago, and think i remember an reference to that the seller already had one or maybe it was what ever... such rare car it must have been the one RPW mentioned that was put up for sale atleast... </aside>True, when you said that I also remember seeing one for sale.I'm not all sure, but Roland Pettersson might have had both of them. One was sold back to the USA (#7) as a "basket case", and later resold for 100.000 USD according to this site: http://classicmotornews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13225&page=3 . The one that still is in Rolands possesion is #9, here are some photos of it from the 1970's:http://scamac.kund.dalnet.se/ed/I'm not 100% sure why the Italia came to Sweden but a vauge memory reminds me that I've read that it was shown at the International Auto Fair in Stockholm 1954. Well, I might be wrong... But one thing I know: One of the Italia's in Sweden was owned by Berl Gutenberg, a man known for a big scandal in Sweden in the early 1960's. He was responsible caretaker for the money of an early millionare lady, Miss Florence Stevens of Huseby maison (by now a museum http://www.husebybruk.com/ ). She remained unmarried but was known for her "very tight relationship" with the Swedish king in the 1930's-40's. With a Hudson Itaila in her caretakers posession you can guess what had happened: Big time fraud. All her millions gone, her maison was falling a part and she died poor and he ended up in jail. The Hudson Italia was to flamboyant for Sweden and ended up in the backroom of a local car dealer close to my home village, impossible to sell in the early 60's... My dad was interested in it, but thought it was too big (!). He ended up buying a crashed 1949 Porsche instead (a Gmund coupe for 400 USD... ). </article> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryBuff Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 On the some website that had a general story on Hudson Italias there was a letterposted to the site from "Conny K" who said he bought a Hudson Italia in Sweden.This must be the same one where I met the buyer, a middle aged bearded Viking-looking guy, Swedish himself but living in America.I think he met the Swedish Hudson Jet fans by sending them parts which is what I am advocating in some future article--to make friends across the water, supply European owners of cars with American drivetrains parts and maybe when they have a car they will offer it to you. I think he said he paid around $30K but it needed total restoration. He showed it at the French and Italian car show in bare metal, not running, on a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prototypen Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 This one should be in Sweden IT10009. Where can I find a register of the 26 cars that was built? I have a figure that 21 still should been located? (not my pictures) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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