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  1. '56 Dodge Hemi, 285 HP solid lifter version. Yes, non-authentic air cleaner and has an alternator conversion fronting the PS pump.
  2. I saw this ad while up. The photos showed a NON-Hemi poly head V8 so I kindly explained the error to the seller. He told me IN NO UNCERTAIN terms that I had NO IDEA what the ____ I was talking about. I sold my REAL-Hemi '56 Dodge convertible in January. But hey, what do I know. Hope the next owner did not think he was buying a Hemi car.
  3. Still has the original PowerFlite trans information sleeve (printed on card stock) on the driver's visor to teach the new owner which button to select to go forward and back. I don't think that sleeve was ever reproduced for the purist restorations. Nice touch saving a note of authenticity like that.
  4. The top-of-hood chrome ornament with the twin wind splits is indeed '56 Dodge. That same ornament had one, center wind split in '55. The headlamp doors and short side follow chrome flowing off them is '55. Other than that, there is no difference in the '55 to '56 front end. Unless its bumper guards? The amber lenses in the back up lamps aren't correct. Factory aircleaners and horns were BLACK of course. So, it never hurts to ask for Chrysler Stellantis build document (free) to deternine whether this was originally a Hemi car. Check the model code leading the engine number on the front center top of the engine block for a start.
  5. The Commodore interiors are spectacular but the original material (like so many cars of the postwar era) had prominent stripes to it. I'm not seeing any, although the photos are less than adequately lit to be certain. Point being, I think the interior was redone in plain blue and gray. So note that in valuing the car. Not sure but think the Hudson world is down to no more than TWO guys that are still doing rebuilding of these cork clutches. I'd check into that before any purchase. What is unfortunate for the survival of manual shift Hudsons is that NO ONE EVER has come up with a modification to swap out all the "cork and oil" related clutch equipment for a dry, easily replaced, interchange of parts. All Hudsons from 1911 through 1954 used some version of the cork clutch. Exceptions are only the '53 and '54 H Jet compacts. A fantastically smooth and long-lived engineering coup SO LONG AS THEY ARE MAINTAINED with simple "Hudsonite" oil change maintenance. A friend drag raced a stepdown coupe for a couple seasons and NEVER had a clutch problem!
  6. Watching the video, there are "smoke signal" staccato puffs coming out one tail pipe. I'm guessing the big 354" Hemi has a cylinder problem in one of them; hydraulic lifter or valve being most likely. That could be stopping the car from selling. Anyone here lifted a Hemi cylinder head out of a car lately? I USED to be capable. I honestly no longer am that strong! Other than that I'd guess the price very fair but I'm viewing it from 1500 miles away.
  7. Looks very nice but going to have to guess the interior is totally redone due to the windlace having been created using the same reproduction cloth as the seats. All Hudson stepdown windlace was a plain nondescript material (like all of the industry) that simply complimented (not duplicated) the seating colors. Pacemakers are the entry level model so have the 232" flat six and anything else you wanted was optional like radio and heater etc, etc!
  8. Correct M-MMAN. Even still in '57 and '58 300 Letter Cars with stick shifts (very few built), Chrysler had to use their '54 steering wheels because the automatic trans steering columns were different.
  9. If it is not running because "the head is off", then the picture showing the head ON topped with the aluminum cast valve cover was taken WHEN? Follow-up: When was this whole photo set taken?
  10. Wait a minute. What about Lois Lane's (Superman series) '51 Nash Rambler Custom?
  11. Well, its an alternative to a restored steel or reproduction fiberglass Mullins Red Cap trailer and indeed would look good behind a number of '50s cars. Never seen or heard of such a thing "Detroiter".
  12. The headlights and the radiator ornament are not '32 Essex Terraplane. These '32 and '33 E-T transmissions are unique amazingly tiny boxes. Expectation would be that a thrust washer is either missing or very worn. The shift forks do not wear but the ball end at the bottom of the floor shift rod that moves the forks may be the problem as it will wear badly (indicating high mileage) needing welded up and filed to original shape. The restoration handbook with the car was probably authored by me as I know of no other such book. If there were more photos I would probably have more comments.
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