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Get this bought, transported and shined up in time for CHRISTMAS. The color choices are seasonally correct.

Firesweep models are on the shorter wheelbase Dodge chassis of the year. DeSoto "in sheet metal only" one might say.

So there is a Alpine, ALABAMA too? I knew of Alpine, Texas and Alpine, California. I suppose there are others. Only reason I looked at the post as Alpine, TX is west TX desert.

Yeah, you are right. My instinct was as you state but due to age I thought I'd verify and the source I checked was WRONG. I'll do some sort of revise editing or something. SORRY.

48__ is 1948 series. 481 is a Super 6 482 is a Commodore 6 483 is a Super 8 484 is a Commodore 8 So this car with a 482____ VIN left the factory as a 1948 Commodore 6 cylinder car. The engine, if still original, will bear the same stamp number as the VIN. Super series came with monotone (dark) woodgrain dashboard. Commodores had a lighter grain to the inserts of the dash. I can't tell this dash in the shadows. Super series came with the small near-triangular taillights. This car has the Commodore elongated triangle tails as it should. The '48 and up six cylinder engines were Hudson's first pressure oiled offerings. The '48-52 Hudson eight cylinders were the last of the original 1930-begun splash oiler engines from the company. Splash oilers are high maintenance requiring periodic cleaning of the screens inside the oil pan. The 8 was a bit smoother. The 6 has greater longevity, lower maint. Super series have a very basic painted rubber steering wheel with only a plain plastic horn button. This car has the desirable Commodore series ivory plastic steering wheel with an attached chrome horn ring and ornate oblong plastic center horn ornament. The car has correct wide upper stainless molding across the rocker panel and skirts which is correct for the Commodore series. Fender top ornaments are Commodore also. Just for consideration, "straight" 3 speed cars came with a 4 1/9th axle ratio. When overdrive equipped, a 4 5/9ths ratio was installed, the overdrive giving a slightly higher top speed. Since the Hudson club has NEVER had a judging system since its founding in 1959, it has always been "authenticity be damned, I like it like this". Always be aware of that with any hobby Hudson product. This factor has always been a pet peeve of mine with that club. Long distance trophies are nice though and are awarded.

Whomever gets in touch with the seller, the info requests should START with the VIN number (passenger door pillar) and the engine number (below head stamped in pad left side of block). Going to disagree with the '48-50 Hudsons being "less desirable". These are what the styling dept. headed by Frank Spring, had in mind for the stepdown cars. These cars are "pure", unadulterated by all the up-chrome additions sought by the '50s US "add chrome!" market customer and the advertising dept. It is true the hobby does not see many 1948 Hudsons advertised. They sold like crazy but were nearly indistinguishable from the 1949s. The typical poorly informed Hudson owner likes to think and say that his car is a 1949. Other than the VIN there is literally NO WAY to tell a '48 Hud convertible from a '49. On coupes and sedans the ONLY visible outside clue is a 1" clip's position on the front door glass opening. Now THAT is MINUTIAE.

In my opinion (and I'd like to hear others please), the Hagerty Valuation Tool (HVT) is generally an overvaluation because it necessarily is weighted with auction sales. As such when a new insurance customer comes to them and Hagerty "suggests" what loss they should insure their car for, it is to Hagerty's advantage to suggest a high value, perhaps a condition level above the actual state of the car. (They did this with my son) Result: higher premium in Hagerty's coffers. Collector car insurance like all insurance is obviously very lucrative. There is income from tens of thousands of customer's premiums versus relatively few claims to our seldom driven, often climate controlled stored precious cars. Additionally, the private sales market is never represented in the HVT because these sales have no formal reports. So the Tool is running an algorithm percentage based on auction sales to provide numbers for lower scale condition ratings. Other thoughts welcome!

Had NO idea the '59 Ranchero door panels were that deluxe and "space age". That's awesome for a nice utility vehicle. Or are they from an upscale '59 Ford model?? And I own a '57 Ranchero with original panels no where near this "look". Really nice '59. Has to be a bargain unless it has sat in the estate too long.

The ad is gone. At that price for that car shown, I'm not at all surprised. SOLD.

Everything about it says 1929 Hudson, except the ad text. Check the VIN.

Every existing record and photo of the Hudson Italia cars has shown red and WHITE leather seating and inserting the door panels. This is the first I've seen of the black cushions and side inserts. And I vaguely recall that only one car of the 25 produced originally stayed "in Europe" so it could well be that this show car for Sweden was indeed built with the black and red combination. Which would make it unique and interesting. Body color of all was originally "Italian Cream" but varied between cars from a tinge of pink to a tinge of yellow. The last couple decades of their restorations has gotten the color much more standard to a middle of the road "cream". Indeed the entire underpinnings of the Italia are the standard Hudson Jet compacts which were nothing more than an economy car with lackluster styling but great acceleration with the Twin-H and aluminum head. The Italia getting built at all was a concession to designer Frank Spring who had headed Hudson styling since 1932! There was never any thought that this could be a "halo car" to save the company. It was impossible to stamp the Italia body panels or bumpers for a production run. Each body was hammered out of aluminum by hand. Bumpers were welded up from several dozen steel scraps. On offer is car #7. In the mid 1970s I pulled #15 out of basement storage in Annandale, VA, and assembled parts for its eventual restoration.

Chromed air cleaner, valve covers and fan shroud ! Someone cared for and was quite proud of this car at one time. Having lost one collector car while severely damaging a second in a shop fire, I can empathize with the owner when it happened. The PTSD is slowly fading...

ALL of Hudson's commercial vehicles, starting with the '33 Essex-Terraplanes, right through the 1947 Hudson pickups, left the factory with a single tail light. Occasionally a second lamp got installed by the selling dealer. Hobbyists did install a great number of second lamps. These were the industry-common "Naco Standard" and are still quite available. Second tail lights and accessory brake lights ought to be on every collector vehicle actually being hobby driven on today's roads in my opinion. WE MUST BE SEEN ! (especially after dark)

Ad now marked SOLD.

The factory racing team, consisting of a two each Terraplane Six and Eight set FORTY SIX hillclimb records in six weeks in 1933. I do or did have that list somewhere.....