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1937hd45, yes, the Atwell collection car. As far as I know, still in the family. I took this pic perhaps a dozen years ago. Well, as was true a week ago when I tried to post a pic, I choose the file, size is fine, and it does NOT upload. Sorry. Don't know what is wrong. My pic was virtually the same angle, lights closed. Car is blue.

The 1955 Imperial belt line moldings are all pot metal and therefore become expensive to 'properly' rechrome. For 1956 the Impl belt line trim is all stainless steel. So yes, there is an additional expense to '55 restoration. Other than that front and rear ends of the cars are highly similar. The bumpers and guards on this car look quite unhealthy clearly needing chrome shop attention. That does not bode well for side trim of which no close-up photos are provided. But a '55 Imperial Newport hardtop is one of the most gorgeous cars off the styling boards of Virgil Exner. Fire engine red would not be my first choice, or second, or third.....

Alsancle's pic showing the crowded street scene in California and 1941 license plates includes the Gaylord Hotel and Apts. Read about the Gaylord in Los Angeles here: https://www.kcet.org/history-society/the-gaylord-apartments-luxury-socialism-and-l-a-s-first-failed-co-op Stupendous photo. The traffic in LA has not changed !

https://www.springsnthings.com/ This company has been excellent for my needs. Not local for you but a backup plan.

I would expect that both Y 'n Z Yesterday's Parts in California and Naragansett Reproduction in Rhode Island would offer what you need. Original appearance. Because of my location, I bought from Y'nZ multiple times, always pleased.

Referring to the "Milford Bros" convertible customized with hood side exhaust, custom grille, swapped bumper and more, that appears to be a '39 Hudson Country Club. Convertible coupe judging by the boot configuration. Thanks for posting Alsancle.

Having owned a car with A-L brakes, my understanding was it is all about PARTS. It was just a very few years after they were discontinued that the parts became obsolete and near impossible to find. The design is quite simple. The cylinders can be sleeved. The lining pads would have to be created by a friction products specialist (like the biggest brake reline shop in a major city). I do have the rest of the manual pages of which this is the cover. The AACA site will not let the image load. There are a total of 25 pages.

LeMay has held previous auctions. My impression was that very few cars are from their collection or warehouse inventory and most are consignments like the comprise the typical collector car auction.

HermanOTO, appreciate your adding the comment as it adds to the history of this still existing car. Up to the owner now to figure out why it would have been in the Netherlands on that day. Perhaps being driven to the dock for shipment to the US?

Aren't these factory equipped with Dana 44 axles if I recall? So wouldn't an ratio change if desired be quick, easy, relatively inexpensive?

The best thing to remember about the Hudson Jet is that it gave the world a base for designer Frank Spring to create the Hudson Italia sports car using Carozzeria Touring for the coachwork. But even with Twin-H on the little 202" six the car was underpowered. The Italia, having been a concession by management to Spring for having destroyed his original intent for the Hudson Jet, eventually only sold some 26 cars and that took dealers months and years to accomplish. In some cases Italias were only sold after REMOVING the Hudson lettering from the nose of the car and in some others by putting in a small block Chevy V8. I wrote a comprehensive magazine article about the Italias back about 1975-ish. I'd have to go find my copy! I was the Jet and Italia tech advisor to the HET club several years. The Jet was NOT a great car, not even really up to Hudson standards. This one looks like one of the best survivors out there, but even from 1500 miles away, I'd suggest it is not something you want in your collection.

Seller's "1 of 4" came from the very few truly knowledgable people into Hudson products who network pretty well with each other to keep early (pre-Stepdown) cars, history and information alive. The statement is, to my knowledge, correct. When Steve first got this pickup from his father I was part of his earliest contacts. His best contact came with Mr. Kale, owner of the restored red '34 Terraplane pickup (which I saved from a barn in Oregon). Kale is an authority on the '34 Terraplanes, still owns his truck, and his history goes back to coming home from the hospital in his father's '34 Terraplane. The '34 Hudson front bumper on the advertised truck was acquired from me as he had an incorrect (non-Hudson) bumper. Yes, the '32-35 Terraplane commercial cabs are made from a cut-down sedan body. They were trying to get a foothold in the marketplace and did not contract an outside coachbuilder. The first fully stamped commercial bodies at Hudson came in 1936. No, it is not worth a lot more due to its rarity. Rarity means very few were sold new in this and most cases. True today, the market for rare Hudsons is miniscule and there is no driver of prices and there are no "comps". If it were were more it would have sold the first time offered and as yet has not sold when priced lower. Jack M's "got it". And that is exactly what the seller has been doing with it. It wasn't "this good" when he got it from dad.

LOS ANGELES, like the internet craigslist link clearly and early includes. For those of us west of the Mississippi (river), LA is always understood to mean Los Angeles. Oh probably someone in Baytown, Texas might think of Louisiana. Clicking that link takes the inquirer to the LOS ANGELES craigslist. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/lawndale-hudson-terraplane/7611525346.html Any Hudson enthusiast knows how incredibly rare and desirable these '34-35 trucks are!

The ad is down. Presume sold?

Bonhams listed the laundaulet in 2017 as a 1928 model. Beaulieu sale for $25K US ! https://www.classic.com/a/bonhams-the-beaulieu-sale-2017-7WvGBpx/lots/1927-dodge-fast-four-landaulette-4ydM2Xp

A lot of great people in this hobby and you've made a very special choice with a "Flow". Enjoy, sir, and thank your father for handing down his passion to you.

He replied. "Yes" so those are indeed Port-a-Walls over radials. They may very well remove themselves when the car gets to speed! Thanked him for his honesty.

Could not help myself: Sent a message to the seller asking if those are Port-a-Wall whitewalls on newer radial tires. I'm betting they are! A '78 Eldorado Biarritz I plucked out of a local estate had white "pillow top" leather seating. It was "a thing" trend in the late '70s or so.

Loving the "10 MILE LIMIT", "KEEP TO RIGHT" speed limit and reminder sign on the corner post.

Have no time...... just can't get anything to work with photos. Sorry. Gotta leave.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3177258389180280?ref=marketplace_profile&referral_code=undefined This appears to be a VERY fine survivor. I had a bit of online conversation with the father storing the car for his recently married, now pregnant daughter, who inherited the car from Grampa and used it in her wedding. Dad wants it out of his garage. Daughter needs the money. One low-ball offer said to have been turned down. There is an opportunity here in this "special situation" for someone. You take it from there. Let's just say the car is definitely OBO. Not Mine. Would be were I younger! Can't get pic files to load this morning???

1937 Dodge (rather than '38) as the headlamp height relative to the fender line indicates the lamp bases are mounted to the grille shell. For 1938 the lights dropped an inch or more as their bases were fender mounted. My very first car was a '38 Dodge.

Click the Facebook link and go to the ad. The seller is NOT here, sir. He is THERE.

At the beginning of the linked clip, the car is a 1952 Hornet or Commodore (not enough detail visible of the fender side front ornament). At that point the car has the angled verticals in the grille which identify 1952. The lengthier part of the clip showing the "shoot-up" of a Hudson were done with a 1953 model which had dropped the grille angle verticals. So at least two cars were used. Not uncommon in Hollywood where movie cars are inexpensively rented and not the least bit cared about. Never rent a car to a movie studio or TV!

The transport museum at Paraparaumu is a national museum of the country of New Zealand. I've been through the museum about 30 years ago and it was FANTASTIC. Highly recommend putting it on your itinerary if at all possible! Click the link for more! Big Cars & Coffee this Sunday! I would love to be there! https://www.southwardcarmuseum.co.nz/