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Dean: Thanks for the quick reply. I am still thinking about the Hupmobile Coupe for my retirement project, but I may have found a 33 Plymouth Coupe instead. The 33 was the first car I had when I was 18 years old so I am biased toward it. So more than likly I will not try to get it. If you or any of the readers of this forum are interested in the car I can give the contact info for the man that has it. He wants 8000.00 for it and I can not get him to come down. (he will trade for interesting,old orphan,makes of cars) It is a very nice survivor so is probably worth it. Just so everyone knows, I have no connection to the car and I am not trying to make anything from it. Even though I have street rodded some cars, I think the car is too nice for the street rod crowd and hope some restorer ends up with it. It has very,very, little rust, other than the hood hinge area and bottom of both sidemount wells. 90-95% of the wood appears useable as-is. I think the only missing parts are the controls in the center of the steering wheel and the vacumn tank. It runs and the previous owner added a new electric fuel pump. The car is located in central Arkansas. I have enjoyed reading your posts and will still be watching to give me motivation. As you are nearing the end of the long tunnel of restoration, are you planning on doing another project for us to follow.?? Thanks... from Arkansaw.....

Dean: Thanks for the fast reply. I guess The hood on the coupe I am looking at may have trapped a lot of dirt in the hinge and that caused the rust out. It just seemed strange to have a rusted hood and the rest of the car is almost perfect. I can fix it but was hoping to find a hood or at least a bad hood with a solid hinge area. What are the three controls on the steering column for. The car is not close enough for me to look at. The reason for asking about the target market is that all the ads I have found for the 29s seem to be very upscale. The Hupps seem to be a very elegant car for there price range. The four passenge coupe has a hat box behind the driver seat that I think is neat. Can you suggest any books on the history of the Hupps. I would like to find out a little more about the four passenger coupes. I like the way that you adapt and overcome the issues with the restoration. I have done that with my own projects thru the years. Maybe not to the extent you do, but it is good feeling to get something fixed and not always have to resort to buying a repro part. I have enjoyed following your progress and will look forward to seeing more..... Thanks again.....

Dean: I just stumbled onto this site and I have been reading the posts of your project for a couple days now. Nice work and I am impressed with your ingenuity on the challenges of this type project. I am a new user to this forum so it may take a little while to figure it out. What this message is about is I have found a very nice survivor 1929 Hupmobile 4 passenge coupe. It has some wood rot at the top roof area, and bottom of the doors, but is very solid and straight other wise. I am very skilled at wood work so that does not worry me. What I am worried about is parts and info. The worst part of the car is the hood. It is rusted out at the hinge on both sides almost the full length of the hood. It must have been a bad design as the rest of the car is virtually rust free. Is a hood going to be avaible or will I have to fix the hinge. I can get the car for about 7000.00 dollars. It runs well and appears to be mostly complete. I think the only missing parts are the controls in the center of the steering wheel and the vacumn tank. It also has dual sidemounts. I am new to Hupmobiles. What was there target area of sales ?? Were they on the same level as Cadillac, Lincoln or Packards Pearless ect. I am not new to the hobby as I have restored several cars. I have done both full restorations and (don't hate me) Hot Rods and Street Rods. I have just retired and I am looking for one more project. I found out a long time ago it is better to do one at a time. So this Hupp may be it. I guess what I am asking is for some imput as to the resources that are out there to help in the restoration. As a final thought I may be going to keep the car as a survivor and fix the small amount of wood, the hood, and re-uphoulster. I will then do a mechanical rebuild of the chassis for safty and dependability. Any imput you or others may give will be appreciated. Keep up the good work.... From an Arkansas hillbilly..... Donnie...