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My thought was that it is suicide opening as the door lock hole is most often on the curb side. If this is the case, you may have a front passenger side and rear drivers side, (LHD). Here is a better photo of a B&S sedan for comparison.

Could be Hudson Brougham built by Biddle & Smart but only second series 1926 as earlier bodies seem to have 4 hinges instead of the 3 shown here.

Excellent, those will be nicely visible to others on a bright sunny day, which is largely when we are out and about with the oldies.

Lots of enthusiastic car people in New Zealand, great place indeed.

The Hudson Motor Car Co. did call this the Essex Cabriolet, although not what we think a cabriolet is. I don't know anything about this particular auto but the 4 cylinder Essex was/is known to be a fine performer with the 55 hp F-Head engine. A not too common but attractive 2 passenger car.

That's a nice looking sedan.

I can't imagine what this field has in store with another 5-10 years of development but it should mean some great things for our hobby.

Well, we planned on attending our annual Easter parade with the Edmonton Antique Car club. Instead of getting out some of the old cars I had to fire up the skid-steer for snow removal duty.

I understand the vehicles were not insured, if that is the case, to not insure your prized possession is beyond my understanding. Insured or not,the loss is more than just dollar values.

On a couple of recent trips to New Zealand I found it very helpful to have an alert front seat passenger when driving in the unfamiliar configuration, I enjoyed the challenge. When I rented a Harley-Davidson for a 3 day 1100 km solo tour full attention was definitely required.

Exactly right,Joe. Ebay did a lot to eliminate we Canadian buyers, I used to buy many, many mostly pre-war period automobile photographs, now a 3 or 4 dollar photo costs $10 + to ship an envelope. I buy virtually nothing from ebay now.

Nice looking car. Getting it mechanically in good shape and having fun with it is certainly the way to go, then concern yourself with the next phase(s). It is easy to be overwhelmed with an entire car in pieces.

Great photos, thanks. That is what my 1930 Hudson needs to eliminate the vibe.

It doesn't make sense to me in restoring an obscure make of automobile to not join the that club. Taking advantage of the collective knowledge will save $$ and frustration.

A rugged looking guy walks into the tavern wearing a set of booster cables around his neck, the doorman says to him "You can come in but don't you start anything."

Chrysler was building great engines in this time period and parts won't be all that elusive for you.

I have a collection of about 3000 plus vintage automobile photographs, primarily Hudson, Essex and Terraplane but also other pre-WW2 automobile pics that I find interesting.

I wouldn't worry too much about the appearance, I would make it safe/reliable and have fun with it.

Chrysler still in it's tomb. Too bad someone can't roll it out and give it a rinse.

1929 REO. Fuzzy picture, bad lighting and I don't think a car you are asking $24,000 should be moving around on dollies.

I think it looks better in this colour than it would in trophy red.

Gramps had fine taste in automobiles. Hard to beat a pre-war Stude for looks, especially a President. Enjoy it.

To Canada without snow tires? Maybe there are tire chains in the trunk... Bob from Canada