I am posting here in the hopes someone may recognize my father's 1929 Hudson Essex or share advice on how I can trace the history of his pride and joy. The VIN number is: 1097819. We are celebrating his 80th Birthday and are hoping to trace the true history of the Essex as a very special gift. There are only 36,000 original miles on it so I can't imagine there were too many previous owners. The original color alone is hard to forget. PS we still "drive" it to car shows at a very respectable 40mph