My grandmother had a Hudson, 4 door car bought (I believe) in 1944 or 1945. The odd thing a out it was that the dash had a radio that was from another company (Ford I think) and the steering wheel had a Chevy emblem. I was 12 at the time it was sold in 1964, so my memory of what the companies were might be incorrect, but I remember they were not Hudson. My grandmother said they were original to the car. She told us that after the war, the manufacturers would use whatever parts they could get. Has anybody else heard of something like this? I know she said she got the car a little cheaper when she bought it because of the different manufacturers.
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My grandmother had a Hudson, 4 door car bought (I believe) in 1944 or 1945. The odd thing a out it was that the dash had a radio that was from another company (Ford I think) and the steering wheel had a Chevy emblem. I was 12 at the time it was sold in 1964, so my memory of what the companies were might be incorrect, but I remember they were not Hudson. My grandmother said they were original to the car. She told us that after the war, the manufacturers would use whatever parts they could get. Has anybody else heard of something like this? I know she said she got the car a little cheaper when she bought it because of the different manufacturers.