Jon37

I'm guessing a 1940 Hudson

Although I never had the pleasure of knowing DeLisle "Doc" Daugherty, I got to know his wife Thelma shortly after his death (not long after you saw him), and continued to know her until her death in November, 1999. They were both wonderful people. Doc, as you might now, was instrumental in the early years of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club (although he was not involved in its founding) and served as its second president from 1965-69. He began holding an annual Hudson meet in his town of Front Royal, Va., that continues to this day (the 43rd edition of "Doc's Apple Blossom Meet" will take place in Front Royal this coming Mother's Day Weekend; usually 60-70 Hudsons are on display, and 200-300 people attend). Doc was an authority on Hudsons and an enthusiast who worked tirelessly for his club. You are indeed privileged to have known him.

Newsletter received! And thanks! A letter is on its way back through the USPS!

I've made an additional comment but placed it on the ''For Editors that Print their own Newsletters!'' thread, since that thread seems to carry on the same subject matter as this one does.

The new Staples catalog shows a "Bright White Multiuse Paper", 20 lb., #96 brightness, for $5.26 per ream or $29.99 for a case of ten reams. That's $3 per ream, and (if you have a Staples nearby) there's no waiting or postage. Just discovered this. So I'm going to take your advice and try some of this high-brightness paper and see if I can get away with it, for 2-sided inkjet printing. If it works, then I guess I can get my 12-page newsletter AND read it, too! This just in: I went to Staples and they don't have the paper in stock. Evidently you can only get it by ordering through the catalog. But then I went across the street and found an ever better paper at Office Depot: 104 brighness, 20 lb. multipurpose paper. It's under $4 per ream and cost about $3 per ream in cartons of 20. Haven't tested it but it sounds like a alternative to other papers, in terms of light weight and non bleed-though. <span style="font-style: italic">ADDENDUM (May 29, 2005): I bought a ream of the Office Depot "104 brightness" paper and used it in my last newsletter. I use a deskjet printer and print at the lightest ''saturation'' level. While one could definitely see that there was printing on the other side -- a photocopy of one of my pages would reveal ''ghost'' images in the background -- the whiteness made your eye ignore the bleed-though. I plan to continue using this paper. The slight loss of graphic purity is more than counterbalanced by the addition of a sixth sheet to my newsletter without the necessity of additional postage.</span>

Is this a Quill-only brand? If not, what is the brand? We may be able to find it at our local Staples or Office Depot. I was under the impression that Quill is a mail-order company and if so, the postage on that paper is gonna add a dollar or so to the cost.

Thanks very much for your thoughts. I've sent you my mailing address via e-mail and will look forward to seeing your newsletter.

I use 24 lb. paper to avoid 'bleed-through' on my inkjet, but I can get no more than five sheets into the newsletter (10 pages) before I go over the one ounce Postal Service limit for 37 cents postage. I've noticed some newsletter editors manage to get six-sheet newsletters (8-1/2" x 11") through the mail for 37 cents -- but they use 20 lb. paper and you can sometimes see printing on the other side of the page. Has anyone discovered a paper that is thick enough for 2-sided printing but light enough that six sheets weigh no more than one ounce?

Is any company making custom rubber mounting pads (for headlights, taillights, fender lights, etc.)? Metro Moulded Parts used to make them, shaped to a tracing furnished by the customer, but doesn't anymore.

For years I have been using the 2550 (50-50 cp) headlight bulbs in my '37 Terraplane, with no ill effects on the generator. These lamps are fairly scarce but can be found at flea markets with a bit of searching. I purchased the new halogen bulbs (mentioned above) directly from the Australian vendor at Hershey last fall, and they fit right into the socket with no problem. I've not run the car much at night since that time so I can't say how well the generator deals with the load, but if the stock generator could handle the 2550's, it will handle the new halogen lamps pretty well. Incidentally, the new halogens are certainly bright....but not that much brighter than the 2550's. Several years ago I decided to improve the headlight wiring. I did the following: 1. Soldered ground wires to each headlight socket and ran them to the frame in a remote location. 2. Installed a dual headlight relay (I hid it behind a dash panel). This is triggered by the dimmer switch, and it sends power directly to the headlights with no ''middlemen'' to dim things down. Thus, the old headlight switch now conducts only a fraction of the amperage it used to, since the actual power for the lights is running only from the battery directly to the relay, and then to the headlights. 3. Replaced all original cloth-covered wires with modern wiring. 4. Re-silvered the reflectors.

If you don't have an answer to your question yet, you cost post it over at the Hudson Forum, http://www.classiccar.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13

At the time of the movie, the Hudson was owned by Herbert Bell of Georgia, a member of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club. Mr. Bell has since reduced the size of his Hudson collection, so it is quite possible that the car is now in the Tulsa museum.

If you are interested in obtaining the original curved-glass headlights and reflectors for this car, you can contact Ed Moore at Bellingham Auto Sales in Massachusetts. I believe he may have a used pair (unless he's sold them already). You'll find his website at http://users.rcn.com/ed-moore/bas/bas.htm

I have just learned that this suitcase probably came from the family's 1936 Packard, not the LaSalle. Sorry for the confusion!

My aunt has an old suitcase which was one of two which fit in the trunk of the family LaSalle (late 20's, early 30's). This could have been from either an aftermarket or an authentic ''factory'' trunk, I don't know. Suitcase is 14" x 35-1/2" x 5-3/4", and has a black leatherette covering. If you are interested in this suitcase, I'm sure my aunt will listen to all reaswonable offers, she'd rather not throw it out! You may contact me at XDetailed@erols.com (please delete the "X", that's there to throw off the spam robots!)