Xander Wildeisen

Have never been a fan of the ute. Trucks in most cases had better styling. What was the best looking ute produced?

Great picture of your car FLYER15015.

Had a few utes needing restoration. Maybe someone jumped on them.

https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/australian-utes-trucks-and/6266894482.html

You always want to be open minded, but your hood should be closed.

looks like a well organized restoration.

What is going on in that picture? Is that a chunk of the frame turned into an engine stand?

It was put back together, and given away at a local county fair.

I wonder what the windshield is made out of, looks a little out of shape.

One thing I have never figured out is why the re-popped speedsters are not set up right with track width, tire size and dash pieces. Just because a Ford LTD frame will work, does not mean you should use one. Some of the Cobra repro's are built right, and set right. It seams the Auburn Speedsters Have a lot of funky builds on them. Maybe because the kits leave so much out, that people have to fill in the blanks with missing parts. Some of the finished dashes in repro Speedsters should of had a little more thought put in them.

I hope parts are easy to find.

Well done, I got sea sick watching that poor old Mercury. That Cadillac took a beating in that test.

To me the 35-36 Speedsters are one of the most beautiful cars ever built. They are also one of the most flamboyant cars ever built. That is why reproduction speedsters can look a little cheesy if not done right. Like the plastic Ferrari sitting on the Fiero. Tough to fake a masterpiece.

I used to go and talk to Mac all the time, when I live in Seattle. I went through his shop top to bottom. A lot of the parts this guy is selling are for Hudson Jets. Just thought I would post for people. I am sure they will sell parts, I do not think anyone will buy the lot for that money. If you know anyone doing a correct restoration on a 1937 Hudson/Terraplane, I have something that I bought Mac out of that I am sure no one else has.

You are correct, unless you want a speedster. Great car to put into full service and drive the wheels off. Price is high for what it is. I have seen plastic Fords sell for that money. In the sea of re-popped 32's and Cobra's, you would not hang your head in shame driving that. Just need to know what it is before buying.

I posted this under Hudson on the forum, though I would post here to because of the different makes of car parts. http://forums.aaca.org/topic/297722-hudson-parts/

If the youth do not care, and the old guys are going to the wrecking yard in the sky. Then your most valuable group of people that you have. Are the businesses and the guys/gals that are building/restoring, and the customers that make the choice to invest their money in bringing back to life these classic/collector cars. Having a conversation about problems that people encounter with in this hobby/industry/trade is a good thing. And setting aside who people are, or what they chose to do with their cars, is a good thing as well.

Ouch! Harsh words for the custom/street rod/hot rod world. I have been to Hershey, I have seen all of those unsold cars go home. I get Hemmings, I see all of those unsold cars get relisted. I got harped on for what I did to our 54 XK120 Roadster. It was for sale, I watched it get listed for sale a few times. Priced right, complete car, no buyers. So I bought it, my car. There is no right or wrong with cars. You need a balance in everything, if all cars were restored, only color would be the difference. I like them all, great to see quality work from both sides of the car world.

That statement opens up the question, what famous customs are on the ugly side? I think the Bob Hope Special could have stayed in the design phase a little longer.

Straight up eye candy. Thanks for the pictures.

I worked in construction for 15 years. My father owned an electrical shop. I have been on jobs that had penalty clauses in the contracts for the buildings not being done on time. I have been on large commercial construction jobs that have a printed out graph/time line, for every trade to complete the work. With only a few reasons that work could be set back. No way a construction company could get away with what goes on in the custom/classic cars. What goes on around here in the cars is very sad. It is why I have said over and over again on this forum. An honest conversation needs to take place about what goes on in the car world with small businesses. Open a custom/restoration shop around here and you will be a target. Strung along with delays, bad parts, space looked up and other trades not pulling their weight. It makes this sector of an industry easy pray to push a shop into the shady side of things. It goes on all the time out here. When I say that a customer told me that I was a target, that is no joke. What has been done to me and my business is off the chart. And I do not know how the State can not talk about this one, people got caught on this one. Crank out cars, do quality work, priced at a fair price. You rock the price fixed boat. The pictures you see below were taken about two months ago. The house that was built with the shop to have a nice location for customers to come out, have a beer under the trellis and talk about their projects. Every year a company party was held, all customers drove out their cars, parked them on the grass. Open bar, keg of beer, roast pig and other food. $1,000 dollars out of my pocket every year. And all it does is make you a target. People cut the legs out from under a legitimate business. And tried like hell to get me to drink the kool aid. House and shop are sold, contents of the shop are stuffed into two storage locations. And now a building has to be leased. Another business sacked. And with any luck you are pushing a snow ball when you go into a few of these cities. It is gross the treatment of small business in this hobby/industry/trade in this valley. I hope it will be talked about, and a car scene will be a better place for any young people wanting to get involved in what is an incredible industry. It has just been so pinned down around here. And I will ad that some of the custom car/restoration shops from the past have cut all of our throats. With their little scams of ripping off customers and over charging. People are correct, restoration/custom work can be very expensive, but you can see the work. When you here stories of large sums of money being spent, and the work is not there. Makes a person wonder. So many talented people in this industry, and it could be something really great around here with all of the growth going on. This area needs to cut loose of the ways it has been doing things in the past. It just does not fly anymore.

Here is a link to a craigs list ad in this area. Most of these parts came from MacDonald Motors in Seattle. These people bought most of the parts when Mac died. Just posting in case someone needs some Hudson parts. https://boise.craigslist.org/pts/d/overantique-nos-used-auto/6272930850.html

If done by someone well known, mods/build adds value. If done by a home builder, even with quality work. Mods have to be loved by a new owner to add value.

I will build/restore 57 Chevrolet's all day for the number you have listed. I do not even know how a person could spend 325K on a 57 Chevrolet. That would have to be one rotten rag top. Parts = labor in most cases. 50K in after market parts gets you all you need for the bottom end of a custom/street rod. The car pictured won ISCA awards and was about 125K all in. Pictures are a few years old, some parts and labor would be higher. No where near the 325K range. Less labor in bolting on after market parts. Ls3 engine $6,800, no way $6,800 in rebuild costs of a 283 small block. Please send me anyone wanting to pay that number, and the build will come in under budget.