B Jake Moran Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1938 Hupmobile Sedan - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive... (craigslist.org) Model ES Sedan, flathead 6 cylinder engine, 3 speed manual transmission. Very sold car, no rust, very complete car. Has some dings and scratches. Runs and drives. Excellent restore project. Other info on car see pics and contact info. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Pay attention. You absolutely never see 1938 hupp. They just don’t exist. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 I agree, that is why I posted. This is an attractively styled streamliner art deco car but just has the flathead 6 for power. You would want to make sure any unique parts like the grille were restorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 The headliner picture looks like it had a vinyl top,I thought 38 cars had turret tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 29 minutes ago, Buick35 said: The headliner picture looks like it had a vinyl top,I thought 38 cars had turret tops. The Hayes Body Corporation built the bodies for the 1938-'39 Hupmobile Six Series E-822 and E-922 and Eight Series H-825 and H-925. Hayes apparently wasn't equipped to produce the large, one-piece roof stampings as were other major body makers by the 1938 models. The E-Series six is 245 ci., of Hupmobile manufacture, same as the Packard Six. Production for 1938 E & H Series was 1,890; for 1939: 1,231. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I think that this beauty was just posted a while back. Maybe a month ago? I recall remarking about the tennite dash plastic and someone else said something about the cool taillights. Any way, it's still very desirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Yup, here it is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Sorry for the repost. I don’t post Not Mine cars much anymore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, B Jake Moran said: Sorry for the repost I'm really surprised I haven't done it yet and I'm sure it will happen again as it's hard to keep track what has been posted in the past. Heck at my age if it's over a week old it's new again so go ahead and post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Beer Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 This is worth a repost IMO. A good discussion car. Did they source any parts or were the motor's trans, etc, strictly in house and one off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, B Jake Moran said: Sorry for the repost. I don’t post Not Mine cars much anymore. B. Jake Moran, No need to be sorry, the more eyes looking for interesting and worthwhile cars and posting them the better. I just search the year and make in the window up to the right on the main 'For Sale - Not Mine" site to see if the car was posted beforehand. We have so many good, interesting cars being posted, it's not possible to remember them all, especially after a few weeks or months. Keep on searching them out and showing them to us! Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 The price may be a bit optimistic considering a few apparent condition issues. But it is certainly not crazy high for something so unusual and mostly decent condition. It may still have wood structure (I am no expert on these modern cars!), that should be checked. Don't worry about reposting special, unusual, or early cars. We don't see them often enough and anything special deserves a second or third look. At least that is my opinion. Thank you to all of you that have and take the time to find and share these ads! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 It seems like a decent car for what is typically parts car asking price. Makes one wonder what lurks underneath, or if the seller is genuinely interested in selling for a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I briefly owned a '38 Hupp 8 sedan some 15 years ago. It had the metal roof stamped center insert gasketed around the edge. Don't have a clean pic to show that (sorry). The insert was like several US brands used about 1935 (if you are familiar with Hudson or Terraplane, perfect example there). But Hupp apparently never had the funds to pay for the die to be made for Hayes? They knew production was terminal. My car's engine was frozen and the redone interior looked like a circus. Spectacular car in its details. And overdrive was available and in mine. Sold to a Classic Car enthusiast near Marble Falls, TX. My pic "unjustly" compliments the car. It needed a MAJOR. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillOutThere Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Its the front of those late Hupps that is so very interesting with the faired-in headlights and aero grille. This taken where I found it; little mechanical shop with some used semi-collector cars on the lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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