The Hudson pages

updated on  9 september '98

This is what it looked like after it's first restoration. The color looked promissing on paper but not in reality. I'll paint it again in some yellow-beige. hudson whole view

 

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Fantastic nose, don't you think ?

You don't find too many pictures about cars interiors, so I just added this one. Notice that the dashboard looks like wood but it's actually painted with a special technique. (I didn't do it, no). The seats have been redone by my mother (her hobby). Hudson interior

 

bl_pin.gif (1016 bytes) This is the third old timer my father bought about 10 years ago.

 

bl_pin.gif (1016 bytes) We restored it (I usually do the mechanical part and my father takes care of the bodywork) but we were not really happy with the car's colors and it wasn't really stable on the road. It has have an accident in it's early days and you feel it when you drive it. On top of that we had a major clutch problem after a while. That's why we disassembled it again and restarted almost from scratch.
bl_pin.gif (1016 bytes) This time I opened and repaired the engine (some valve problems) and in july '98, I took it out for it's first ride (see picture below). Now it runs fine but the chassis still needs to be straightened. If you look carefully you can see that the right fender-support is bent, also because of the accident. In the mean time, dad will do the body again.

 

hudschas.jpg (34415 bytes) Our first ride in june '98. That's what it looks like right now. By the way, that's me (at the steering wheel) with my brother. Notice that we didn't have an accelerator pedal, so I just have to pull the throttle by hand. Not really easy to drive :-)
And this is what it looks like since the last 2 year :
bits and pieces, spread all over the garage :-(
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