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Welcome to Hudson Motorcar!
Welcome to Hudson Motorcar! this site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Hudson Motorcars with special attention given to Hudson in Canada. If you love Hudsons this is the place to be. The company may be gone but the cars and the people who love them are still here and this corner of the Internet is the place to share your passion for Hudsons. Be they pristine originals or over the top hotrods we love them all. So signup and share your Hudsons with the rest of us.
The graphic above that shows the Hudson triangle merged with the Canadian maple leaf is my tribute to the logo that the Hudson factory in Tilbury Ontario used in the 50's, and shall be the identifier for my site.
Not a lot of information remains about the Tilbury factory I was lucky enough to get a package containing some factory correspondence between the Hudson Motorcar Company Canada and Canadian Hudson dealers.
I am looking for stories from owners of Hudsons in Canada and I will use this site to celebrate the Hudson Motorcar and its history in Canada. We are also very interested in stories of Hudsons in the US and worldwide. So share your stories and if you have any information about the Tilbury factory or any of the Hudson factories or know anyone who worked there who has stories to share please contact me here at the site.
Please register for an account its free and easy to join our Hudson community.
Thanks,
51Hornet
We had a good weekend this year with great weather for the whole meet. Nothing better than a line of Hudsons gleaming in the sun. This year we even had a 52 Hornet Convertible come out. Herb Walters brought his black Hornet convertible. Very nice to see Herb out. Ryan and Anne Ankney came back for another visit. Ryan brought his beautiful 53 coupe which was sporting a completely rebuilt engine that was a sight to see. The crowd really enjoyed seeing the big Twin H gleaming under the hood. Ryan got interviewed for an article for the paper.
Dennis and Elaine Whieldon brought a 49 Commodore 6 Coupe which was very nice and Romy and I had a nice ride in that during the parade. They also have a newly restored 34 Hudson 8 convertible which we really want to see come out one year. Elaine was extremely well informed about Hudsons which is great to see when all the family is involved.
Ed Klapstein was a new member of our line up this year. Ed was driving a 49 Super Six coupe which was a nice solid driver. Good to see new people at the event.
Paul Russel and Ross Anderson had called for info on the meet and made it out and came to find me which was very nice of them so we had a good chat. Warren Whale was back as well. Even though he was at another event he stopped in to see everyone.
Martin Tappert who is a show die hard came out in his beautiful 40 pickup I have to say this is a crowd favourite. It is so well restored its a show stopper.
The Callfas family came out in their 37 Terraplane coupe and Hornet sedan. Cary and Debbie Treasure never miss a meet and were in attendance in their beautiful french grey Hornet. Al brought out his restored 26 which is always nice to see those big 20's Hudsons. Dave Ferguson stopped by in his 52 Hornet sedan. Norm had his 30 Great Eight which is another crowd favourite people love to see that rumble seat coupe.
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| 7th Annual Canadian National Hudson Meet July 25-27th 2008 |
Folks its that time of the year to announce the 7th Annual 2008 Canadian National Meet held in Leduc Alberta July 25-27th. This year we are moving to a three day event with a car tour. Hosted by Sean Wetherall and Norm Grabatin. We will be holding the event in conjuction with the Leduc West Antique Society. Come on out and bring your Hudson, it will be a chance to enjoy 3 days of Hudson viewing. Come meet and talk to fellow Hudson owners. This year we are holding the event on the same weekend as last year. We had a nice sunny day last year so keep your fingers crossed for the same this year. Everyone is welcome and we have a fun and interesting event planned so come on out and support Hudsons in Canada. Please invite your friends so they can see what Hudsons are all about.
Location
Event will be held in Leduc Alberta at the Alberta Heritage Exposition Park. This beautiful park houses a permanent exhibit of cultural heritage buildings. It is located 5 km west of Leduc on Hwy 39 and 1 km north on Cohnedale Road. Look at map below its very easy to find the location.
Confirmation
Those who are coming can you please phone Sean at the number below to RRSVP so we know how many to expect. I will be sending out info and invite pretty soon so look in the mail for it.
Details and Agenda
Friday afternoon we will be at the grounds for early arrivals. There is a meal put on by Leduc West that we can attend and an open air dance. So we can get ourselves some tables together and catch up on all things Hudson.
Saturday Arrival: Anytime after 9:00am is fine Please try and be there before noon. Register when you get there so we know who you are.
Meet and Greet: Park your cars. Display those beauties and tell everyone about them. We ask that people with cars try arrive early so we can setup a nice display for all the people that will be at the park. Remember lots of people will be there to see the other displays so this is a great opportunity for us to show people how great the Hudson brand is. As is always the case when people see Hudsons expect lots of people and lots of questions.
Lunch: Please bring your own lunch or get something to eat at the site.
After lunch take in the sites and activities at the park or just stay and talk Hudsons (what could be better)
Supper: Depends on what people want to do. There is food available at the location. The park will have food available. It would be nice to keep the pot luck supper tradition alive. If everyone could bring a dish it would make for a nice evening. Bring deck chairs and anything else you need to be comfortable. Bring pictures of your cars and be ready to have a nice evening of talk. Please if you have a preference to get food at the site let us know so we can plan the supper.
Sunday: If we have enough people who want to take a little tour in your Hudsons Sean and Norm will lead you on a scenic drive of the area around Leduc and depending on how brave we are a trip out to a near by lake for icecream and some photo ops. We will announce the exact route at the meet.
**Click on Read More to see directions Map** |
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Folks,
I am reposting here a nice writeup by Mark Hudson on the upgrading of the Dana 44 rear ends for Hudsons. Its really great info for the Hudson community and I wanted it easily accessible. Here it is:
I wanted to resurrect this thread to bring some more information to light regarding the Dana 44 rear end.
As you may know, the Fairborn Axle conversion to update to flanged axles is available even now. However, budgets being tight for yours truly, I wanted to do something a bit more sequential in terms of spending my money and eventually getting to the same place. The Fairborn Kit is $495.00. The original tapered axles are 19 spline to work with your existing carrier, or they can have axles made that have the newer 30 spline end.
I called the folks at Reider Racing, as Park suggested. The reason was to hunt down the different carriers that are still made for 19 spline axles.
Something interesting came up in the discussion. The original limited slip carrier as used by both Studebaker and the original 427 Shelby Cobra (Dana 44 equipped), is still available new. And guess what, its 19 spline. And, its the preferred piece for restorers of the previous mentioned vehicles as it is able to be certified as original. Reported by Reider also to be the best limited slip/positraction carrier out there for street driven vehicles.
Link to the Carrier in question
http://www.reiderracing.com/danapowrlok.htm
Its an original Dana Powr-Lock. Cost is $400.00
This means, you can replicate the Jack Clifford hop up of using a Studebaker Twin-Track (Its actually the Dana Powr-Lok) with the rear ratio of your choice, which is also Dana original gears @ $159.00.
By using a 19 spline carrier, you can get up and going with your original tapered axles and be able to switch to the Fairborn flanged axles of 19 spline later.
Or, all at once.
You will also have to buy a new pinion yoke for the finer pinion splines produced currently.
Dana Power-Lock = $400.00
Dana Ring Gear and Pinion = $159.00
Dana 44 Overhaul kit = $100.00
New pinion yoke = $30.00
For $689.00, you have a posi-traction Dana 44 rear end of the ratio of your choosing. That you can also update with flanged axles for and additional $495.00. If the flanged axles are a bit much, you can run your original tapered/hubbed axles.
If it was good enough for Carroll Shelby - I think it will hold about as much as anybody here is going to unleash upon it.
and the good thing is, nobody will be able to tell anything about it - Its all Hudson from the outside with no fuss in the swapping.
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Posted by 51hornet Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (21:54:25) |
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| Restoration vs Buying a Nice Hudson |
You have to ask yourself why you want a to own a Hudson. There are some of us myself included that would try to rebuild a complete car if the only part you had to start with was the left rear lug nut. I like to tinker. I grew up in a garage. I started hanging out in my Dad's garage when I was six. By 12 I had rebuilt many engines and stripped down a lot of cars. So I like to work on old cars.
Not every one has the skills necessary to do the work. Don't let that deter you. Join a club like HET find owners in your area and go out, join in and learn. Then just take your time and you will find its a fun and enjoyable pastime.
If you love Hudsons and you are weighing the option of buying a nice car versus buying a fixer upper. Look at how much money and effort you want to expend. You can spend more fixing one up than you can if you just look for a nice example. There are a nice set of Wasps on ebay now and I saw a 54 Hornet go for cheap that would have been nice with a new paint job and some minor maintenance.
Always make the decision yourself and don't let people deter you. Preserving a Hudson is a noble cause, at least thats what I tell my wife. 
Find a nice site (like mine,shameless plug) join, get stuck in and ask lots of questions. There is nothing a Hud owner likes more than talking about their cars. Hudsons are all about community so don't be afraid to join in.
51hornet |
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