I've seen the episode before, but on last night's "Chasing Classic Cars" he was dealing with a lady regarding her prestine 53 Hudson Hornet. He's bought rare cars from her before, and was given the chance to buy the Hornet. He's know the car for many many years, with the original owner passing away in 1986. The owners sister has it now. The car has something like 50,000 miles, but is exceptional.
My wife asked me what the car would be worth. I have no idea. Any idea out there?
Interesting as I just walked in the door from visiting my old friend who has slowly been getting rid of his cars. He sold his Hornet almost 3 years ago and it looked very similar to this one but not in as nice shape. He used it for his honeymoon and had owned for 51 years but it had come from Ontario and the salt had taken its toll on the unibody. The car sagged in the middle and the doors showed it. It didn't have many more miles than that one and ran fine but would have needed major restructuring. He sold it for $1500. Funny thing it showed up at the pawn shop across the lake a couple of months ago. (Clint, you will be familiar with that pawn shop as there quite often were a few older cars sitting over there, Junkyard Dog) I met one on the road just a couple of days ago that looked to have been restored. Don't see them too often but they have their own unique look to them.
If you ever get a chance to really look over a Hudson from the late 40s to mid50s you will get to realize what a great car they were.
Chassis design,weight distribution , low profile,etc.
The interior of the top of the line Hornet from 53 was so far superior to most cars of the period but they couldn't compete with the Big 3 volume,hence price.
Awesome cars in the day. The record books don't lie!
I was guessing $25 - 30K for this one, but really have no idea. I know there's a limited market for them, but I'm sure a Hudson collector would be all over it.
I saw that episode as well. Down the road, I hope he keeps at least the Hornet for his own.
Truthfully, that is about the only car show I'll always jump to when surfing. Very little hype if any. Could be wrong, but Mr Carini seems like a pretty fair car trader.
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65 Laurentian post, 67 Grande Parisienne 4 door HT.
The Fabulous Hudson Hornet!!
308 cubic inch flathead six with twin carbs, these were very competitive cars in the early days of stock car racing, tuned and prepared by Smokey Yunick and driven by Marshal Teague and Herb Thomas. Vince Piggins, later of Chevrolet fame, was the Hudson rep who provided some support to the teams, probably the first factory sponsorship.
The Fabulous Hudson Hornet!! 308 cubic inch flathead six with twin carbs, these were very competitive cars in the early days of stock car racing, tuned and prepared by Smokey Yunick and driven by Marshal Teague and Herb Thomas. Vince Piggins, later of Chevrolet fame, was the Hudson rep who provided some support to the teams, probably the first factory sponsorship.
Thanks Randy
You have got to love automotive history because it is so interesting. That Hudson inline six really did run circles around the V-8's at that time for the engine and that amazing low slung design. I never get tired of looking at that Twin H Power inline six, it really turns my crank around.
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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe sedan restored 261 six
1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate wagon low mileage original 400 V-8
EXACTLY!!
Someone posts a picture of an old lady's Hudson and the history starts flowing.
There's so much interesting automotive history I can't get enough!!
