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OT-Great Sounding Hudson 6 Cylinder At Bonneville

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1206SWMO

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One thing on my bucket list is to attend Speed Week at the
Bonneville Salt Flats...It was cancelled in 2014 because off
too much rain..Has anyone on here ever been there to
watch? They sure run a wide variety of engines out there..

This great sounding 6 cylinder Hudson powered
streamliner ran 218 MPH in 2010.....Does anyone on here
own a Hudson? I've got a friend that owns a Twin H
powered one...Every once in awhile I used to run across an
old Hudson car while out hunting tractors...
Hudson
 
I had a 1953 Hudson Hornet when I was 14 years old. That was the 2nd car I ruined, trying to learn how to work on engines. Bought it as a runner for $25. When I was done, it went to the scrapyard. Considering the car was only around 13 years old when I got it for $25, guess it was a pretty good deal. 3rd car I ruined was a 1949 Pontiac with a straight 8 and in like-new condition. Paid $15 for that one.
 
My 5th grade teacher drove a Hudson. But it wasn't that fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was one of my favorite teachers because she told stories about the old days.
 
Wish I would have bought more of the independent makes of cars in the 1950-60s when I could get a running car for $50.00 or less.
I have always like the lessor known classics,such as Nash, Hudson, Frazier, Kaiser, Studebakers, American Motors, Willys, etc.
 
A long long time ago this old guy raced on a 1/4 mile dirt track using Hudson Hornet power.(I'm the old guy). Racing against 100HP Ford flatheads with a 70HP advantage was like taking a knife to a gunfight. I still have a Hornet engine and running gear in the '38 Chevy Street Rod in my garage. Maybe it's time to dig it out and put it back on the road. Thanks for the "motivation". Sam
 
Howdy. Where is that track ? At first I thought is was SIR (where I raced modified sports in the mid 60's). Thanks.
 
Here's mine- a '48 coupe, sectioned 4 inches and lowered. Sounds pretty good at combat speed, but don't have any recordings of it. Don't know how fast it will take a corner- I've never been able to even squeal the tires, much less make it get loose.
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Need to watch "Worlds Fastest Indian" Bill Munro from Australia and his Indian Motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats..
 
I had a '49 Studebaker bought as a runner for less than $100. Cut it down and made it into a flatbed, put chains on it and used it to bomb around the ranch. Made it into a horizontal well driller. Overheated the engine drilling with it and ruined it.
 
My dad and grand-dad were Hudson dealers from '46 until the end of the line ('57)...and Dad liked to take his Hudson-du-jour through the turns at speeds most folks thought were impossible, on the bias-ply tires of the day. After Hudson ended, in '58 he bought a '52 Wasp Hollywood Hardtop for his personal car. With 3 kids, it really wasn't a very practical family car, so in '64 he replaced it with a '62 International Travelall.

I always loved to hear a Hudson six clear its throat and "sing you the song of my people"...
 
Anyone who likes 50s Hudson's should read Smokey Yunick's Stock car Racing years chapter about the "Fabulous Hudson Hornet".
There are 3 books in a set.
 
One of my uncles bought a brand new 1948 Hudson Commodore 8 four door sedan, It was the first year of the step-down design and a very nice comfortable car, a terrific trip taker. It had a couple of serious problems though that led my uncle to trade it in for a new 1950 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop. The Hudson leaked dust badly and because he lived up a gravel road that wasn't good...and when the temperature dropped below 20 degrees F it wouldn't start unless you pulled it which I did several times because here in Southern Michigan it can be pretty cold some winter mornings. My morning routine used to be interrupted by him asking me for a pull with the old W6 before I could do my after milking chores. He had a managing job at the local Wards Farm Store so getting to work on time at 8;30 am was pretty important. That Hudson was a beautiful thing though....two-tone blue with whitewalls and full wheel covers with that low design and lotsa chrome. You could slow it down to below 10 mph in high gear and accelerate back up to road speed smooth as silk without shifting down and it would run 80 mph all day and get 16-17 mpg.
 
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