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Hudson Metro on "Pickers"
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Anyone else spot the red Hudson Metropolitan on one of last night's episodes of "American Picker" on the History Channel? Looked like it was in really nice shape, tucked away in a shed somewhere in Iowa. The "Pickers" didn't offer the owner anything for it, because they said they didn't want to insult her with a low number.Workin Stiff
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Hudson308 wrote:
Saw it too... Was going to post it on the Forum last night, but wanted to first re-run the episode (I recorded it on FIOS). It somewhat astonished me that they did not want to offend or insult her with a low offer(?)...Anyone else spot the red Hudson Metropolitan on one of last night's episodes of "American Picker" on the History Channel? Looked like it was in really nice shape, tucked away in a shed somewhere in Iowa. The "Pickers" didn't offer the owner anything for it, because they said they didn't want to insult her with a low number.
The last indication was that it was somewhere in NW Iowa, one of the signs on the road on their way there was US 23, if you go along with their editing scheme. There are a few shots of the exterior of the buildings (covered with hub caps). It is owned by a little old lady named "Bo", who appears to grow a LOT of sunflowers.
Not much to go on, but I honestly do not think that those 'pickers' will share the location if asked -
BTW - I moved this thread to the Hudsons area, as it will get more attention here. Maybe someone will read the description, see the episode, and recognize the building & know who owns it... -
I had not see the show before and just happened to flip it on when the Met came up. As they panned i saw the Hudson emblem on the front. They seemed to be drawn to other small stuff that they could make a quick buck on.
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Thanks Rick. Yeah, I thought lowballing a potential seller was pretty much their job. Heck I'd be pefectly willing to insult her with a $1000.00 offer if I knew where the car is. The Crosleys that other guy had were pretty cool. He's got examples of quite a few Crosley body styles I didn't even know existed.Workin Stiff
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I also saw that. It was the first time I saw the show and the Metro caught my attention. I was thinking it would be fun going through places like that. Most in my area are 'picked' over or gone.
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Hudson308 wrote:Thanks Rick. Yeah, I thought lowballing a potential seller was pretty much their job. Heck I'd be pefectly willing to insult her with a $1000.00 offer if I knew where the car is. The Crosleys that other guy had were pretty cool. He's got examples of quite a few Crosley body styles I didn't even know existed.
Interesting episode. The area these fellows are operating in is prime Hudson territory. At one time in my life I lived in eastern NE. Weekend forays into the sorrounding area were common. Lots of treasure was to be had then and I am sure now too as evidenced by this show. Crosleys, Metros, and the super rare vespa ( BTW... did anyone catch the overlay stating VESPA means WASP in Italian?). Active searching for Hudsons in the 70s were regularly rewarded with barn finds ... several I drove out of barns... 39 Country Club 6 sedan, 53 Hornet Sedan, and a 51 Super 6 pickup conversion. None were more than 300 dollars to purchase either. So long as the folks don't meet you at the gate or door with a scatter gun ... you got a good chance of a peek in the shed. Happy Pikin folks... those Hudsons are still hiding in the barns and sheds.
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They are located in LeClaire Iowa, Just north of the Quad cities( Davenport,Moline, Bettendorf, Rock Island). The Metro is in Indiana if you listen to them. The Crosleys are in Burlington, Iowa And yes, he has about one of everything they made, plus some. And yea there are lots of stuff left in barns still, you would not belive some of the stuff I pulled from barns and such 30 years ago out here. Pennsylvania is the same thing. I pulled lots of things from sheds and barns while I lived there. There is one fellow out here who has at least one of everything Ford made from 32 to 40 including Mercs. Several large Chevy collectors here also. As far as Hudsons I don't think there was ever a lot of them out here in Eastern Iowa. I think that if you get out and look you will find things every in the USA. One fellow I know pulled 7 Model T's from a 1910 to 1926 and 4 truckloads of parts from one estate last fall.
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The pickers also have a '50 Nash in their backyard.
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I also saw this episode of the "Pickers" and saw the part where they, the two guys going around doing the "picking", ran across the Hudson Metro on the 86 year old woman's farm. If I remember right, the reason why they didn't attempt to purchase the Metro is that, as they pretty much put it, "Metros aren't worth that much". Anyway, it did appear to be in fairly good condition from what they showed on the exterior and interior. I'm sure it'll turn out to be a good "barn find" for someone eventually if it hasn't been purchased by now. Also, nice to see how well that woman was still getting around her farm at her age!
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I am a member of the Crosley club, (along with the HET club) The guy with the Crosley's is Paul Gorrell, he has more Crosley's than anybody in the club. very smart man, he took two crosley engines and somehow made a 6 cylinder, and he also took two crosley motors laid them on there side and made a 8 cylinder.
I would like to have that Playboy that he owns.
Barry Smedley
53' Super Jet
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hoosiercrosley wrote:I am a member of the Crosley club, (along with the HET club) The guy with the Crosley's is Paul Gorrell, he has more Crosley's than anybody in the club. very smart man, he took two crosley engines and somehow made a 6 cylinder, and he also took two crosley motors laid them on there side and made a 8 cylinder.
I would like to have that Playboy that he owns.
Barry Smedley
53' Super Jet
and a bunch of Crosley's
I thought we had a fellow Hudnut with some Crosleys here on the forum. Figgered you'd chime in here sometime, Barry. Paul sure has a pile o'stuff... I'd never seen the early Crosleys with the pointed nose before. Neat looking cars. Workin Stiff -
Anybody know how to get ahold of Paul Gorrell? I know I saw an Amphi outside! You can PM me so you don't have to post his info. Thanx!! Arnie
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The "Pointed nose" ones are prewar 1939, 1942 they are pretty scarce 2cyl. air cooled. Check out the web site. Go too crosley automobile club, lots of pictures and info.
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Here is a car similar type car. As someone said, these aren't worth much when even fixed up....
http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/cto/1571554919.html -
I have a Crosley too! A little slow for a 52 model but keeps the beer cool!:eek:
53 Crosley Refrigerator 003_126471910746418.jpg814 x 1085 - 89K -
SuperDave wrote:I have a Crosley too! A little slow for a 52 model but keeps the beer cool!:eek:
Where was your fridge made? In the late 50s, Dad worked for a company named HARDER Manufacturing. HM made Crosley Fridges and Tyler Cooling boxes. The later is still a brand used in grocery stores. Neat,
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Think a Metro would be a lot of fun, especially if one could wedge a bigger engine into it and keep it looking somewhat original (think sleeper...). A GM 4.2L V6 would most likely 'fit' and move that thing along pretty good...
A lot of interesting stuff going-on around that old guy with the Crosleys! Also, speaking of Crosleys - There is an unusual Crosley on eBay right now (or at least the seller seems to think so) - a Crosley golf cart?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1946-1947-CROSLEY-CONVERTIBLE-GOLF-CART-BARN-FIND-42-48_W0QQitemZ370289823912QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSalvage_Parts_Cars?hash=item5636fe50a8
Honestly, to me it looks more like something that was 'thrown' together, nothing like what would be a golf cart... -
SuperDave wrote:I have a Crosley too! A little slow for a 52 model but keeps the beer cool!:eek:
That's cool (sorry, guys)! :oWorkin Stiff -
40 Years ago I bought a Crosley Hotshot that was an old race car, was loaded with speed equip. also next to it was a Martz Hudson special that Rich Vensa(old member) bought. Found them in Hanover, Md. Don't know what Rich did with the Hudson. Fellow here in town has a 29 Hudson coupe and a 22 Essex touring as well a a lot of T parts. Won't talk about selling anything.
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My Dad bought a new Crosley in 1947. I was 4 years old. One day I thought I would help him and I removed the gas cap. I went and got the garden hose, turned on the water, and filled it up. I was so proud to be of help. When I told my Dad what I had done, he just went out to the car, pulled the gas tank and drained out all my hard work. It's funny now but it wasn't funny then.
It was a daily driver for our family until 1958. At one time, Mom had 11 - six graders and herself, in that Crosley, taking us to some event.
When I was 14, I claimed it to be my car for when I got my drivers license. Did alot of cleaning and polishing. I even cleaned and painted the underside of that car. It was a fun car to drive.
One time I ran out of gas 50 miles from home and only had 25 cents in my pocket. 25 cents got me 1 gallon of gas and brought me home.
When I turned 16 Dad gave me a choice between the Crosley or his 1940 Ply 2 dr sedan to be my car. I'm now in high school. I loved that Crosley, wish I still had it, but when I thought of which car a girl would prefer to ride in, I reluctantly chose the Ply.
Soon after that, a friend of mine wanted to buy the Crosley, Dad sold it to him in 1958 for $50.
We had many wonderful and some scary adventures in that Crosley. But that's for another time.
Have a good day. Lee -
One reason I would like to have the Crosley today, is to set it in bed of the barn find 47 Hudson PU I found and drive around with it.
A 47 Hudson PU with a 47 Crosley sedan in the bed would be an interesting sight.
Have a good day. Lee -
Since we're talking Crosleys now, I'll tell my story.
When my wife and I married, we were broke college students, with parttime jobs. One of our used wedding gifts was a Crosley refrigerator, a gift from a girl friend of my wife(it was sitting outside the girls home on the ground) I put a thermostat in it and it was working a year later when we gave it away.
My parents gave us a used radio, you guessed it, a Crosley.
We needed a stove, a friend of my wife said she had one that one eye didnt work, yep, a Crosley.
What a beginning, no we didnt name our first child Crosley. Thanks for listening. Bob -
bobdriveshudson wrote:Since we're talking Crosleys now, I'll tell my story.
When my wife and I married, we were broke college students, with parttime jobs. One of our used wedding gifts was a Crosley refrigerator, a gift from a girl friend of my wife(it was sitting outside the girls home on the ground) I put a thermostat in it and it was working a year later when we gave it away.
My parents gave us a used radio, you guessed it, a Crosley.
We needed a stove, a friend of my wife said she had one that one eye didnt work, yep, a Crosley.
What a beginning, no we didnt name our first child Crosley. Thanks for listening. Bob
When car folks find out my wife and I named our second son, "Hudson", at least a couple of times, I've gotten the remark, "At least you weren't into Gremlins!" -
Well, since this thread has really gone astray (with my help) The refrigerator I posted is a 52 model..built I don't know where. it was white, but I kinda liked the Hudson colors.. The remarkable thing about it..It has never had the refrigeration system touched! Not one sign of a line tap valve installed. The door gasket is original and still working. All I did is repair some rust, Paint ,replace the line cord that was almost all copper with a hint of a few pieces of rubber. I had the handle replated and made some shelving. Some SOB must have sold the aluminum shelves for scrap. The defrost element is broken but the thermostat is still working fine. The ornament on the front is original.
Amazing .. They really don't make 'em like they used to. -
I have a Crosley refrigerator in my garage, early 50's keeps the beer really cold, and you can't even here it run! But you sure here the cars running1 Clackity clack, claity clack!!
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There's quite a story behind the Metropolitan; Lewis Crosley and George Mason of Nash-Kelvinator were golfing buddies at the Detroit Athletic Club, and naturally the topic often drifted onto small cars. It's claimed that Mason was inspired by Lewis' talk of the benefits of small cars, and that was the inspiration of the NXI, the Metro's predecessor. The 1955 Hudson Metropolitan is a badge-engineered one-year-only AMC Metropolitan, the only difference being the grille emblem.
The CROSLEY CAR OWNERS CLUB (CCOC) is a dues-free preservation/restoration-based Crosley club open to all with an interest in Crosleys and has perhaps the world's biggest collection of Crosley and Crosley-related photos. www.onelist.com/group/Crosley -
What was this thread about? Oh ya, 'Picken'
Since Jack Miller has one, I wonder if there are any Hudson original wood bumpers stashed away for the picken?
Have a good day. Lee -
SuperDave wrote:Well, since this thread has really gone astray (with my help) The refrigerator I posted is a 52 model..built I don't know where. it was white, but I kinda liked the Hudson colors.. The remarkable thing about it..It has never had the refrigeration system touched! Not one sign of a line tap valve installed. The door gasket is original and still working. All I did is repair some rust, Paint ,replace the line cord that was almost all copper with a hint of a few pieces of rubber. I had the handle replated and made some shelving. Some SOB must have sold the aluminum shelves for scrap. The defrost element is broken but the thermostat is still working fine. The ornament on the front is original.
Amazing .. They really don't make 'em like they used to.
I don't mind at all, Dave... that's why I originally posted this thread in the "Discussions" section.
Those Pickers have what I would almost consider a dream job... doing what I love doing on long summer road trips. I rarely actually stop, though... unless there's a Hudson. I just enjoy spottin' the junk from the road as I'm driving by. :rolleyes:Workin Stiff
