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onerare39

2015 will be in Big Country. The details are still being put together.

Remember ther are four regions; Western, Big Country, Central and Eastern.

Maybe you were in Oklahoma City last year and got sun stroke?

John Forkner

hudsonsoul

2015 Should be in the Big Country region. So I am told.

RL Chilton

Is 2014 really in French Lick? (I had to look it up, too.) I had heard that it was going to be in Auburn, which seems like a much more logical choice and has been there, before.

russmaas

Actually 50% of the work has to be done within the past national year you enter the car. Per the regulations. A person doesn't even have to turn a wrench on there own car to enter a car. Car can be completed by "professionals" which i have seen a few entered over the years that way. The spirit of the "award" was to get more Hudson on the road and motivate people to get their cars restored, setting a goal, rather than sitting in a garage unfinished.

Geoff C., N.Z.

Why not give the overseas members a crack. Australia or New Zealand would be more than capable of putting on just as good a show as you have just had. In February we had an International vintage Car Rally with nearly 1,000 cars in attendance, and it was world class. We have 200 members in N.Z. and there are a lot more in Oz. We could even incorporate a Back-country safari!

Kdancy

Geoff, now that's an idea, I probably wouldn't be able to attend but that would make it a truly International Hudson meet!
Maybe you should contact the National Club Officers?

HudMotCarCo

The Albright Award was never intended to anoint a restored HET vehicle with prestige. As Russ indicated, Bill simply wanted to "... get more Hudson(s) on the road..." The large number of cars qualifying for the award this year would have pleased Bill. He would have walked around each car, quietly noting each piece of trim, color of paint or detail that was not appropriate for the model and/or year. Yet, he would have congratulated every entrant for rescuing another Hudson from the crusher.

We entered a 52 Hornet in the Albright Award at Oklahoma City after a two year restoration process that required ~3,400 hours. As a result, I am very well acquainted with the effort and cost required. The moderator who holds an unfavorable view of the award might want to consider that some of us restore the cars for reasons other than winning any award. For me, it was sufficient to simply park the 52 in the Albright Award zone as a tribute to Bill's vision.

Bill

46HudsonPU

I, quite frankly - Disagree.
The Albright Award was/is intended to act as an incentive to get & keep Hudsons on the road - and to keep them 'Hudson'...

From the original premise, it has evolved. A few of the requirements (gleaned from above -HET Site link to the 'Albright Rules' is not functioning (?)) -

- 50% of the restoration accomplished has to be since the last / previous National;
- At least $2,000 has to have been spent on the build/restore in those 12 months previous;

From what I am reading, that essentially means is that:

- Someone who spent 5+ years rebuilding/restoring their car, does not qualify for the Albright Award, since simple math will tell you that a maximum of only 20% of the build/restore was done in any given year;

- Someone who buys a Hudson in May, goes to Earl Scheib's and has a professional paint job done, puts some seat covers on, gets his clutch rebuilt, etc., (as long as it totals more than $2K), and brings it to the National qualifies to submit it for the Albright Award (as long as it is Hudson powered).

Yup - sounds fair to me...

SamJ

Please note that we have always tried to feature the "Albright Eligible" cars equally in the WTN and note that these cars are not "judged" but only reviewed for eligibilty for the draw. We always point out that the cars are considered equal and that the winner of the draw did not win because he or she had the 'best' car.

I always enjoy seeing the "Albright Eligible" cars. If there was no award we could have a roped-off area for "recently restored cars," which amounts to the same thing. It's great to see what people have been up to...

Browniepetersen

WOW!!! Are we ever making more out of this Albright thing than was intended or needed. Bill was (most often) a great guy to be around. He loved Hudsons and they had been a major part of his life. If you ever visited the shop in Fontana on Route 66 you would understand his passion. Bill restored some very fine cars, he put a lot of simply great Hudsons back on the road and he was a part of every venue of the hobby. I was at his shop one week and he was preparing a solid driver hudson with three carbs for the races that weekend. Bill always had time to show you around, give great advice and provide you with parts and the Hudson experience you expected. He did this at his shop and at every show that I had the opportunity to attend with him. It is great that his grandson Jason is carrying on the vision. I considered it an honor to park my car with the other Albright cars in Oklahoma City. It was never about winning or loosing--it was about meeting the standard of bringing a Hudson for others to see and enjoy as much as I do. By the way, my Oklahoma car took three years to restore. Oklahoma was its first show and no one ever asked how much I spent each month or who painted my car. Locks, keys and rules are to keep people honest. The folks who review the Albright cars do a fantastic job of applying the standards. I am proud to say that I have had three Albright candidates over the past five years. Knowing Bill as I did gives me just a bit of brotherhood knowing that we have the same vision about Hudsons. Buy one, make it stop, make it go and make it presentable--BUT, whatever you do drive one today!!!!

RL Chilton

Rick-

Technically what you are saying is correct. It occured to me some time ago that my car would not qualify for the Albright, since it took too long.

That said, the one's who administer the Albright (like Lew Bird) are not "parking lot Nazis" about the "rules". That's what you get at the AACA, exactly what Mr. Marks did not want, when he included the "no judging" edict.

I'm pretty sure they'll let me include it in the draw, as the most important parts of Bill's wishes are intact, at least $2000 was spent within the last year, and I most definitely saved another Hudson from being compost (and it's Hudson-powered). Hell, Bill helped me find some much needed and hard to get parts before he passed.

russmaas

Not quite accurate Rick. The car must have been a non-running condition car. A clutch and paint job are just maintainence/repair and would not qualify. A handfull of cars have been disqualified by that standard over the years

Park_W

Russ, I see nothing in the rules about the car having to have been a non-running car. Nor do I find anything saying that the $2,000 must have been spent within the past year. Only that a "substantial" portion of the work must have been done within the past year. And certainly, though not stated, the work should have been such that it made a significant improvement in the car's condition.

russmaas

I will make it easy. Basically if is a grade three car it better be completely restored. Grade 4 or 5 its a no brainer it has to be restored to make it a driving car. You cant take a number 3 driver car and paint it and expect to enter. People have tried and got the boot. Some poeple dont know the difference from a repair and restoration.

Park the $2000 requirement had been on the previous forms and it didn't have to be in the last year. (dont know were u got that at)

EssexAdv

Park. Interesting you say that it does not have to be completed in the year time frame. When I applied in Madison, I was Infatically told by the administrator that one of the reasons my car did not qualify was that it haden't been restored substantially within the year. I'll have to pull the application I kept to see if it agrees with the statement Then again, the issue of not allowing my car in was political and I complained loud enough that the decision was overturned by Mike Cherry. So, my experience is such that I believe that even the politics of the Albright stipend is opposed to the founding no-competition concept

RL Chilton

"Park. Interesting you say that it does not have to be completed in the year time frame. When I applied in Madison, I was Infatically told by the administrator that one of the reasons my car did not qualify was that it haden't been restored substantially within the year. I'll have to pull the application I kept to see if it agrees with the statement Then again, the issue of not allowing my car in was political and I complained loud enough that the decision was overturned by Mike Cherry. So, my experience is such that I believe that even the politics of the Albright stipend is opposed to the founding no-competition concept"

That's VERY interesting.

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