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1950 Hudson 'Custom' - on Ebay -
  • jsrail
    Posts: 1,534Platinum Member
    Not too wild on the front bumper, I'm considering welding mine together as one piece and leaving the bumperettes off. And that distributer looks like its mashed into the firewall. I'm glad mine's on the front. But not a bad looking ride either. Not sure if I'd pay the "buy it now" price.

    Jay
  • barry
    Posts: 65Senior Contributor
    Jay, we made one piece bumpers for my coupe, even pieced in to delete the front license indention. Welded the bolts on the back to make a perfectly smooth bumper. They look great, but was a big pain, came back from the chromer twice with pin holes in the chrome over where we welded it. If you do this be sure to get a great weld and grind it smooth and inspect it for defects.

    Anyway car is finished and goes to the upholstery shop next, only took two and a half years, I thought it would have been finished in one year.
  • jsrail
    Posts: 1,534Platinum Member
    Barry, send some pics of it when you get it back! I like your ride alot.



    Jay
  • hornet53hornet53
    Posts: 403Platinum Member
    What's the point of the fake exhaust coming out the back? Doesn't make sense to me.
    1953 Hornet sedan Twin-H
    Custom front springs, drop-blocks out back, Clifford 6-2 headers exiting out back shotgun style, Pertronix, and Flames!

    1964 Chevy C-10 Longbed, 396/TH400 lowered just enough and \"easy to touch up\" Black paint.

    2003 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
    Caved in quarter and fender. Bad paint. Non-True-Trac heap. But it's paid for.
  • 46HudsonPU46HudsonPU
    Posts: 5,150Moderator
    hornet53 wrote:
    What's the point of the fake exhaust coming out the back? Doesn't make sense to me.
    Has me curious too...
    Also - "Dummy Spots"... Why? Guess it is a matter of taste, but don't see a reason to put them on unless they're functional/useable (and you would actually use them...).
  • hudsonkid
    Posts: 2,298Platinum Member
    I like this, but would change a couple of things...



    this car would look so good in all gold... good 50's custom color....



    not wild about the caddy taillights...



    bumpers, not too crazy about those either... weld the stock ones, no guards...



    hudsons seem to be real hard to find the right "fit" for a custom grille. they just don't have the right opening, so it seems, kind of hard to explain, but often, they don't look right, when they are customized...



    also, I would have deleted all of the side trim.



    Other than that, it looks like a nice ride...
  • nosduh05
    Posts: 1Hitchhiker
    46HudsonPU wrote:

    I like the Plymouth bumper on the back.I saw one on another Hudson.Dose it have to be rebent or shaped at all