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HERE IS A WEB SITE I NEVER SAW BEFORE $181,500.

http://www.rmauctions.com/CarDetails.cfm?SaleCode=WD08&CarID=r113&Currency

RL Chilton

That was about 8 months ago and is the highest price pretty much all of us have seen for a convertible. Keep in mind that that price included 8%(?) commission both ways. Still an impressive price for a Hudson, isn't it?

Pretty car, too.

nhp1127

A pretty car indeed. At that price, I would bet it was restored to the highest levels.

Heart Of Texas

The car was originally owned by Spencer Blake of Canyon Texas. If memory serves me correctly the car was restored by the Davis family prior to 1986. I last saw the car when Spencer brought it to the HET nationals at Golden Colorado in 1986.

Ken U-Tx

I thought it was Spencer's old Comm. 8 Convert also. Yes, it was restored by the Davis Brothers in IL. I did ride in it once, I think it was `1988 or 89. Unbelievable price though. I doubt it would have fetched that much at this time of the year though. I do recall Chris Davis was putting it back in the enclosed trailer in the late 80's, he insisted that he do so instead of Spencer's wife, and he dropped one of the rear wheels off the ramp, and the side of car was damaged on the trailer door opening.....:eek: Ken U

SuperDave

That identical picture appeared on a calander last year. my bookkeeping office gave me the page which is posted by my computer.. About as close to owning another 49 Commodore Eight as I'll ever get.

ESSX28-1 · ESSX28-1 December 2008 Posts: 998Platinum Member

R M Auctions state that "Commodore Eight Convertible sold for $3,138, and partly as a result, just 64 examples were built."

Is the '64 built' fact or auction talk?

RL Chilton

Auction Talk. Exact breakdown of model/ year is not known.

ArkieJazz

Ken U-Tx wrote:

I thought it was Spencer's old Comm. 8 Convert also. Yes, it was restored by the Davis Brothers in IL. I did ride in it once, I think it was `1988 or 89. Unbelievable price though. I doubt it would have fetched that much at this time of the year though. I do recall Chris Davis was putting it back in the enclosed trailer in the late 80's, he insisted that he do so instead of Spencer's wife, and he dropped one of the rear wheels off the ramp, and the side of car was damaged on the trailer door opening.....:eek: Ken U

It so happens that Spencer Blake is my dad, so I have a working knowledge of this car. Who are these Davis brothers you guys are talking about? Do you mean Chris and Gene Davis? They were a father and son operation who did the absolutely best work you can imagine on Hudsons. Gene has passed on and it was a great loss to all of us. His son Chris continues to do magnificent work in his shop in Charleston, Illinois. The trailer incident in Golden happened nothing like the way Ken described it. I won't beleaguer the details, but folks ought to just stay quiet if they don't know the facts.

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