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Smasher O'Brannan

Hi folks!.......I was looking for the curb weight of my 49' supersix sedan.

I found an old post by walt I think but I didn't know if my 49' would be around the same weight. this car had the 262/standard with no o.d. any idea's on what the curb weight was?

Jon B

Alex Burr's Hudson Handbook gives it as 3,695.

Billy K.TN.

Smasher O'Brannan wrote:

Hi folks!.......I was looking for the curb weight of my 49' supersix sedan.

I found an old post by walt I think but I didn't know if my 49' would be around the same weight. this car had the 262/standard with no o.d. any idea's on what the curb weight was?

From T he History Of Hudson by Don Butler. The 49 Super Six 4 Door sedan when equipped in standard form was3,555 pound and selling at$2,207. The super eighht weished 3,565 pd. and sold for $2,296/

Smasher O'Brannan

Thanks guys I finally found it also as 3555 dry weight so thats about right for curb weight thanks!

MikeWA

When I had my '48 coupe hauled up from California, the hauler said he had to leave it off the load the first trip because he would have been overweight- I asked him what he figured it weighed, he said "some guy" told him 5,200 #. I gave him a more realistic number, and he got it on the next load.

hudsontech

Car Distribution Department Bulletin # DL-49-2, Shipping Weights '490" Series gives curb weight for Super Six Sedan as 3,730 pounds.

That's a factory issued bulletin - issued on 11-28-1948. Jon has an older book (not his fault) that doesn't have the bulletins I added to the weight sheet section.

These bulletins, along with others are available on Gregg Maroneys Hudson on-line library site @:

http://www.hudsonterraplane.com/tech/tech_index.htm

Hudsonly,

Alex Burr

HudsonTech

Memphis, TN

Smasher O'Brannan

thanks for the help fellas

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