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In this Discussion
- 1049superg February 2010
- 2manyprojects February 2010
- 51hornetA February 2010
- Aaron D. IL February 2010
- davegnh1 February 2010
- hudnut1tmr February 2010
- Hudson308 February 2010
- nhp1127 February 2010
- oldhudsons February 2010
- walt norem February 2010
53 super wasp
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nice butt on it was the first thing that crossed my mind when I brought up the pic. LOL
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Like to see pics of the frame. Looks like that car sat outside for a lot of years.www.hudsonmotorcar.org
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With the rust showing through the quarters I'm guessing swiss cheese has fewer holes. The Glove box door says Hudson Wasp It should read Super Wasp, and with no Twin-H? Not worth the starting bid!
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walt norem wrote:
Yeah, but as the descriptions states, "another extremely rare car" makes all that "holier" than swiss cheese rust worth overlooking!With the rust showing through the quarters I'm guessing swiss cheese has fewer holes. The Glove box door says Hudson Wasp It should read Super Wasp, and with no Twin-H? Not worth the starting bid! -
I'm betting this is not a "super" but a plain wasp with added fender spears! The trunk emblem and glove box door give it away. If the snow wasn't four feet deep I'd take some pics of my 53 Super Wasp sd. I passed on fairly solid 52 wasp CC last year for $500 less than this one and it ran, poorly but it ran. I guess it all depends on your view. I already have a 52 CC and the proper twin-h to go on it. To me not worth over $1,500!!
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Yes on eBay rare adds 2K to the price extremely rare adds 4K and RARE in caps means 8k or more. Yup its a crock. If its so rare restore it and I will buy the finished car off you.www.hudsonmotorcar.org
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walt norem wrote:I'm betting this is not a "super" but a plain wasp with added fender spears! The trunk emblem and glove box door give it away. If the snow wasn't four feet deep I'd take some pics of my 53 Super Wasp sd. I passed on fairly solid 52 wasp CC last year for $500 less than this one and it ran, poorly but it ran. I guess it all depends on your view. I already have a 52 CC and the proper twin-h to go on it. To me not worth over $1,500!!
Oh - come on , you guys are just spoiled , wish I would have had something half that good to start with !! -
stateline wrote:Oh - come on , you guys are just spoiled , wish I would have had something half that good to start with !!
Well then, you sure made a silk purse out of a sow's ear!
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kinda sad that all you experts are so negative about someone elses car. i think its just nice the car survived all these years. you guys sure are petty, wrong glove box door,added fender spears, wrong trim. lets see some pics of the experts cars and lets see what nice remarks show up on this forum. come on guys its just a old car, get a more positive outlook. negative negative, negative:)
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HI everyone, I have the same car. I think mine just says "Wasp" on the glovebox door, mine is original and is a "Superwasp". I suppose the glovebox door could have been changed.Walt, does your car say "Superwasp"?
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And it just says "Wasp" on the trunk.
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come on...Commenting on these cars is half the fun.... plus no one has said anything that wasn't true yet. I'm agains't being PC (politically correct). I always ask people "why is it politically incorrect when your correct?".
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irregardless of the above opinions of the car, you've missed a few points in re rarity: it is stick shift with o.d.!
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davegnh1 wrote:HI everyone, I have the same car. I think mine just says "Wasp" on the glovebox door, mine is original and is a "Superwasp". I suppose the glovebox door could have been changed.Walt, does your car say "Superwasp"?
The Super Wasp sd does. So did the one I sold. Both 53s. Last Summer I bought 8 51-53 & 1 54 Hudsons half were wasps, 2 supers & 3 regular. -
stateline wrote:Oh - come on , you guys are just spoiled , wish I would have had something half that good to start with !!
I'll admit I'm a lucky f%&*. I'm the second owner of southern car (with an original 1955 TJ interior) that was parked in a shed in1960. No it is not perfect! It came with ALL the paper work, I know he traded a 49 C8 sd for it, and the fender,bumper, & hood were dented from his 16 year old son who just got his drivers license. I paid a lot less than what this guy is asking. -
2manyprojects wrote:kinda sad that all you experts are so negative about someone elses car. i think its just nice the car survived all these years. you guys sure are petty, wrong glove box door,added fender spears, wrong trim. lets see some pics of the experts cars and lets see what nice remarks show up on this forum. come on guys its just a old car, get a more positive outlook. negative negative, negative:)
You're absolutely right. This car has alot more going for it than the '48 coupe sitting in my driveway. I actually like the car... especially because it's a stick. I emailed the seller asking about the VIN. 4C would indicate a Wasp, 5C a Super Wasp.Workin Stiff -
Nice headliner!
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Hudson308 wrote:You're absolutely right. This car has alot more going for it than the '48 coupe sitting in my driveway. I actually like the car... especially because it's a stick. I emailed the seller asking about the VIN. 4C would indicate a Wasp, 5C a Super Wasp.
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walt norem wrote:Do you mind if I ask what you paid for your coupe?
"I paid a lot less than what this guy was asking"
If you're actually interested in the story, I gave the short version on post #9 of this thread.
http://classiccar.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=62&jfile=showthread.php&t=19896
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48 Coupe 006_126622425847027.jpg682 x 510 - 95KWorkin Stiff -
I don't think yours looks bad at all. Looks like all the panels are in good usable shape! Comparing yours to that wasp is not an apple to apple comparison. IMO (maybe cabin fever had something to do with your responses- hang in there spring IS coming)
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walt norem wrote:I don't think yours looks bad at all. Looks like all the panels are in good usable shape! Comparing yours to that wasp is not an apple to apple comparison. IMO (maybe cabin fever had something to do with your responses- hang in there spring IS coming)
ps nice quote and I'm sure it is true!
Well, if I were offered both cars for the same price, that Super Wasp would edge out the '48 by a fair bit. The '48 is a good, solid car but it needs everything. I've already welded in new front floors and rebuilt the brakes with all new parts. As you say, spring is coming but not soon enough for me to get back at it. The SW is a bit of a rare bird (bee?) with that 3psd. & overdrive, and it has an almost-useable interior (including a very nice headliner as mentioned). Stateline has done a fantastic job so far on a car he says was worse off than this one offered for sale. As such, my "silk purse" comment was meant more as a compliment to Stateline's work that a dig at this car.Workin Stiff -
I agree that stateline has turned his car into a sweeeet ride! Kudos to him! And that spring coming tomarrow would tickle me to no end! Last fall Saw all new brakes,lines and all,the rearend being made ready for the road, and friday the engine kit from Dale Cooper showed up so the machine shop can finish the #matching motor. It won't be long and I'll be burning the tits off those Wide whites.
