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Old 30's Hudson Race Pictures on E-bay
  • nhp1127nhp1127
    Posts: 2,275Platinum Member
    There are a couple of these pics listed on e-bay. I figured someone could download the image for the archives. Niels



    http://cgi.ebay.com/Hudson-1940-Race-Car-Dirt-Tracking-Gilmore-Fuel-Sponsor-/380249919669?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5888a950b5
  • Jon BJon B
    Posts: 4,759Moderator
    Cool! I don't recall ever having seen that photo in the WTN (at least for the past 40 years). Of course it's a '36 model, though it might have been taken in the 1940's. My thought is that it's some sort of factory authorized test. Interesting they'd use a convertible. Most of the fuel economy tests used solid-roof models.
  • 51hornetA51hornetA
    Posts: 2,338Platinum Member
    Its says Gilmore Service on the hood. Do not think this is factory related. Its a guy who built a Hudson racecar and is hitting the track. Looks like the 40's maybe early 50's
    www.hudsonmotorcar.org
  • TwinHTwinH
    Posts: 536Platinum Member
    Looks like he's a little out of the groove... LOL

    Actually it looks like the track is in the background and I'm not used to seeing

    old dirt track cars with license plates and headlights???
  • 51hornetA51hornetA
    Posts: 2,338Platinum Member
    I bet he drove that car to the track. Took a whirl then went for a sodee pop down at the five and dime. Peavey made the best rootbeer floats back in the day. Well thats what Gildersleeve said anyway.
    www.hudsonmotorcar.org
  • Jon BJon B
    Posts: 4,759Moderator
    "Well now, I wouldn't say that..."
  • 51hornetA51hornetA
    Posts: 2,338Platinum Member
    Floyd the barber would. Thats the kind of car Leroy would steal for a joy ride.
    www.hudsonmotorcar.org
  • bigboy308
    Posts: 116Expert Adviser
    Gilmore Oil Co. was a West Coast petroleum Company that had a string of gas stations. Most "grease monkeys" at the stations were racers and put either Gilmore decals or painted Giulmore on the cars somewhere.

    I would wager that the car in the picture is from the Southern California area.



    Gilmore also owned or leased a Dirt short track near Hollywood, Ca. I can remember my father attending many midget race meets @ Gilmore Stadium in the 1940's.
  • hudsontechhudsontech
    Posts: 4,040Platinum Member
    The Gilmore Oil Company also sponsored Roscoe Turner in air racing (Roscoe went on to win the Bendix trophy in 1933 and the Thompson trophy in 1934 (winning air races which was a big deal back then. He also toured with lion cub named "Gilmore" for publicity; complete with a cub-sized parachute, Turner would frequently take "Gilmore" on tour with him.

    Another of those colorful people that populated the 1920's and 1930's - you could say the govm't regulated them out of business. LOL



    Hudsonly

    Alex Burr

    Memphis, TN
    http://www.hetclub.org/
    http://hetclub.org/burr/lithomepage.htm
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