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Juergen, welcome! I wish you the best of luck in your decision on purchasing an older car.

We who own Hudsons enjoy them very much, but with any "older" car -- Hudson or any other marque -- there will be MUCH more maintenance involved than with a "newer" car. This is especially true of the early 1930's.

That is why we have clubs like the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club which has approximately 3,500 members worldwide. If you purchase this automobile it would be logical to join the H-E-T Club. The website is at http://www.hetclub.org/ .

If you purchase this car, one thing you can do is to communicate with owners of similar 1932 Hudsons, via e-mail or telephone. They can offer advice on repair, restoration, or maintenance. I know of a 1932 Hudson Eight coupe which is located not far from me. The same owner also has a 1933 Hudson Eight, which is quite similar.

I can offer you no advice on this particular year of Hudson, but I am sure that you will receive many replies to your question, from people are knowledgeable. Also, be aware that there is a website containing much technical literature for Hudsons, which you can download. It is located here: http://hetclub.org/burr/lithomepage.htm .

The Bullenstall car museum has one Hudson in its collection, a 1948 six-cylinder model. The owner, Gert Lohse is quite friendly and he may have heard of other Hudsons (older, like your car) in Germany. You might want to talk to him. The website of the museum is http://www.oldtimerauto.de/ .

I would estimate there are 4 or 5 of the 1932 coupes in existence, but that is just a guess. You might wish to contact the gentleman who maintains a registry of all the remaining 1932 Hudsons. His name is David Putman and he lives in Utah, USA. His e-mail address is HETDBPutman@msn.com -- PLEASE remove the HET from the address before e-mailing him!

You might ask him how many coupes are still listed in his list. However, he only knows of those vehicles whose owners have taken the time to advise him of their cars! If you purchase the 1932 Hudson, he would be happy to receive the information on your car so he can add it to his list.

You may purchase the "Hudsonite" clutch oil from Wildrick Restoration in Indiana, USA http://www.wildrickrestoration.com/ . You may also use a certain type of automatic transmission oil but perhaps someone else can inform you of the exact type.

Juergen:

I just received an e-mail from Brian Bazell, grandson of one of the previous owners of this car, Mr. Joseph Bazell, who died many years ago.

Unfortunately, neither Brian nor anyone in the family, knows much of the car's history. And sadly, his grandmother died very recently. She would have been able to give you the history of the car.

Brian says that your 1932 Hudson was his grandfather's favorite car of the more than 50 antique cars he owned over the years.

After the car was painted, Brian was re-installing the gasoline tank, when it slipped from his hands, hitting him in the forehead. He says he still bears the scar from that injury!

Brian says he is going to visit the gentleman who did a lot of work on your car when Joe Bazell owned it. Possibly that gentleman will recall some of the car's history. I'll post a message here, if I learn any more.

---Jon B.

Postscript -- I did send an e-mail to Mr. Putman at the address you mentioned, and it was not returned. So possibly your e-mail host has some sort of conflict with his e-mail host. Maybe you could ask a friend to send an e-mail to Mr. Putman (from a different e-mail host).