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akcoop

Well I went on a mission to see if a Hudson was worth rescuing. Frankly I am in the undecided category as to whether this is worth the gas for a truck and trailer and the hour drive to retrieve. I guess I am throwing this Hudson on the mercy of the Hudson court. What do you all think about this?

Frankly I could not find much that was even salvagable. I am also not sure what to do with the 10 pounds of raccoon dung on the driver's seat or the 1.5 feet of dirt on the passenger side.

From what we understand, this was a one owner car where the valve froze and they parked it. Obviously the tires went flat and the underside got the worst of it.

This must have been a sweet ride. Red and white two tone with a continental kit.

I do have the original big pictures if you want to look at specific parts. If you have parts you need and willing to chip in some dough for gas in exchange for the part, with a compelling arguement I could be motivated to go.

SuperDave

Well, I doubt it would be worth the effort and money to restore, but.. The continental parts should be saved Also the doors and quarter windows, since they fit convertibles should absolutely be saved. I can tell it's a LOOOONG way from where I am or I would be there just for the parts.

Dave W fl

RL Chilton

It's pretty rough. Is it restorable? Absolutely. Is it worth it? Tough question and one you pretty much have to answer yourself. Certainly very costly even if you do most of the work yourself. Outrageous if you contract it all out.

I know there are better candidates out there if this is the car you're after. I personally, and most definately would get this one for the parts.

66patrick66

Windows and regulators, doors, w/s glass (is it good? Couldn't tell in the pics), Connie kit, whatever engine brackets, linkages and accessories, and whatever else you might be able to pull off the car.

Salvageability? Any car is salvageable and restorable, just depends how bad you want that car and how much money you want to ultimately spend.

duncan

Hi im restoring a54 Hornet Hollywood I would love to have a continental

kit for my car. Duncan

duncan

Hi this is duncan again any hudson is worth keeping for whatever reason.

Ialso need dogslegs stone guards for me 54 hornet Hollywood

duncan

Billy K.TN.

It is worth saveing for parts.

jsrail

Billy K.TN. wrote:

It is worth saveing for parts.

My exact sentiments.

hoosiercrosley

Save it!! Even if it just for parts! Somebody will thank you!

Barry Smedley 53" Jet

harry54

I agree.... save it for Parts.....

hud41

Is the frame and floor rotted ? Parts yeh. Restore no, Just my opinion

PaulButler

As others have said my view is that in this day and age any car is worth saving if even just for parts.

back in the 80s I was grabbing up all the old Road Runners and Chargers lying around - got laughed at then . Id sure get it and save everything good off it !!

smcmanus

Not criticizing the poll, but maybe a better poll question for this car is: Restore it, or part it out.

Obviously there must be some good parts in there, but certainly this car is beyond restoring purely for economic reasons.

Have a nice day

Steve

akcoop

Steve, the issue with this car is that I have to drive about 1 1/2 hours to get to it, then I am going to have to get a tractor to get it on the trailer and then I will have to find a place to store it. I was trying to figure out with its condition, was it even worth going after. Based on everyone's comments, I am going to make an attempt. Will post pictures if I get it loaded.

RL Chilton

That's the spirit!! Look forward to more pics.

frankmn

give it to one of those fool streetrodders, they will take anything.

unique1963

frankmn wrote:

give it to one of those fool streetrodders, they will take anything.

oh we will? laffin

mike

jsrail

Better resto material than hot rodding! Us rodders like a much better car to start with, unless its going to be a rat rod! LOL (than it needs a couple bullet holes in the doors!)

Jay
"its better to burn out....than it is to rust"
neil young

well lets see, some flat black paint, new tires and cut the front coils. Instant hot rod. if you want to get fancy...some white pinstriping.

smcmanus

akcoop wrote:

Steve, the issue with this car is that I have to drive about 1 1/2 hours to get to it, then I am going to have to get a tractor to get it on the trailer and then I will have to find a place to store it. I was trying to figure out with its condition, was it even worth going after. Based on everyone's comments, I am going to make an attempt. Will post pictures if I get it loaded.

I once drove 1200 miles roundtrip to pick up 2 cars in the same or worse condition (for which I paid money!) to get one intake manifold. I guess you should ask other guys with better judgement than me:D

My wife bought me an 8K Ramsey winch many years ago after watching me hand crank a jeep onto the trailer. I guess she really does love me, and I still love my wench!

Have a nice day

Steve

ralpie

...I guess she really does love me, and I still love my wench!

Have a nice day

Steve[/QUOTE]

Steve.... hope she does not read the forum... fat fingering keys can get us all in the dog house.... LOL.

Know what you mean about good WINCHES.

Cheers and laughin in HOT.

54Hollywood

akcoop wrote:

Steve, the issue with this car is that I have to drive about 1 1/2 hours to get to it, then I am going to have to get a tractor to get it on the trailer and then I will have to find a place to store it. I was trying to figure out with its condition, was it even worth going after. Based on everyone's comments, I am going to make an attempt. Will post pictures if I get it loaded.

I sent you a PM about this. Depending on where it is, I could probably come out to help with the move. It's a shame to see a fine Hollywood, or any other Hudson, left to the elements like that. Let me know if I can help.

Hudsonly,

Tim in WI

duncan

Hi Ak Cooper Hows the Hudson Resque Mission coming. When I bought my Hollywood I drove about 3000 miles to pick up my car.

akcoop

Still working on it. I was all set to go a couple of weeks ago, but the farmer could not get to it. We decided that when he gets it pulled out to the road, we will come pick it up. I will post pictures when the job is done.

akcoop

I finally got all of the pictures copied to my server. Copy or click on this link and then just change the 1.jpg to 2.jpg and so on up to 11.jpg to see all the pictures. I would change the properties on the folder, but frankly don't have time to figure it out.

http://209.234.75.36/images/54HHH/1.jpg

hudsonkid

holy file size, batman.....

Looks like from the one picture I waited painfully to download, that it is well worth saving for parts. there are a bunch of parts there that are tough to find, and whether it is free, or you got to pay a couple hundred for it, definitely, take the time and save it.

hornet53

No kidding! Didn't know they made giga-pixel cameras yet!

akcoop

Sorry guys. Works great on my internal network here. : ) Just a warning to those with slow connections. All of these pics are about 1.8 MB. I left them big so if you want to look at the detail...its there! They are also on an old pentium 233Mhz, but at least every Mhz is dedicated to sending you the picture! Enjoy. It ain't pretty, but it is a Hudson.

ralpie

Thanks for posting the pictures... hope your adventure included capturing the car so the parts can be saved.

akcoop

Not yet Ken. I am dependent on the farmer to pull it to the road now. He doesn't want to tear up the ground leading to the car. I think when I do get it out, I need to get a firehose or a big power washer and get the piles of raccoon dung and dirt out of the car.

Aaron

TwinH

Say it isn't so!Judging from the background in the pics,there's not another

raccoon Hilton in sight. Now I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you grabbed the

continental kit,or nabbed some trim,but by now generations of coons have

called it home. Oh,the humanity....

nick s

akcoop wrote:

Not yet Ken. I am dependent on the farmer to pull it to the road now. He doesn't want to tear up the ground leading to the car. I think when I do get it out, I need to get a firehose or a big power washer and get the piles of raccoon dung and dirt out of the car.

Aaron

dig in the dirt before he pulls it out. that missing side trim just may be there and well worth the effort to find and protect.

54Hollywood

Aaron:

Great pictures! Thanks for posting them. Very sad to see how it was left to deteriorate like that. Looks like it was really beaten up even after being dumped in the field. Is there even a rear axle on it? I couldn't tell by the photos. Again, let me know if I can help. Hollywood guys gotta stick together!

Tim in WI.

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