The car you see above is my '53 Coupe, parked in a lot with dozens of other cars that passed through my home town one day on a cross-country tour. I did not go on this tour because my car was not yet ready, but hope to one day participate in as many as I can. Actually being able to drive the cars we collect, is perhaps the greatest joy to me in the hobby.
I probably got the Hudson bug very early on, because Hudsons were the car of choice for my Dad when he could buy them new off the dealer lot, and as a child I rode many a mile in a “stepdown”. At age nine, my favorite place in the car was laying horizontal on the package tray over the back seat, looking out the back window, something that would make any insurance provider shudder today I’m sure, in this day and age of seat belts, child restraints, crumple zones, and lawsuits.
However, I am quite new at the actual ownership of Hudson cars, and have only started acquiring cars in the last few years. I started out by joining the National Hudson Essex Terraplane club, and quickly learned where the like-minded individuals were, not only in my own neck of the woods, but all over the world as well. It didn’t take very long after that to discover that Hudson folks are the friendliest lot one could ever imagine, and virtually everyone I met that was associated with the marque, would bend over backwards to help me in any way possible. What started as an interest in a type of car, soon turned into a host of new friendships my wife Anne and I will treasure forever! We were simply awestruck at how friendly and helpful these fellow Hudnuts truly are.
I have several Hudsons now, a 1953 Hornet sedan, a 1953 Hornet Coupe, a 1953 Hornet Convertible, a 1952 Hornet hollywood, two 1954 Hornet sedans, two 1954 Hornet Hollywoods, and a 1954 Hornet Convertible. The ’53 Coupe is my current driver, and the other cars are in need of some kind of restoration, something I hope to get started at in the very near future. I am renovating my garage to turn it into a Hudson restoration shop, and as soon as it is ready, the work will begin. I hope to docu
ment the work on each car as I go along, and will post pictures here as the work progresses, hopefully to help others learn what pitfalls may await them when they begin their own restorations, and what I had to do to solve each problem as it developed. Over the years, the site will grow as my collection hopefully will, and if it helps someone save a Hudson from the scrapyard, or gives him or her some insight into what the hobby and the car is all about to at least this individual, then that shall become my reward for the effort.
Personally, I am always adjusting the state of my own collection, and expect to buy, sell, dabble, dicker and horse trade many a Hudson car, part, and related paraphernalia over the years to come. If you have a Hudson car or related item you’d like to sell or trade, or whatever, please let us know and I’ll either try to help you sell it, or who knows, maybe even buy it myself! Send in some pictures – they truly do say a thousand words. Do you know of a Hudson in a barn or field somewhere, that may be for sale? If you do, and want to see it go to a good home, contact me by clicking on the email link below, or post its details on the site yourself if you prefer.
If you're a first time visior to this site, please note that there are a lot more pages and pictures to explore by clicking on Forum / Galleries, or Links, at the top of this page. From there, proceed by clicking on the category or thread of your choice. The pictures on this page may also be enlarged a bit by clicking on them. Clicking on the e-mail envelope icon above will take you straight to my personal e-mail address if you'd prefer to contact me directly, rather than by using the General Chat forum, or if you'd like to email me a picture or ad that you'd prefer me to post for you.
Anyway --- let's get started !!
Firstly, here's a picture of my Dad, Dania Ankney, standing beside his Hudson Wasp sedan, taken circa 1953 near Duluth, Minnesota. He is the spark that started this whole thing off! Little did I know what it was going to lead to !!
Next is a couple pictures of my current driver, the 1953 Hornet Coupe. This car is a 308 cu. in. Twin H, with automatic transmission. Options are, fog lights, visor, spotlight, radio, and tissue dispenser. This car does not have backup lights, or windshield washers, but I may add them someday. For now I like the car just as it is. Although that’s not specifically what I bought it for, it turns heads wherever it goes, and puts many a smile on a previously sober face.
Now click on Forums/Galleries, or Links at the top of this page for lots more Hudson pictures, goodies, and info!!
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