1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Dave53-7C · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

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Why do people trash fine old cars? Starting bid of $500.00 with a reserve...please. Rolling Eyes

51hornet · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Take a bit to pull it back from the butcher job...

Dave53-7C · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Man, talk about a car being a shadow of its former self...

51hornet · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Why replace excellent Hudson front suspension with POS suspension? someone help me with that one.....I smell rust issues...

Dave53-7C · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Of all suspensions to use, torsion bars. The rapist must have been a Mopar guy.

51hornet · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Just a bad chop job...a real bad chop job. Still if it isn't a rust bucket it could be brought back to the light.....

Dave53-7C · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

The only way most of the cars we dig up (no pun intended) could be realistically brought back to life would be if someone who owns a resto shop (filled with low paid but highly skilled illegals) were to flip them.

hudsonkid · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:53 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

if this car were in the great northeast, i would go for it. I think we got a SWB stub saved, for a fix like this, too bad it's across the country. I bet this one goes cheap, if it hits the ridiculous reserve that's prolly on it. Too bad, it looks decent enough to fix. I like 51-2 pacemaker coupes...

51hornet · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

And you know HK I think those coupes like you as well....

hudsonkid · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:02 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

geez... just look at the lines on it... looks like a hornet that got kicked in the face. You got to love the hood and trunk length being almost equal on the SWB coupes....

I think that when it comes time for me, a 51-53 SWB coupe is what I end up with.....

Zephyrmec · Hornet Joined: Aug 19, 2007 Posts: 623

Good looking carcass, I think that I'd go ahead and finish the rod job, as much as I dislike hacking cars. Just make a cruiser out of it that looks as stock as possible.
I have a friend who has a 46 Ford coupe with an EFI 302, AOD, with air, 4 wheel discs, it's pretty much a town car with a 46 body and interior. It's not show-able as a 46, but it's a great driver.

Dave53-7C · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Although I cringe at the thought of hacking up automotive history, I guess it's better than seeing the cars get squashed.

51hornet · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:43 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

I think this a good candidate for Zeph he already has a V12 he can put in it when he pulls it out of that other car he has..... Wink

Dave53-7C · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Good idea! Then he can say this is the car that received the V-12 prototype that Hudson was working on (they really were) at one time.

51hornet · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: Re: 1951 Hudson Pacemaker

Yes they did have a V12 it was actually a running engine. They shelved it after the power to cost was just not justified the 8 was developing about the same hp for less manufacturing hassle.