1930 Hudson Essex Touring Sedan

51hornet · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: 1930 Hudson Essex Touring Sedan

Looks like a nice old Essex but the market for this cars is soft. At least he takes it out in the rain

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Dave53-7C

The market is soft because the old geezers who knew and loved these cars are dropping like flies. He (only) takes it out in the rain to photograph it. Laughing

51hornet

Your right about that. My friend is a car appraiser and he says he gets offered 30's cars all the time as people can't sell them. He spent the summer reappraising 30's cars down for insurance as they are not worth what they once were. I saw a completely restored 27 Hudson go for 7k and the old dude who restored it died and he wife could not sell it they started in the 30K range ended up selling it for 7K so you can see where the market is.

And when I asked why the market was soft he said the same thing the guys who loved and appreciate these cars are dying and the baby boomers want 50's cars.

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

It's a nice car, but not a $29K BIN or even an opening of $18K car. Not only are the old geezers kicking off, unless they are full classics, pre-war cars (other than a few rarities and extra desireable models) never have been very highly priced. For the most part they are work to drive, and somewhat taxed by today's highway speeds. On secondary roads they are fine, but they wear you out. Even my Zephyr reminds you about muscles you forgot about the day after you drive it for a few hours. It's easier to drive, and more comfortible than most cars of that era. Another thing, some guys still think that if they put $30K into a restoration they have at least a $30K car. We all know better than that.

Dave53-7C

I think the price is on the tall side too. In a way, it's sad to ponder what may come of old cars, especially if values continue to fall. However, when all is said and done, all that matters is that they were preserved and enjoyed. Still, it would be nice to think that all historical cars will be preserved. Although I'm a fan of late 20's and early 30's era cars, I see them as eye candy at this stage of my life. I would probably think differently if I were wealthy and/or retired. Somehow, endless hours of leisure time and and abundance of money can change one's outlook. As for the classics being work to drive, no doubt they were. Heck, the first Hudson I drove was a tired little 49 Brougham. Way too much work...upshifting, downshifting, manual steering and brakes...but it was cool.