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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fid on July 21, 2014, 05:56:43 PM

Title: Some more common parts
Post by: Fid on July 21, 2014, 05:56:43 PM

I went to a block party/cruise night on Saturday. Brought my '52 J. There was only one car there worth looking at in my opinion and that was a 1953 Hudson Jet.
When I looked it over I found the continental kit on the Jet uses the same license light used on the Henry J and later Kaisers which had them - a Hollywood Model 42
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4d900b3127ccef6fe9bd39b6d00000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520140721225316442.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/)

the same terminal junction block (no picture) and the same parking brake cable clip and overdrive relay.
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4d900b3127ccef6ff0924bb9f00000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520140721225316003.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/)

Probably some other stuff too.
Of course some might argue the same hood prop mechanism many KF products use!
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4d900b3127ccef6fff311bbd700000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520140721225321548.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: joefrazer on July 21, 2014, 08:07:07 PM

A 2dr Jet is one rare car. Just about as rare as a 51K business coupe.

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: Fid on July 21, 2014, 08:57:45 PM

The hood prop thing is misleading - I just looked at the video I took of it and that's not a hood prop, it's his sign explaining what the car is. From this side and distance it looked like it was holding the hood up but it's not. The car has a 202 CID six with two one barrel carbs and I found out that my brother-in-law's shop does all the work on it for him.

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: BigDave LM6174 on July 22, 2014, 03:03:33 PM

Nice Car

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: joefrazer on July 22, 2014, 04:30:18 PM

The two single barrel carb setup on a Hudson is known as Twin H Power. It was available starting in 1952. The late Bill Hafker, a KF and Hudson owner, drove his 54 Jet everywhere. He and I drove it to Front Royal, VA to check out a 51K he wanted to buy, only to pass on it so we then drove to Oshkosh, WI to pick up a 49 Nash Ambassador.

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: 84RabbitGTI on July 22, 2014, 11:23:24 PM

My mom's first car was a 195? Hudson Super Jet.  Apparently they only made around 34,000 of them in the two years.  Here is my dad washing it in around 1962 or so.

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: Fid on July 26, 2014, 03:25:59 PM

Nice picture 84RabbitGTI!  I was saving pictures off the H.A.M.B. and found one of a Hudson Jet and didn't notice till after I saved it that it was parked next to a '51 Kaiser about the same color!  Another neat old picture.
(http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4d907b3127ccef6e0def7515000000030O01SatmLdmyB7efAA/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00203070160520140726202817729.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: Logan on July 27, 2014, 07:58:27 PM

Hey, I like that picture, Fid!  Does anyone know what the paint number for that brown would be?

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: joefrazer on July 27, 2014, 08:40:14 PM

That's Oakwood Brown on the 51K.

Title: Re: Some more common parts
Post by: Logan on July 28, 2014, 05:52:35 AM

Oakwood Brown, it does look very similar to the Hudson color.