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Hudsonews
2013 #10
OCTOBER 2013
DIXIE CHAPTER HUDSON-ESSEX-TERRAPLANE CLUB
2013 Officers
Henry Dabrowski,
President
733 Rebecca St NW
Lilburn GA 30047-2745
(770) 381-0753
hpdcaddy@aol.com
Nancy Delf
VP
7680 Wynfield Circle
Cumming GA 30040
(770) 833-7787
nandelf@aol.com
Richard Low,
Secretary/Editor
622 Wesley Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 352-8066
dicklow@bellsouth.net
Charles Hatch
Treasurer
1225 Jones St.
Newberry SC 29108
(803)276-8887
cwh4praxisprep@cs.com
Preston Stevens
Associate Editor
505 Kingswood Lane
Atlanta GA 30305
(404) 351-5110
hudsonewss@aol.com
The Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club, Inc. is an organization dedicated to preserving the products of the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan which
produced vehicles for 45 years from 1909 until May 1, 1954 and American Motors Corporation which produced Hudsons from 1955 until 1957. oounded in 1959
by Meritt Marks, the Hudson-Essex- Terraplane Club is a world- wide service organization and is i incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
THE NEXT MEET: PEACHSTATE PACKARDS PIG-ROAST
Decatur, GA. Saturday, October 26, 2013.
We have been invited by Peachstate Packards and their director Jim Gray to join them for their 2013 Annual
Pig Roast at the Downs Community Center, 3601 Citation Drive, Decatur, GA. The hosts will supply meat (barbecue)
and beverages. Participants are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share. At this location the collectible cars park
on the lawn close to the clubhouse, Brand-Xs park in the street.
Schedule:
11 AM.
Arrive and kick tires.
Noon.
Lunch and meeting.
After lunch.
Admire Hudsons and Packards until 2 PM adjournment.
Our hosts have asked for a head count in order to provide sufficient food and beverages, so if you are planning
to attend please call or email Richard Low (404-352-8066 or dicklow@bellsouth.net) no later than Saturday October
19 and advise the number of members and guests who will attend.
This location is very close to I-285, so easy to reach for Atlanta area members. We look forward to seeing many of you
there.
Directions: From I-285
exit I20 east, keep right,
take first exit (Wesley
Chapel Rd) turn right, after
1 traffic light take next
right on Rainbow Dr (QT
station on corner) on Rainbow take right at second
traffic light (Cocklebur Rd),
take third right (Citation
Dr) and proceed to end.
Location is at the end of
the cul-de-sac. Antique
vehicles can park on lawn.
Daily drivers will park on
street. Please do not block
driveways.
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REPORT ON THE 2nd ANNUAL NEW CAROLINA CRANK-UP.
Newberry, SC. Friday-Sunday, September 27-29, 2013.
Once again the weather gods smiled on a Hudson gathering and we enjoyed a perfect weekend of cool fall sunshine.
Although this turned out to be a fairly small meet we like the intimacy that naturally occurs when folks can talk in
smaller groupings. We enjoyed learning things about Bob Hunt and Henry Dabrowski which did not appear in their newsletter
bios. We learned how Host Charles Hatch came to spend 35 years at Newbery College and how he met his lovely lady friend
Nancy Meynard. Both Bob and Henry’s parents spoke German and Polish, respectively and Charles has degrees from U.S.C. and
Johns Hopkins-his Doctorate. We asked Charles to send us a bio for our newsletter. He has had a fascinating life.
Events kicked off on oriday night with dinner at the local bistro, The olying Pie, where Charles and Nancy secured us a
private room , and kept it filled with dishes of appetizers as we dropped in and out between our other activities. This restaurant
is part of Newberry’s revitalized downtown, a grand example of how to bring a Nineteenth Century town back to life. The old
brick and tile facades have been cleaned up and parks added.
While we did not dig up any lost Confederate gold we found a jewel of a
town and we thank our hosts, the town and the college for giving us a
view of a way of life we had almost forgotten.
On Saturday morning we assembled around the fountain on the
campus of Newberry College, in a good position for students and the public to view our Hudsons. Lunch was in the adjacent student dining facility
where we were privileged to have a private area reserved for us.
Newberry College has approximately 1100 students and it seems
to me this is just the right number. The students are unfailingly polite and
helpful and, remarkably, they were taught to say “Sir” and “M’am”!
After lunch a group visited the nearby Carter and Holmes orchid
greenhouses. On Saturday evening Charles had arranged for the chapter
to be co-sponsor of the scheduled cruise-in at the Newberry Sonic Drivein, where we contributed several door prize items and displayed four Hudsons (picture above.) oor those who did not indulge
in Sonic hot-dogs, hamburgers and milkshakes supper was again available in our private room at The olying Pie, along with Nancy’s wonderful appetizers.
On Sunday the hard core of Hudsonites and two Hudsons, Charles ’46 and Bob Hunt’s ’41, met at the college
fountain in perfect fall weather. There was kicking of tires and swapping of stories, some of them true!
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President Henry Dabrowski convened a short but enlightening business
session.
After thanking hosts Charles and Nancy for all the fun including the mention of some cheese cake which disappeared so quickly we never had a sighting,
he opened a discussion about how to attract more members to attend our South
Carolina members meet or meets.
Because our chapter members are aging (except for the ladies of course)
as well as our cars, travel is becoming more difficult and our membership is largely
located in the metro Atlanta area. An obvious help would be to recruit more
members from South Carolina yet there are thirteen families on our roster from
Newberry sudents enjoying the Hudsons.
that great state and only three attended. I t was suggested that members with
vans could offer to help those who find the trip challenging. Of course that would reduce the number of Hudsons. We missed
seeing Dogwood chapter members and hope we can encourage them to attend in the future. Another suggestion was to invite
other clubs such as the Studebaker Drivers club and the AACA. A final thought on the subject was that Newberry town has a great
October oest and we should schedule the 2014 meet to include that event.
President Henry reported on the National Meet in San orancisco this past July.
Treasurer Charles Hatch reported that the chapter’s account stood at around $4500. Members present approved that
Charles be reimbursed for the expenses he incurred in his hosting duties for the Crank-up Meet.
Bob Hunt proposed that surviving spouses of members be sent the electronic version of the newsletter and that other
surviving family members be sent sample copies with an invitation to join. This proposal will be voted on at the Annual Business
Meeting in November.
New Business was introduced with a discussion of the Dixie chapter-sponsored
2016 International Meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Henry expressed gratitude for Becky
and John Upchurch’s taking on the job of organizing it. Much has already been done but
we were encouraged to “just say ‘yes’” if and when asked to help with the meet. The host
hotel will be—where else?!!—The Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel and Convention Center.
This hotel has for years specialized in shows like ours and the town is full of exciting places
to see.
As a suggestion to Becky and John the group recommended a car be obtained as
our raffle item because that was so successful at out chapter-sponsored 1985 Meet in Atlanta. Several cars were suggested including Charles Hatch’s 1946 Super Six Sedan (seen in
the picture, left.) Charles is open to making a “deal” with us. This car has been in the chapter since the nineteen seventies when it was a “Garage-oind” in Atlanta. With a little detailing and tuning up it could be a popular
attraction for ticket sales. We are sure the Upchurchs would appreciate your suggestions on this subject.
The next meet will be the October 26 joint meet with the Packard club. This is the Packard club’s annual Pig Roast and
info is in this newsletter. Members were encouraged to bring their Hudsons!
Members were also encouraged to attend the AMC meet which will have met in Duluth ,GA. on Oct 5 by the time you are reading
this. (See some pictures below.)
Our President asked us to think about Meets for 2014 and to send suggestions to Meet Coordinator , Nancy Delf
(nandelf@aol.com). Venues suggested included Telus Museum, Cartersville, GA.; Cheaha State Park, AL; Junk yard at White,
GA.; The Railroad Museum in Norcross, GA.; and Amicalola State Park, Dawsonville, GA.
oollowing the meeting the group enjoyed a buffet in the adjacent student dining facility before heading for home.
Name
City
Henry Dabrowski
Charles Hatch & Nancy
Meynard
Ray & Adrienne Pschirer
Preston & Marian Stevens
Lilburn, GA
Newberry, SC
Greenville, SC
Atlanta, GA
Special Interest
Car Driven
‘46 HS6 Sedan
‘49 HS6 Coupe
Name
City
Lynn Vrooman
Bob & Lynn Hunt
Park & Madeline Waldrop
John Waldrop
Richard Low
Lewisville, NC
Marietta, GA
Rock Hill, SC
Rock Hill, SC
Atlanta, GA
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Special Interest
Car Driven
‘41 HC8 Sedan
‘51 HH Convertible
‘47 HC8 Sedan
A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM THE NEWBERRY MEET.
Dinner at The Flying Pie
What can be better than being driven in a Hudson?
A serious discussion?
Relaxing in the September sunshine.
Can an engine be
this clean?
Yes-if it is in the
Waldrop’s ‘47!
<<<
Two Maytag washing machine engines—did you
know they existed?
Show stoppers! The Hudsons line up at Sonic.
<<<
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AND SOME FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL AMC CAR SHOW.
Attendees at the show included Hudsons owned by Ed Forrester, Preston Stevens and Lynn Hunt.
And some other AMC products.
2013 Dixie Chapter & HET Meet Schedule
October 26.
Peachstate Packards Pig-roast Joint Meet. Atlanta, GA. Hosted by Peachstate Packards.
November 16.
Annual Business and Planning Meet, Canton, GA. Hosted by Robert and Linda Hudson.
December 6-8
Christmas Meet, Dahlonega, GA. Hosted by John and Becky Upchurch.
We need more members to step up and participate by hosting a meet, instead of always leaving it to the same
few people to bear the burden. If you can host a meet, or have ideas about locations or activities for meets,
please contact VP/Activities Chair Nancy Delf or any Chapter officer. Please do your share for your Club!
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CARS & DRIVERS
A surprise attendee at the Carolina Crank-up in Newberry. We were delighted to make the acquaintance of a lady
who appeared at Newberry College on Saturday , and who turned out to be Lynn Eskridge Vrooman, the daughter of
Mr. Joseph W. Eskridge, the Hudson Motorcar Company’s VP of
Manufacturing prior to, and during, WW II. Mrs. Vrooman had driven down from her home near Winston Salem expressly to attend our meet. She was
overjoyed to be taken for a ride in Park
Waldrop’s Hornet convertible, as seen in
the picture on the left.
She had brought with her to Newberry a
box full of interesting papers, letters and
photographs of her parents, the Hudson
Company, etc., some of which she shared
with us on Saturday evening at the hotel,
and during supper at The olying Pie. Lynn
told us that she has recently rejoined the
National HET Club and following the meet
she asked to be sent an application form to
join the Dixie Chapter. She also sent us the
picture (left) showing her mother, grandmother and older sister bringing newborn
Baby Lynn home from the hospital in a Hudson (or possibly Terraplane ?) convertible.
We look forward to seeing Lynn at future meets and learning more
about her family’s fascinating history with Hudson.
Problems with parts. A recent article by Charlie Nau in his newsletter for the 1955, 56, 57 Group reminded us that
there have been problems for some time in obtaining rubber and plastic parts for our Hudsons from K-Gap and some
other suppliers. Charlie reported that Doug Wildrick has bought out K-Gap and can now supply rubber parts. Contact
Doug at:
Wildrick Rubber Parts, LLC
1459 East 425 N
Shelbyville IN 46176
(317) 398-4163. info@wrphet.com
oor reproduction plastic parts such as parking and taillight lenses, grille emblems, steering wheels etc. contact Greg
or Gene Eshelman. They have been selling their parts at National Meets and have been well received.
EMC Trust
400 W.Commercial
Weiser ID 83672
(208 549 –3571 (208) 550-0360
Reproduction parts such as gas pedals, V-8 emblems, valve cover decals,, gas tank sending units and carb. kits for Kenosha cars, and maybe some others, are available from Paul Schuster.
Paul Schuster
3560 York St
Munhall PA 15120
(412) 462-2058
Don’t forget that many sources for parts and services are also listed in the White Triangle News.
(with thanks to Charlie Nau and Preston Stevens.)
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CARS & PARTS
For Sale:
1947 Hudson Super Six Brougham.
For Sale:
1962 Metropolitan Coupe - condition
fair/good - including 1957 & 1958 Met
Coupes parts cars. Total for all three
$3000.00
1951 Kaiser Deluxe Sedan.
Good condition. $4000.00
1965 oord Galaxy Convertible and 1965
oord Hardtop - condition on both is fair.
Sale of both cars. $3000.00
All of these cars including the parts cars
run. (Lead from Ray Pschirer)
Contact:
Dave's Garage
12259 Rt. 66
Clarion, PA 16214
Phone (814) 764-3018
Wanted:
1937-1953 Hudson coupe or brougham
for a street rod project. Drivetrain and
interior not of concern. Main goal is a
solid body to start with.
Contact Phil Waldrop
jpswaldrop@tds.net
or (706) 268-1072
A car some of you may recognize!
Now consigned for sale in Atlanta.
oor contact information:
Richard Low (404) 352-8066
dicklow@bellsouth.net
Wanted:
1932, 33, 34 & 35 Hudson, Terraplane or
Essex Coupe, convertible, pickup, complete
car, all parts, disassembled is o.k. Email pictures to :
Ray Moss - eightball1936@yahoo.com.
Phone: (770) 714-8020 cell
or (770) 869-0200 office.
For Sale:
The following Hudsons, formerly owned by
For Sale:
the late Herbert Bell, are still available:
’54 Jetliner, all options, about 50,000 miles I
think: $16,000.
’29 Hudson Standard Sedan, twin sidemounts: $18,000
Contact person is Herbert’s grandson,
Bryant Dunn, in Savannah, GA.
Email: bdunn@mingledorffs.com.
Phone: (912) 313-4677
For Sale:
(Lead from Park Waldrop)
Wanted:
1930 Hudson Great 8 driver side fender with
opening for spare wheel mount.
Any condition.
Bob Hunt (770) 354-9910 or
esterlube@bellsouth.net
HET dealer literature, magazine advertisements, test reports, pictures, paint
chips, light bulbs, stainless steel moldings, and more.
Norm
Wolff, 284 Oak Point Landing Dr. Mount
Pleasant, SC 29464.
Phone (843) 216-6433
Email: junowolff@bellsouth.net
Classic and vintage light bulbs. 6 volt and
12 volt halogen bulbs for all our vintage
cars – up to 100% brighter – no modification needed. Not recommended for stop
light application.
www.classicbulbs.com.
Another bulb source:
Bob Drake. Call 1-800-221-3673.
Photos in this issue courtesy of Henry Dabrowski, Bob Hunt, Preston Stevens and Richard Low.
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622 Wesley Dr NW
Atlanta GA 30305
Newsletter Editor:
Richard Low
(404)352-8066
dicklow@bellsouth.net
Associate Editor:
Preston Stevens
(404)351-5110
hudsonewss@aol.com
Newsletter distributor:
Bob Efurd
(404)255-2966
efurd4@aol.com
ISSUE #10
OCTOBER 2013
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