A video walkaround of this great Hudson Commodore Eight
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@knitterscheidt2 жыл бұрын
lovely just lovely! perfect for a Sunday drive in the country, wicker picnic basket in the trunk
@ezee2daz Жыл бұрын
That's a beautiful car. I'm still working on my 51 Commodore, I bought quite a few parts from you guys.
@TRUCK-FREAK4 ай бұрын
What website do you use to buy parts? bought me one at 16 years old and I have no clue what I'm doing but I already but it so I'm in it now
@johanbrand86012 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL!
@stanfromcleveland73132 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@r.blakehole9325 жыл бұрын
My Dad had a 1948 Hudson Commodore 8. He always said that it was by far the best vehicle he ever had or drove. I noticed your speedometer was at 380,000 miles or so. My dad drove his for some 10 years as a traveling salesman in the 1950s. Then he drove it as the family car for his young family. By the time he parked it it has some 400,000 miles, all without an engine rebuild! (But, with very religious oil changes every 3000 miles.) Then, a neighbor, bought the engine and ran that engine for some 20 years powering farm equipment. In the 80's my brother got the engine back and opened it up. There was absolutely minimal wear on the cylinder walls of that engine! Yes, engineering has improved but.....by all I heard from my father that was one magnificent automobile!
@leetexas39243 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I rememeber the Hudson's. Great automobiles... thanks and God Bless (us all)
@SchnelleKat6 жыл бұрын
Just amazing, This here is my Dream car
@markwagener81183 ай бұрын
Beautiful car
@TRUCK-FREAK4 ай бұрын
Thank You for this video
@TRUCK-FREAK4 ай бұрын
thank you for this video
@thomasbradley5123 жыл бұрын
The hydramatic is a four-speed not a 3-speed. It featured a fluid coupling instead of a torque converter and it featured two planetary gear sets back to back. Fourth gear was not overdrive but was instead direct drive. First gear had a ratio of around 3.5 to 1. There was no multiplication from the fluid coupling.
@WAL_DC-6B2 жыл бұрын
The 1951 Hudson Hydra-Matic transmissions (first year of the GM transmission for Hudson) had the positions of N-Neutral and starting, DR- Driving Range, LO- Low Range and R- Reverse. Later starting in 1952, Hudson Hydra-Matics had the positions of N-Neutral and Starting , DR- Driving Range (has two positions indicated by the letters "DR" and the figures 4 and 3 on the indicator dial), R - Reverse. Perhaps it's this later "DR" Driving Range with the 4 and 3 that has created some confusion amongst Hudson owners over the years regarding a three speed versus four speed Hydra-Matic. But yes, you're correct in that the 1951 Hydra-Matic as discussed here is indeed a four speed automatic transmission.
@jrmbusa4 жыл бұрын
Nice and quiet straight 8.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
I had a very nice 48 Commodore 6 Coupe as a High School Student, that I took in trade on my 52 Hornet. The Hornet & Commodore were the same Car except the 262 Six was hosted and stroked to a 308, and The Hornet didn't offer the 8 Cylinder Splashed as you could opt for in The Commodore.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
My Parents were Hudson, Chevy and International Truck Dealers. In 55 Hudson and Nash/Kalvanator merged that became American Motors Corp, leaving Packard behind!
@rarejer4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this! I am building a model of this to enter in a contest next month, so I got ideas for detailing. Nice video. Thanks!
@OldRustySteele3 ай бұрын
Funny how your tastes change over time. I was born in 1954 and was a car nut at an early age. Hated the looks of the Hudson’s and Nash’s at that time because they were so big and bulbous while other makes had become sharper and sleeker. The ‘49 Ford was a trendsetter because it had chiseled, straighter lines. The tri-five Chevys were gorgeous. Plus, by the time I really got into cars around age 5 (in 1959) cars like the early’50 Hudson’s and Nash’s were just SO out of date. But now as a 70 year old, I’ve grown to really appreciate these chrome laden, rolling works of art deco. I especially hated the late ‘40’s early ‘50’s Buick grilles as being toothy chrome monster mouths. Now I see them and like them!! Ironically, I recently bought a new Lexus ES350. Nice looking car except for the ugly front end! Kinda reminds me of those old Buicks!! 😂
@kevinmcguire37153 жыл бұрын
If you put your car in reverse and shut off the engine the Hydramatics of this era will go into a PARK position .My old man junked a wrecked 51 Hornet to get a Hydramatic to replace the lousy Studebaker style Borg-Warnerthat came in his 54 Hornet. They used these because of the Hydramatic plant burnt to the ground in Aug 1953. The Hydramatics just don't have a P position for park before the redesingn of1956. I have looked at various shop manuals for automatics for Willys,Kaiser ,Nash, Hudson , Cadillac,Oldsmobile,Pontiac and GMC as well as Lincoln that used early Hydramatics and they all have this feature but at car shows and on the internet I see all these old vehicles mostly left in N because folks don't seem to know this.
@antoniohumann3 жыл бұрын
Hey I love that thing man
@OneCarLows2 жыл бұрын
Verry nice video I enjoy your tour . This is one of my dream cars are you considering to sell it and if so for how much?
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
The Reverse is the Parking Brake in the early GM Hydrodmatic.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
Have owned Two 52 Hornets two 52 Super Wasps, one 48 Commodore, a 54 Hornet and a 54 Super Jet.
@robertgiese49135 жыл бұрын
gordon McKenney I have owned two 51s.
@alialansari70463 жыл бұрын
Is this car for sale? What a beauty!
@antoniohumann3 жыл бұрын
That thing is hot
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
Center Point Steering!
@oneradicalgayngsta26593 жыл бұрын
On a down grade parking: shift into Reverse. Engage parking. Stop engine Leaving lever in Reverse.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
The Real Gearheads in The Fifties Drive a Hudson. The Wanabees & Straight Road Drivers drove Oldsmobiles!
@amateurastronaut50064 жыл бұрын
My dream car! I want one on airbags with a 2 or 3 inch roof chop.
@azanten597 жыл бұрын
Beautifull, beautifull. I hope to make a hudson commodore my last projectcar. Love the explanation of the switches. One question about the electric fuel pump: is seems noisy al the time. Is this normal?
@caddyman77252 ай бұрын
What did he say the little grey button would do in the trunk?
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
The early Hydromatics parked in reverse, FYI from an old Hudson/Kaiser owner.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
Those Sanders were an After Market Item installed by The Dealership is my guess.
@MaryClareVideos7 жыл бұрын
Hi Denny 👋
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
It parked in reverse when motor is shut off. Most people don't know this.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
The GM Early Automatic Transmissions Hudson's vs parked in reverse! FYI
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
Sanders!
@bplatt10696 жыл бұрын
What is your asking price? It seems you’ve done a nice job.
@perolofsson33534 жыл бұрын
I have a commodore 8 coupe 1950 for sale
@gordonmckenney45253 жыл бұрын
The Parking Gear is Reverse on The Early TH Hydra Matic. F YI
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
It's a Fresh Air Heater, The Coal vent has to be open for the air to flow over the heater code just like our modern cars FYI.
@joaobecker44665 жыл бұрын
My good
@gordonmckenney45253 жыл бұрын
A fresh Air Heater, you ran the Cowell vent for the heater in The winter heat. Read The Manuel.
@gordonmckenney45255 жыл бұрын
Same for as The Hornet except The Motor..
@SEaudiofan6 жыл бұрын
8??
@r.blakehole9325 жыл бұрын
Straight 8 cylinder engine. No, I don't know what the displacement or horsepower was but Dad always said it was very powerful.
@derrickrees88955 жыл бұрын
@@r.blakehole932 4162 cc - oddly , smaller than the Hornet 6 and around 128 HP .
@WAL_DC-6B2 жыл бұрын
@@r.blakehole932 The Hudson eight cylinder had 254 cubic inches.