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Hudson on the Web Down Under

Hudson on the Web

Hudsons on the Web

South of the Border (WAY SOUTH)
From Our HET Friends Down Under
Last Modified on: 12/01/2004

This page is dedicated to the memory of Julie Hickling.
Her love for Kevin, her Mother, their '37 Huddy, her animals,
and their property near Taree is a great message for all of us.
So long Julie, we will miss you.

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1937 Hudson Eight

Kevin and Julie Hickling's 1937 Hudson Eight.
They also did the restoration.
One of Julie's favorite sites Remember When

1949 Super Six

MRS. Haxby's '49 Super Six
With only 73k orginal miles and just a paint job and
some chrome polishing, she is used for all the family
outings as there is room for family and friends.

Phil Haxby's 1934 Terraplane

Rebuilt using an "American" steel body. Phil claims
this resulted in a lot fewer squeaks and rattles as
the Australian bodies used a lot more wood. Now
he just has fun with his pride and joy as a rally car.

1934 Terraplane

When you start out with this...

And, you can turn it into this...

There is reason to be proud.
Owner: Frank Wegrzyiak in Brisbane.
It was a ground up restoration.
Frank did most of the work himself.

1949 Convertible

1949 Hudson
Colin Hook's '49 was owned by "Gelegnite" Jack
Murray a local rally "hero" back in the 50"s. He
never used it much and eventually sold it to his mate
Carl Atkinson, who took it to Darwin, NT. Carl
moved to the Gold Coast. Colin bought it from
Carl's widow around 1983 and has driven it ever
since. It has become a part of his family and he
has had many great nights driving it along the
beachfront here, roof down of course!

July 4th Aussie Style

Tony's '29 Essex and '36 Terra, Kevin's '37, Clive's '38,
a '39 Coupe (purchased from '96 Nationals) and Les' '42.

1938 Hudson

Clive and Mavis Gibson are the second owners of this
original 1938 Hudson.

1921 Essex 4 Tourer

Gary Knight's 1921 Essex 4 Tourer. This was a
20 year restoration and Gary did all the work
himself including the mechanics, paint, panel
works and trimming. Found in 1970 it was cut
into a ute and in bad condition with rust.

1923 Essex 4 (Soon to be Sports Special)

Gary Knight's Next Project a 1923 Essex 4
Cylinder he found in a back yard near the
Murray River. Gary hopes that with the other
parts he has that someday this will be on the
road as a Essex Sport Special. Gary hopes
it won't take the 20 years that the '21 took.
Good Luck Gary!

1942 Hudson 2 Door Brougham

1942 Brougham
'42 Hudson 2 Door Brougham (Original) owned
by Les and Helen Pendlebury of Sydney NSW.
Trouble is the Brougham has steering wheel
on wrong side! Les bought it from Hal Waddell
of Florida USA.

1936 Terraplane Coupe

'36 Terra Coupe (Aussie Body) owned and
restored by Ron and Joy O'Connell of
South Australia

1934 T Commercial

1934 Commercial
Harry McNaught's unusual '34 was produced as
a half cab and converted to an ambulance &
eventually became a farm vehicle.

Harry bought it in '81 for $100 (Aus).
He has spent the last 15 years on restoration.
Still needs wiring and headlights.

1934 Commercial
A view of Harry's Terraplane that many
non-Hudson owners are very familiar with!
Harry's e-mail is: harrymcn@hotmail.com if
you would like to discuss his '34 Commerical T.

1929 Essex Roadster

Tony Atkinson's '29 Essex Roadster. Note the canvas water bag
hanging under the license plate. Standard equipment in Australia.

Tony's Essex with Wendy (his wife), Daughter and Mother-In-Law.
(All four of them look pretty good Tony!)

1936 Terraplane

One Tony picked from a farm last year. A little
rough, but we'd love to see her when she's finished.