CLASSICS CHATTER AUCTION UPDATES: 1950 HUDSON CUSTOM COMMODORE SIX CONVERTIBLE - BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS THE QUAIL LODGE SALE Quail Lodge's West Field 7000 Valley Greens Drive (at Rancho San Carlos Rd) Carmel CA 9392 Friday 24th August 2018

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BONHAMS AUCTIONEERS

THE QUAIL LODGE SALE

Quail Lodge's West Field 7000 Valley Greens Drive
(at Rancho San Carlos Rd) Carmel CA 9392

Friday 24th August 2018

1950 HUDSON CUSTOM COMMODORE SIX CONVERTIBLE

Chassis no. 50278280

308ci Flathead Inline 6-Cylinder Engine

Twin H-Power Induction System

Approximately 170bhp at 4,200rpm

3-Speed Manual Transmission

Independent Front Suspension – Live Rear Axle

4-Wheel Drum Brakes

*Iconic Hudson previously owned by 'King of Cool' Steve McQueen

*Largely original example with charming patina

*Upgraded with larger Twin H-Power engine by McQueen

*Historic Americana

*Cool and historic car to take on cool driving events such as the Copperstate 1000

THE HUDSON COMMODORE

Hudson was among the first of the Detroit automakers to introduce new models after World War II, and they were without question the most dramatically different of all the new designs.

Hudson's innovation for 1948 was the "step-down" chassis with the footwells recessed between the body stiffening members, an early expression of the "unit body" concept, which merged the body and frame in a single, welded unit. The rear frame members passed outside the rear wheels: Hudson's rear wheel skirts were functional, not pointless embellishment. The first "step-down" Hudson's were only five feet high. They were the fastest, best handling cars around, combining Hudson's competent six- and eight-cylinder engines with the low centre of gravity and relatively light weight of the "step-down" design.

The Detroit-based company celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1949 with a line of cars that continued the popular "step-down" design introduced the year before. Even as other American automakers caught up with their first fully redesigned post-WWII cars, the 1949 Hudson enjoyed a 36-per cent gain in sales from 1948.

The underdog Hudson entered racing in 1951. Success was easily found in NASCAR with the bigger, straight eight Hornet. The Hudson's superiority on oval tracks was no fluke, either. In the 1952 Mexican Road Race Marshall Teague brought his Hudson Wasp home sixth overall. On some of the twisting, broken surfaced sections through the Mexican mountains he blew off all the entries from sports car powers Porsche, Lancia and Jaguar.

Nevertheless, unable to introduce new models as fast as its larger rivals, and lacking a V8 engine, Hudson was forced to merge with Nash in 1954, forming American Motors