1942 Hudson Woody found in Death Valley, then recreated



This 1942 Hudson Woody Wagon was found at 7,000 ft above Death Valley. At some point in the 50’s it had been stripped of its interior, trim and drivetrain and used as a supply wagon to be dragged behind a tractor by a local miner. In 1969 it was brought back down the moutainside with the intention of restoring it. With its frame past the point of saving, the wagon was used as a template to build a replica body on a donor frame, a process that took over 5 years.

 The wagon now sits beside its replica at Hostetler’s Hudson Auto Museum in Shipshewana IN. The most unique feature of this car is that the door panels were extended to cover the running boards, where nearly all Hudsons (and most other woodies) have the door panels come strait down and stop just above the running boards (leaving them exposed).

found http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com

A good look at the cars of REAL stock car racing, the 1954 NASCAR race at Darlington, the Southern 500, begins with the Smokey Yunick prepped fabulous Hudson Hornet



found on http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com, where Nik finds the coolest stuff!

in this one post http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/loyd-moore-nascar-movies  Nik assembled 10 early 1950s NASCAR and Grand National race films

this is great, a visual guide from 1939 to the most common cars of the time

Original drawings from George Sheppard, then reproduced in 1939 by Colliers Weekly magazine
but I found this on my favorite site, http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com because Nik finds the coolest stuff and shares it!
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