She didn't state it in the email so I emailed back asking the price. I told her I wouldn't be able to afford to retrieve it but maybe some one here would be interested. I'll let you know when/if I hear back.

 

How can you put a price on such treasure?

Stu, I hear it calling your name.

Bob, did you ask her about the history of the truck, like where she bought it, etc?

 

Doesn't need to be me, but somebody needs to rescue it and get the stupid sign out of its bed! I've got plenty of projects now. Stu

 

Hudson bodies were made by the Briggs Body Company of Detroit, as were all of Chrysler Corporation's bodies, and Packard's.

In 1954, Hudson was insolvent, due to poor sales of the Hudson Jet. When Chrysler purchased Briggs, Hudson was technically out of business, because they didn't have the money to make their own bodies.

Nash acquired Hudson for basically nothing, the new company became American Motors (AMC). Both Hudson and Nash died in 1957, leaving only the Rambler to soldier on.

Packard leased Briggs' Conner Avenue facility from Chrysler, then assembled their own bodies there...it was a FIASCO!

The small facility was not designed as an auto assembly plant, so Packard spent millions to convert it to one.

The bodies were so poorly made, that dealers were forced to make numerous repairs before the cars could be sold. If the rear doors of sedans could be opened after they left the line, it was a miracle!

Packard purchased Studebaker in 1954 (stock swap), then spent millions to fix all the problems, because Studebaker was almost insolvent.

The original plan that George Mason, president of Nash came up with, was that Packard & Studebaker were to join American Motors. But when Mason died suddenly, George Romney took over as prez of AMC.

Romney hated Packard's prez James. J. Nance, so the merger never took place.

Due to the shoddy bodies, money losing Studebaker, myriad problems with the 1955/56 Ulcermatic transmission, front/rear torsion bar suspension, Packard itself became insolvent in March 1956.

Nash never made a pickup, what they did make were in-house tow trucks that were sold only to Nash Dealers.

Hudson pickups were made 1946/47. The front end and dash are the same as the Hudson Super Six. The front seat is sooo wide, that four peeps can sit on it, but...

The seat cannot be adjusted, because there are no tracks...it's bolted directly to the floor pan. Leg room for anyone other than Billy Barty, is almost non existant.

 

This makes sense aside from prototypes, but where do you think the Nash flatbeds/campers came from? Maybe they were built as wreckers originally, then re-purposed later on?

Here's a picture of a flatbed Nash truck from the earlier thread on this topic:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ash-truck.html

http://www.nashcarclub.org/nccaphot/trucks/49truck.html




Ha! Good to know.

 

from Purplewave:
‎1952 Ford custom cab three door truck
V8 Flathead engine
One of five trucks used by the Hutchinson Kansas powerline company
No brakes

 

It didn't leave the Kenosha assembly line this way...just like myriad Ford trucks, the stake bed has been added.

These trucks were all assembled as wreckers by Nash...for Nash Dealers, so they wouldn't have to use other makers trucks for this purpose.

 

Just got off the phone with the owner of the super cab. He is the auction buyer and knows what he has. Said his wife had listed it somewhere a while back with $15,000 asking price but no sale. Today he'd take $11,000. It has a running flathead V8, and he has redone the brakes. Said if it doesn't sell he'll keep it.

I'd love to have it, but would have to clean out other projects. It's not going anywhere fast. Stu

 

Not to keep this thread off topic but I thought I'd post a little information about Nash trucks I got from a person I consider a very good source for anything Nash or American Motors.

Now back to your regularly scheduled topic.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Isn't that almost double of what he paid at the auction?

 

Maybe he used premium brake shoes.

 

According to the auction company record, he paid $5610. So yes, he's not wanting it gone really bad. But, he doesn't have to feed it or step in its gifts. So it sits. I'll probably stay in contact with him, and may still detour down to Stark this coming week to get a good look at it. Stu

 

Isn't it ironic that they put the third door on the left, considering all the babble about omitting the driver's door locks for "safety" reasons?! Henry was one cheap SOB.

 

Hey a bit OT but I just noticed you have an FXRS (and a '69 Bonny!), my favorite bike I ever owned was my '91 FXR (and I loved all my Trumpys)


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