Hudson Restoration Resources

Southern California owners of Hudson-built cars and trucks have offered the following as useful resources for restoration and maintenance of their cars. The HET or the SCC does not endorse or recommend any of the companies listed.  If you have additional resources to suggest, email the Web Master.

Auto Body

• Bellagio Auto Body, specializing in auto body, paints and full restoration. Phone 818-785-4749.

Auto Repair

• Gary Hill Auto, 150 St. Joseph St., Arcadia, specializing in restoration of historic vehicles including mechanical, and electrical work. Ask for Stu Krieger, who heads the auto restoration group. Phone 626-462-0774 & 626-447-2576
• El Rancho de Hudson Automobiles, Ken Perkins, Jr. (HET Member). Phone 661-298-9266
• Tyerman Auto, Magnolia, Burbank.   Front end specialist, plus more.  Ask for Eric - 818-846-7291
• Al Saffrahn - Engine and transmission repairs. Phone 520-568-2911
• Carburetor Engineering. Phone 818-795-3221

• The Carburetor Shop - has a large selection of individual carburetor parts.

Hudson Dealers & Restoration Parts

• B&L Frame. Lee O'Dell does alignment work on Hudsons in Burbank. 818/848-2805
• Bill Albright's Vintage Coach. Jason Fisher (HET Member) Cars, parts and service. Phone 909-823-9168
• California Directory of Restoration Shops.  http://www.classicjunkyard.com/restorers/CA.html
• Prewar Car - site with many links and Hudsons for sale.  http://www.prewarcar.com/searchresults.asp?make=Hudson#
• StreetRodding.com - Hotrod website with links, parts and occasional Hudson for sale.
• Fossilcars is a portal/directory to many Classic Car Parts and restoration services.  http://www.fossilcars.com/links/classiccarparts.html

• Restoration Supply 15182 B Highland Valley Rd. Escondido, Cal.  92025 800-306-7008
  info@RestorationStuff.com.  If you have a '30 thru '33 Hudson you have a vacuum. tank.  They have the gaskets (2) for $7 (part #GAS070) crucial for a good seal to prevent sucking in air.  This co. has a wide range of other items not offered by other restoration supply houses.

• Bill Koressel offers custom Dash and Interior trim restoration for the 1950 Pacemaker models with the special dash pattern.  He has duplicated the pattern exactly to factory standards with like-new quality.  He also restores all other Hudson dash and trims on all years.  Please contact us @ Hudsonmotoringcompany@gmail.com or call Bill Koressel 812-606-3997 for quotes.

• Hagen's Services - Switches, Solenoids, Relays, Starters, Generators, Distributors, Fuel Pumps, Wiper Motors, Power Brake Boosters Vacuum Advances, Vacuum Starter Switches & More http://pricing.hapinc.com/

Literature & Information

• Faxon Auto Literature. Manuals and related literature.  3901 Carter Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501.  800-458-2734. http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/
• Hemmings Magazines. Good resource website.  http://www.hemmings.com/index.cfm
• HET Links
• Havekost Hudson Parts, Literature & Manuals

• Millers Hudson Museum - a lot of information.  http://www.ypsiautoheritage.org/

Radio Repair

• The Radio Doctor. Steve Engel (HET Member) 17355 Jackson Ave., Fontana, CA 92336. Phone 909-822-3811

Auto Parts

• Automotix Hudson Parts Locator
• Bill And Charlie's Antique Auto Parts  Comments
• Cannon Engineering. Drive Shafts. Phone 818-508-0123
• Clifford Performance Products. Engine parts, etc. Phone 888-471-1161
• Discount Mobile Glass. Joe Loza. 13815 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar, 91342 Phone 818-362-1545.
• Wiperman - Trico motors and wiper parts. (631)587-3332 M-F 9-5 EST
• D and M Restoration is your One-Stop Service Center for antique, classic, vintage and muscle car and automobile gauges, clocks (stock or quartz), radios, speedometers, tachometers, small motors (such as headlight and wiper motors), clusters, glove box doors, center gauge clusters, shifter consoles and MORE!
• Egge Machine Co. Machining, rebuilding, and parts. Phone 310-945-3419
• Jackson Auto Parts.  We deal in the mechanical wearing parts for all models 1920's to 1980's. Most of our parts are obsolete or hard-to-find.  Phone 888/399-7278
• K-Gap. Reproduction rubber and plastic parts for Hudson-made vehicles 1920s through 1950s. Danny Spring (HET Member). Phone  951-727-0607
• Lucas Automotive. Firestone and Goodyear tires. Phone 310-595-6721
• Ron Borkhuis. 1928/29 Hudson/Essex/Dover Steering Wheel Parts. Phone 423/913-2632
• Stick Only - Standard Transmission Specialist.  Makes most Hudson engine and transmission gaskets - full sets-Pretty far into thirties.  Supplies most Hudson people across the country including other Hudson gasket suppliers. Phone 818-768-4747; 800-225-8824. Call Gordo after 4:00 PM (best)
• Uncommon Engineering - Engine Rebuilds - Hot Rod - Engine Parts - Dry clutch conversions, etc. It is a major Hudson race engine shop in the Midwest. Great site for dry clutch conversions, fancy headers, custom pistons, rods, complete rebuilds. Pages of flathead racing theory.
• Pertornix -Electronic igniton for Hudsons plug wires - coils.   In San Dimas, CA.
• BE HAPPY AUTO PARTS - All parts-plus rebuild kits for Hudson Automatic/Hydromatic Transmissions. 414 Fenrick Rd,  Mowrystown, OH  45155.  Phones: 937-442-6133;  800-416-2862
• 21st Century makes a lot of engine, steering parts new. Stuff that Clifford use to do. 
• Coker Tire - Vintage Tires
• Hudson Motorcar Co - For All gaskets are either new or N.O.S., all cork and paper gaskets are new manufacture.   He has bearings, valves guides and springs, timing components, pistons and rings (some original pinned piston rings) , lifters, oil pumps & kits, thrust washers and crank spacers for vibration damper 1931-56 Six and 1934-52 Eight.  Catalog is viewable online at http://www.hudsonmotorcarco.com   For snail mailed copy of catalog or order Dale Cooper, 7444 Vine and Paddock, Cincinnati, OH 45216-1712 or call (513) 821-6200 .Gaskets, valves, pistons, etc.
• horseless.com - Good general parts and service directory. 

• CFI World is the carburetor/fuel injection site to end all carburetor sites. 

• HETparts.com Store

• Briles Vintage Auto Parts - supplies New, Used, NOS, NORS, Vintage Auto Parts for your Antique, Classic, Special Interest, Muscle Car, Street Rod,Rat Rod or Hot Rod.  Also have a vast library of vintage and out of print, aftermarket and factory parts manuals, interchanges, cross references and repair manuals.

• BFIC Fuel Systems - Sells rebuild kits and rebuilds Hudson Carburetors.

• Wilcap Co. - Builts adapters. flywheels, starters for Hudson 262, 308 engines to Chevy modern manual or automatic transmissions.

• Rock Auto.com - lists Hudsons with all the different models (including Jet) 1950 to '57.

• Vic’s Window Channeling for Hudson, Essex and Terraplane Kits for Hudson Sedans ’48-54 $145.00, ’40-47  $150.00, ’55-57 $170.00;  Jet Sedan ’53-54 $155.00, Jet Sedan with Vent Windows in back doors ’53-54 $175.00, Hudson Coupe/Club ’48-54 $155.00 Hudson Coupe/Brougham ’48-54 $160.00, Hudson Coupe ’40-47 $102.00 ($90.00 no weather-stripping in quarter window), Jet Coupe’53-54 $154.00, Hudson Convertible ’48-54 $70.00, Hudson Hollywood $91.00, Hudson Pick-Up $77.00, Division Bars for the Convertibles and Hollywoods $45.00 a set.( + Shipping and Handling.) Window channeling kits mailed in the lower 48 States is $19.00 – 27.00 +/-, call (voice Mail) or Email your order.  Vic’s Automotive Window Channeling, VicTor Zamora, P.O Box 1908, La Mirada Ca. 90637  (562) 947-5864 Voice Mail,   thez@verizon.net

Upholstery Installation & Repair

• Modern Auto Trim - Lanny Boeltl specializing in custom Upholstering of vintage cars.  15838 East Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA 90603.  562/947-1219.
• LeBaron Bonney is a first class upholstery site.

Wiring Harnesses

• Y'n'Z Yesterdays Parts. Duplicates of originals, color coded, terminals are crimped and soldered, original lacquer coated braided wire, simplified instructions with illustrations, satisfaction guaranteed, send $2 for catalog. YnZ's Yesterday Parts, 333 E. Stuart Ave. A, Dept H, Redlands, CA 92374, 909-798-1498, M-F 9-5 PDT.

Insurance

• Hagerty. Great old car insurance company.