"Wizard" Repro Radiators

Jon B

I just stumbled onto this company, which makes new 1952-54, and 1955-57 radiators for Hudsons/  https://wizardcooling.com/american/hudson/

Has anybody bought one of these?  What's your opinion?  Are there other companies offering ready-made Hudson radiators?

cchancel

I covered another company's radiator in the HET internal forum: https://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=18&id=5267&Itemid=1367&limitstart=12#25635

In a nutshell:

I ordered the Brice Thomas Radiator model model HUD 3401 (https://cgj.com/product/hud-3401-aluminum-hudson-radiator ). I paid extra to have it painted black and have an overflow tube similar to the original installed. The pictures show that they did a pretty good job imitating the original. There were a few hiccups, but they stand by their work. The "modern" radiator cap needed is an AC Delco RC1 and the threads on the mounting tabs are 5/16-18 instead of 5/16-24. I'll re-core the old one at a later time.

cchancel

The last picture makes the new radiator look wider.  I assure you it is not.  It drops right in.