Subframe on stepdown
Has anyone attempted to put a full frame under a step down Hudson? I only ask this question to see if anyone is even attempted to do it. Would it even be possible to do with the correct subframe underneath the car?
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I have not done this myself, but a fellow who posts on the HUDSON CLUB Facebook page placed a Crown Victoria frame under a 48-49 convertible. I do not know the individual.
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Sounds like a novel concept
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Wookie, There actually was a factory authorized project produced by the A.O. Smith company to see if a chassis could be manufactured to accommodate the stepdown body. They produced the product but the suits at Hudson felt the cost was too high to put the concept into production.
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And I'm guessing that it was never drawn up somewhere
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Would this by chance be the same A.O. Smith that sells hot water heaters now?
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Yes, Milwaukee, WI based A.O. Smith continues to produce water heaters and other water use products. They apparently exited the auto frame business about 1997 when they sold that division to Tower International.
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It was Wookie.
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So I take it that this prototype never happened
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Oh it was produced but as to where it is now??????? Who knows.
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There is someone on the Hudson Modified facebook page that is doing one right now. His name is Brian Jarrett, and he is using a 77 Lincoln Continental.
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I like the chance to talk with this fella about that project
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