FROM THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN CONDUR 1931 HUDSON GREAT EIGHT BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER COACHWORK BY MURRAY Chassis No. 917 864 Green and black with black leather interior Engine: eight cylinder, 233.7ci, 87bhp at 3,600rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Suspension: semi-elliptic leaf springs front and rear. Left hand drive. The Hudson Motor Car Company was formed in 1910 by founders Roy D. Chapin and Howard E. Coffin, formerly of the Olds Motor Works. With the financial backing of Joseph L. Hudson, owner of a highly successful Detroit department store, Hudson's first year in sales was tremendous. The Hudson's reputation for building high quality cars was enhanced by numerous record breaking attempts. In 1916 at Daytona, Ralph Mulford drove a Hudson to a new one mile straightaway stock car record of 102.5mph. In May of the same year a Hudson set a 24 hour stock speed car record, with an average of 75.8mph, which stood for 15 years! In an effort to appeal to a more upscale market, in the late 1920s Hudson offered cars with very attractive custom coachbuilt bodies. In 1931 Frank Spring, formerly of the famed Murphy coachbuilders, joined Hudson as styling director. Spring was one of the preeminent designers at Murphy and had gained considerable fame for his designs. One of his most famous was the "Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe"--more commonly known as the the "Boattail Speedster" that adorned the Duesenberg J chassis. Spring's design for Hudson, built by Murray, was a not-so-subtle rip-off of his previous highly regarded work for Murphy and Duesenberg. The sales catalogue boasted that "Hudson body lines are again thoroughly modern." This rare and highly sought-after Hudson was purchased by Stephen Condur in Denmark while he was a Curtis Wright employee in the Danish Air Force in the late 1950s. Mr. Condur shipped the Hudson back to Newark and upon its arrival drove it to Pennsylvania, where it has since resided. It appears to be in completely untouched condition and represents a wonderful and rare opportunity to purchase one of the most desirable Hudsons in "as found" condition.
FROM THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN CONDUR 1931 HUDSON GREAT EIGHT BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER COACHWORK BY MURRAY Chassis No. 917 864 Green and black with black leather interior Engine: eight cylinder, 233.7ci, 87bhp at 3,600rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Suspension: semi-elliptic leaf springs front and rear. Left hand drive. The Hudson Motor Car Company was formed in 1910 by founders Roy D. Chapin and Howard E. Coffin, formerly of the Olds Motor Works. With the financial backing of Joseph L. Hudson, owner of a highly successful Detroit department store, Hudson's first year in sales was tremendous. The Hudson's reputation for building high quality cars was enhanced by numerous record breaking attempts. In 1916 at Daytona, Ralph Mulford drove a Hudson to a new one mile straightaway stock car record of 102.5mph. In May of the same year a Hudson set a 24 hour stock speed car record, with an average of 75.8mph, which stood for 15 years! In an effort to appeal to a more upscale market, in the late 1920s Hudson offered cars with very attractive custom coachbuilt bodies. In 1931 Frank Spring, formerly of the famed Murphy coachbuilders, joined Hudson as styling director. Spring was one of the preeminent designers at Murphy and had gained considerable fame for his designs. One of his most famous was the "Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe"--more commonly known as the the "Boattail Speedster" that adorned the Duesenberg J chassis. Spring's design for Hudson, built by Murray, was a not-so-subtle rip-off of his previous highly regarded work for Murphy and Duesenberg. The sales catalogue boasted that "Hudson body lines are again thoroughly modern." This rare and highly sought-after Hudson was purchased by Stephen Condur in Denmark while he was a Curtis Wright employee in the Danish Air Force in the late 1950s. Mr. Condur shipped the Hudson back to Newark and upon its arrival drove it to Pennsylvania, where it has since resided. It appears to be in completely untouched condition and represents a wonderful and rare opportunity to purchase one of the most desirable Hudsons in "as found" condition.
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