Vehicle Description
1942 Hudson Bigboy Cab Pickup, Finished in Strawberry Red with Tan
Leather interior. This very rare truck underwent a comprehensive
ground up, body off chassis, nut and bolt rotisserie restoration.
This incredible Hudson Cab Pickup has been restored to a show
quality and tastefully sports the appropriate look of its period.
It displays outstanding panel fit, superior paintwork, bright work
and an interior trim finish second to none. It sits with a graceful
slight nose low stance. With its intricate grille, a pair of period
correct amber fog light, running lights on the fenders, Hudson
triangle motif accent lights on the hood, steel wheels, dog-dish
hubcaps, beauty rings, wide-whitewall tires and the rear bed trunk
mounted to the high gloss oak bed floor makes a visual statement of
gentlemanly sophistication and grace. When you look into the
Art-Deco interior, it remains original and intact down to the
fabulous steering wheel, transmission gear selector, center dash
Zenith 6tube radio, original clock in the glove box, Weather Master
heater, push button start & lights and original restored gauges,
all in prefect working order. Under the hood you will find it has
been upgraded to 12V electrics. Refitted with a 1954 Hudson Twin
H-Power engine of NASCAR fame: a straight six, L Head, 308 cubic
inch, 170 horsepower, 260 ft-lbs of torque, a factory dual
carburetor setup that utilizes dual Carter WA1-barrel carburetors,
with and Hudson-Gm HydraMatic 3-speed automatic transmission and
dual exhaust. In 1942 only 47 of these 128 inch wheelbase Bigboy
Cab Pickups were made before the Hudson factory in Detroit was
converted to aircraft fuselage and weapons manufacture on February
5, 1942. Background: The name "Hudson" came from Joseph L. Hudson,
a Detroit department store entrepreneur and founder of Hudson's
department store (now Macy's), who provided the necessary capital
and gave permission for the company to be named after him. A total
of eight Detroit businessmen formed the company on February 20,
1909, to produce an automobile which would sell for less than
$1,000. The company quickly started production, with the first car
driven out of a small factory in Detroit on July 3, 1909. The new
Hudson "Twenty" was one of the first low-priced cars on the
American market and very successful with more than 4,000 sold the
first year. As the role of women increased in car-purchase
decisions, automakers began to hire female designers. Hudson,
wanting a female perspective on automotive design, hired Elizabeth
Ann Thatcher, in 1939. A graduate of the Cleveland School of Arts
with a major in Industrial Design, she became one of America's
first female automotive designers. Her contributions to the 1941
Hudson included exterior trim with side lighting, interior
instrument panel, interiors and interior trim fabrics. She designed
for Hudson from 1939 into 1941, as a result Hudson's 1942 vehicles
were a bit flashier, with new front and rear fenders and trim that
suggested a full-width grille. The lower body flared out to conceal
the running boards producing a design statement that is low, long,
dripping with chrome and a highly detailed bed design.
