Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics is proud to present an absolutely exceptional
example of this completely rust free and an older restoration only
as required over the years (for example one repaint) example of a
very desirable 1951 Hudson Pacemaker 2 Door Club Coupe in a very
striking color combination with it's original striped weave cord
upholstery with 'Dura-Fab' trim, its original 232 cu in Flathead 6
cylinder engine matched to a 3 speed column shift transmission with
factory Overdrive and with a 'Weather Control' heater (a $64
option), radio amp; antenna (an $84 option), electric clock ($17),
fender skirts, twin Hudson spotlights, deluxe wide whitewall tires
on deluxe hubcaps ($10) and trim rings ($13), 18" two-spoke
steering wheel, dual sun visors, front dome lamp, chrome rocker
panel moldings, illuminated grille medallion amp; hood ornament.
This car oozes pride of ownership and was part of a renown
collection for many years until recently acquired.Hudson in 1951
was now producing a sleek fastback design with the lowest overall
height of any American car that year. The cabin floor was placed
beneath the top of the frame rails and the entire passenger cabin
was lowered in the same manner as when hot rodders "channel" a
body! This practice allowed the roof to be dropped without a loss
of interior space and this "step down" design lowered the car's
center of gravity which enable superior handling and which resulted
in a multitude of wins and near dominance in NASCAR races with its
high performance L head 6 cylinder engine which was now introduced
into a new series named the Hornet and with the Hornet winning 12
of the 41 NASCAR Grand National races in 1951 alone!One of the
truly significant new designs of the post war years, the "Step
Down" Hudson was remarkably low and sleek. It even looks modern
today! The unit body/chassis construction featured a dropped
floorpan surrounded by massive chassis girders for a very safe and
solid structure. Big instrument dials and armchair comfort seats
marked their exceptionally roomy interior. The result of all this
was soaring sales and the most remembered Hudson (1951-53) of these
post war years and one of the industry's all time greats with the
Hornet becoming virtually unbeatable in stock car racing through
1954! It continued to compete with the same success even after the
Step Down line came to an end with the Nash based 1955 Hudsons.
Amazingly all this racing success was achieved with this 6 cylinder
engine, the last performance six before Pontiac's late '60's
overhead cam engine. All L Head 6 cylinders from this particular
era are highly desirable, with the Hornet's legendary performance
prowess in NASCAR maybe giving it an edge in collector appeal over
the basically identical Pacemaker, Super Six amp; Wasp models. The
car was part of renown car collector Dennis Varni's personal
collection and his 'Speed Nymph Garage' is a veritable hot rod
museum of classic American and foreign roadsters, muscle cars,
street rods, trucks, buses, sedans, coupes, not to mention historic
motorcycles. The legendary 'Peterson Automotive Museum' review of
his collection is titled "THE FASTEST CAR COLLECTION WE'VE EVER
TOURED
