This is a very rare 1914 Hudson Six-54 Phaeton that benefitted from
an older restoration that looks fantastic today. This Six-54 has
decades of touring experience and drives wonderfully today. The
Hudson Six-54 is an impressive early automobile that is powerful
and advanced for its time. The New Ideal of a Distinguished Car,
Model Six-54 represents the Hudson Motor Car Companys largest and
most prestigious offering ever. While the firm would produce other
grand models, notably during the Classic Era, the Six-54 was a true
luxury car for its time, with a 135-inch-wheelbase chassis and a
421-cubic-inch inline six-cylinder engine, cast in pairs, with a
self-starter, and producing 55 horsepowersufficient, it is said,
for a top speed of 70 mph. Further, the Six-54 was Hudsons first
left-hand-drive model. This has been part of several important
collections, including Walter Millers. Writing of his Hudson in
2019, a year after purchasing it, the late Walter Miller commented,
I have admired the Six-54 for many years and jumped at the chance
to acquire one. This car is fully restored, luckily well-documented
going back many years and was previously owned by several
well-known early antique car collectors, including some in New York
State. While that documentation has yet to be uncovered at the time
of cataloging, the car does retain a plaque from the 1964 Texas
Tour in Kerrville, hosted by the Alamo City Horseless Carriage
Club, as well as a second identifying its owner at the time, Don
McKay. A very nice older restoration, the car is finished in the
correct black and blue two-tone livery for the model, with an
interior that almost certainly dates to more recent decades; it
remains in well-preserved condition for touring. Wooden artillery
wheels, finished in cream with black striping, add a jaunty accent,
with a pair of spare tires hung off the drivers side. The car
retains a Carter carburetor, Delco lighting system, and Stewart
combination odometer/speedometer, as well as a Hudson-badged
Waltham clock, Spartan electric horn, and Hudson Six Moto-meter. A
small luggage trunk at the rear is best suited for containing the
jack and crank handle, which it does to this day. An original
Hudson service manual also accompanies. Any collection of big and
powerful early cars really demands a Hudson Six-54, perhaps the
grandest automobile that the company ever built, and a machine that
can hold its own on Brass Era tours against the likes of Peerless,
Locomobile, and Pierce-Arrow. This Hudson comes complete with
tools, jack, a convertible top boot cover, the original carburetor
and many spare parts. Also included are parts and owner's manuals.
For more information and details, please call or text Harry Clark
at 1.602.245.7200 or email us at
[email protected]. This
Hudson Six-54 is available for inspection at our showroom in
Phoenix. We are pleased to coordinate inspections, and we help
coordinate shipping worldwide. We also have financing partners if
you are interested in financing.
