Matty Winspur's "The Fabulous Hudson Hornet".

[1972coronet]

I had absolutely no idea that Hudson Motor Car Company was the very same Hudson of Hudson's Department Store fame ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Motor_Car_Company

 

For what-ever reason(s) , I never followed their history ; the most that I knew about Hudson was their engine (the big-displacement 6 cylinder) , and that my paternal grandfather owned one in c.1949 . This kit looks like it belongs in my collection ! That is one sweet 1/4 miler ! Q-Stock ! Whoa !

Does the kit have the Hydra-Matic trans or is it a manual ?

***Anecdotal history dressed in humour for my fellow Rock & Roll fans : Hudson's , the department store in Detroit , refused to carry the MC5's 'Kick Out The Jams' due to the presence of a foul word ( which I won't intimate any further here ) . So , the MC5 took out an ad in one of the fledgling underground magazines ; the crux of which was a resounding "_____ Hudson's !" emblazoned in the ad , along with the Elektra Records' logo . Hudson's then called Elektra --- largely a Jazz label in 1968 --- and said , "We're pulling every Elektra record from our shelves due to the advertisement !" .***

 

 

[Brett Barrow]

Would the narrow slicks AMT put in many of their '60s kits be more accurate? I have a few sets.

 

They use the hollow tire/lugs on wheels system so they'd probably need to be modified. 

I had absolutely no idea that Hudson Motor Car Company was the very same Hudson of Hudson's Department Store fame ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Motor_Car_Company

 

For what-ever reason(s) , I never followed their history ; the most that I knew about Hudson was their engine (the big-displacement 6 cylinder) , and that my paternal grandfather owned one in c.1949 . This kit looks like it belongs in my collection ! That is one sweet 1/4 miler ! Q-Stock ! Whoa !

Does the kit have the Hydra-Matic trans or is it a manual ?

***Anecdotal history dressed in humour for my fellow Rock & Roll fans : Hudson's , the department store in Detroit , refused to carry the MC5's 'Kick Out The Jams' due to the presence of a foul word ( which I won't intimate any further here ) . So , the MC5 took out an ad in one of the fledgling underground magazines ; the crux of which was a resounding "_____ Hudson's !" emblazoned in the ad , along with the Elektra Records' logo . Hudson's then called Elektra --- largely a Jazz label in 1968 --- and said , "We're pulling every Elektra record from our shelves due to the advertisement !" .***

 

 

Hmmm, I didn't know that either.   The kit has a manual.

[horsepower]

Would the narrow slicks AMT put in many of their '60s kits be more accurate? I have a few sets.

 

I was looking at the ones in the"Grumpy" Bill Jenkins Nova kit and they look to be around the right width, if you want to you could use a razor saw to add a couple of radial grooves to each tire for a proper "cheater" slick look.

Edited March 10, 2017 by horsepower

[Brett Barrow]

The perfect tire would be in the Slingster, the problem is it's for a 16" wheel. 

[Brett Barrow]

If anybody's building this car, DO NOT use Moebius' recommendation of Algerian Blue. It's not this color at all (maybe it was painted that when new) I should have done a bit more googling  before ordering some. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ oh well, it's still a pretty cool color.  It's possible it was G-158 Beret Blue but I would bet it was repainted with something more metallic than either original Hudson color  

 

Edited March 21, 2017 by Brett Barrow

[64Comet404]

I picked up the kit a couple of days ago. Although it does look good, I wish Moebius had tooled up the standard bumpers (without guards) for these versions. My Modelhaus bumpers are packed away, so I can't check on how close they are to stock. I agree with Brent on the paint; to my eyes, it looks like the 1:1 was painted with Ford Guardsman Blue, or something very similar.

[64Comet404]

Apologies to Brett on misspelling his name.