THE HUDSON TRIANGLE

Digital Supplement

Exclusively for members of the Hudson Historical Society. A 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization Volume 15 Issue 1

FIRST AUTO TO ENTER SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, 1910 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, Tulare County, CA Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

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February/March 2013 Page 1 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward The Starting Line

“On February 28, 1906, Chapin, Coffin, Bezner Departments and Brady signed a formal agreement establishing a partnership for manufacturing The Starting Line 2 automobiles with $6000 capital.“ * Behind the Wheel 3 To recognize the founding of the HMCC in The Finish Line 20 February, we have included some early history ______articles. Park Waldrop found our cover photo this month as History well as the article from “Mac's Motor City Garage“. This led to several photos at the Library of 1910 Model 20 Front Cover Congress. Training Program Part 1 6 We are also starting a new series this issue. Dennis The Hudson Plant 8 taught a docent class about Hudsons at the Library of Congress Photos 14 California Automobile Museum in Sacramento, The Triangle 16 CA. He provided a copy of the training material that End of the Line 17 was used in the class. And it provides another collection of facts about the history of the HMCC. Letters 18 A Dealership 19 We are starting to see sparks of Spring in Southern California. Next month the local shows start in Historical Society Projects earnest, so it is time to put on another coat of wax and get the Hudson out for the public to admire and Tour 5 enjoy. Gilmore Exhibit 24

And our local Playhouse is running the play “Driving Miss Daisy” https://vimeo.com/54990164 . It has been very successful and they are going to run it Historical Society, Inc. another month. Recently we took the Hornet up and parked in front of the theater before the matinee. Dennis Flint 4 We drew a nice crowd and passed out some Board of Directors 22 literature to interested observers. Archives Bob From the HETHS Media Library 21 * excerpt from “HET Handbook of Facts”

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February/March 2013 Page 2 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward done right. The Doc Hudson replica is preparing to leave Aaron Cooper, HET Club president and HETHS director and Iowa to then be displayed in Nebraska, courtesy of the Falk family. From Behind the there it will go to Colorado where, under the Wheel supervision of HETHS member Bill Lentz, it will be displayed and then to Utah where With Mike Brownie Peterson will see that it makes ap- Many of us are experiencing the first signs of pearances in more museums and car show spring and that means get that Hudson, Essex, events. After that it will drive to the internation- Terraplane, , or Italia ready to fly! al meet in San Francisco. And after that it will As you will read in this edition of the Triangle, be displayed in Sacramento at the California Automobile Museum. Finally, after its time in Dennis Flint, HETHS director has resigned his Sacramento, it will start a series of events position on the board of directors. It is not just across the country, to end up in French Lick something to say, when I say, he will be Indiana for the 2014 HET international meet. missed. Dennis, often without fanfare, consist- Thanks to Dick Teeter, HETHS director for ag- ently gave to the Society. In my world, I count gressively managing this effort. Dennis as a friend and hope he will continue to help us with our many projects. He is a good Finally, just a note about vision. For any or- one – when you see Dennis, it would be a ganization, vision is critical to its survival. We good idea to let him know what he means to have to know where we have been, where we our society. are, and where we want to go. Many of us are busy with Hudson car projects. When Sue Kennedy, past HETHS president, I know at least three directors who are busy and the HETHS directors approved the Doc restoring a car for the upcoming season. Re- Hudson project they saw the potential for it cently I mentioned to Brownie Petersen, who helping the Society fulfill its 501C-3 commit- is in the process of rescuing a 1954 Hornet ment and for telling the Hudson Essex Ter- coupe, that each time we save one of the raplane Historical Society story. It is a great HMCC made products, we are preserving a bit tool, allowing us to tell the Hudson story and to of history. Once we all are at the big Hudson recruit new members. Those who led this pro- meet in the sky, these cars will still be bringing ject are to be thanked and congratulated for joy to folks for a long time. the vision of a Doc Hudson replica car. This edition of The Triangle focuses on history related to the and their cars in observation of the founding of the Hudson Motor Car Company, which took place in February. Park Waldrop, HETHS director is owed a thank you for his contributions to this issue. Bob Ross, our editor is doing a fantastic job. I am sure you will agree. Bob is involved in oth- Take care and drive those Hudsons! er important projects for the Society. If Bob agrees to do something, you know it will be Mike

February/March 2013 Page 3 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward Dennis Flint Resigns from the Company story. The exhibit included a TV/ HETHS Board of Directors VCR with the Legacy Video running on a continuous loop. Dennis arranged for several Dennis Flint from different Hudsons to be displayed in the Sacramento, CA joined museum, as this museum required that the the HET Historical Hudson cars be rotated every few months. Society July 25, 1996. But Dennis didn’t just give his money to the Society; rather he became an active and enthusiastic member. On the first day of his membership, he suggested the HET Historical Society consider sponsoring a Hudson exhibit at the Towe Ford Museum now known as the California Auto Museum in Sacramento, CA. Over the course of the next year, Dennis Dennis’s 1940 De Luxe Six worked diligently as the HET Historical Society representative in making a Hudson In addition to the money given by the HET exhibit happen at the California Auto Historical Society to sponsor this exhibit, Museum. Dennis personally gave the museum hundreds of dollars to continue the exhibit. Dennis also donated his 1941 Hudson to this museum and he developed Hudson educational materials for training docents. With a change in leadership at this museum in November, 2009, the HET Historical Society sponsorship of the exhibit at the California Auto Museum was discontinued. In October, 1997, the HET Historical Society established a Hudson exhibit at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, WI. We were searching for a Kenosha built Hudson for this exhibit, which would be particularly relevant to Wisconsin transportation history. In July, 2003, Dennis loaned his 1956 Hornet to the California Automobile Museum Wisconsin Automotive Museum. Then, in September, 2003 Dennis donated to the HET Historical Society his 1956 Hornet, which continues to be on display at the Dennis personally made a kiosk display with Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford, literature telling the Hudson Motor Car WI.

February/March 2013 Page 4 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward Dennis Flint is the only member of the A Preliminary Draft of the Doc Hudson HET Historical Society who has Tour donated a Hudson to the Society, as all other automobile donations have Our proposed routing is as follows: come from non-members. Doc is now in Iowa. Aaron Cooper will be Dennis was elected to the HET driving to Nebraska in March to hook up with Historical Society Board of Directors Ron Falk. in July, 2002 and served continuously Ron Falk with the cooperation of Tom Henry and until January 2013 when he submitted Mr. Dikeman will be heading west toward his resignation. Dennis became a Colorado and the Rocky Mt members. lifetime member in August 2003. There, Rocky Mt members Ed Wright and Bill His contributions and services to the HET Lentz will take over from the Nebraska guys and Historical Society are too numerous to meeting Mike Cherry with Doc Hudson, probably mention, but include chairing the near Rawlins, WY. development of several Hudson Story Mike needs Doc Hudson by May 1 if possible. Boards which were displayed at the Mike and Brownie Petersen have big plans for National Automobile Museum, The Doc Hudson in Utah; a former Hudson Harrah Collection, during the 2005 dealership display followed by a car show in National Meet in Reno, NV. Dennis’ Boise, Browning Museum and a big car show in unique contributions to the HET Ogden. Following Utah, Mike will drive Doc Historical Society have been unparalleled Hudson to San Mateo for the International Meet by any other member. in July. Then I will take Doc to Sacramento for Thank you Dennis for your many years of a couple of months in the California Auto service and your great enthusiasm for Museum. Thanks to Dennis Flint for that lead. the HET Historical Society and for the We need museum location ideas after October history of Hudson Motor Car Company. along a route ending in French Lick for 2014. Please contact me with any suggestions you might have. HETHS insurance will cover the car whenever it is being moved by Club members. The Historical Society will reimburse drivers for gas, The Shopping Trip oil and repair expense as you move Doc Hudson. Today I asked my wife if she wanted to go shopping; if she did, I would take her. She Dick Teeter looked at me and smiled. She told me Doc Hudson Coordinator shopping with your husband is like hunting with the Game Warden. She went alone.

February/March 2013 Page 5 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward A Training Program - Part I by Dennis Flint The following is the training material developed for docent training at the California Automobile Museum.

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February/March 2013 Page 7 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward from Mac's Motor City Garage http://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com

Still standing: the Aerocar/Hudson plant Posted on December 19, 2012 by MCG

At the northeast corner of Mack Avenue and Beaufait Street in old sits an important piece of Motor City history, the Aerocar/Hudson plant. Let’s pay a visit. This former auto factory is more than a century old. Originally built to house the Aerocar Company, the mill-style structure was constructed in 1905-06 by Alexander Malcomson, a successful Detroit coal dealer and an early investor in the . Malcomson and Ford had suffered a falling out due to their opposing views about the company’s future. Malcomson believed the big profits were in larger, more expensive cars like the Ford Model K, while Ford, as we know, was focused on capturing the low-price market. As Ford hatched a plan to move Malcomson out of the way, Malcomson started a second firm to produce his own high-end auto, the Aerocar. At that point Ford and the other partners were able to force him out, citing the conflict of interest. Malcomson’s car was a resounding dud. At $2800, the price was certainly high enough, but the car’s 24 hp Reeves air-cooled engine (hence the name Aerocar) was underdeveloped, and the automaker was bankrupt by September of 1907. Malcomson went back to his coal business.

February/March 2013 Page 8 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward All that remained of the Aerocar operation was the nearly new, 400 ft by 54 ft. building on Mack Avenue right next to the Central Railroad Belt Line. Though the tracks were pulled up years ago, the former Belt Line ran down the center of the block between Beaufait and Bellevue Streets from the Detroit River to just north of Milwaukee Junction.

February/March 2013 Page 9 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward Railroads were critical to heavy manufacturing, and a number of early automakers built factories along the Belt Line, including Abbott-Detroit, Scripps-Booth, , Hupp, and Ford, who built a parts plant on Bellevue. Ford’s operation was titled the Ford Manufacturing Company, and it was designed to maneuver Malcomson aside by absorbing the bulk of the Ford Motor Company’s revenue.

Hudson Motor Car Company, 6501 Mack Avenue, 1909-1910.

The Aerocar plant wasn’t vacant for long. Another fresh automotive startup, the Hudson Motor Car Company, moved right in. Named after its principal investor, department store magnate J. L. Hudson, the company boomed thanks to the sound engineering of its first product, the Model 20. Outgrowing the Mack Avenue factory in a matter of months, Hudson soon had a big new plant constructed a few miles away at Jefferson and Conner

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February/March 2013 Page 10 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward Real estate advertisement in Motor Age, 1910

February/March 2013 Page 11 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward The building’s current use (if any) is not known to MCG, but it appears to be reasonably well maintained. On a recent visit, MCG discovered some very old lettering on the east side of the building he hadn’t spotted before. In the photo below, note the words ”The Aerocar Company” in white paint on the red brick. When MCG finds a neat bit of history like this, it generally makes his day.

The Aerocar Company, summer 2012

Hudson plant on Beaufait Street (west) side, 1909-1910

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1910 Hudson Model 20 with company founder Roy D. Chapin, Sr.

We thank Mr. Bill McGuire and Mac's Motor City Garage.com for the use of this article.

February/March 2013 Page 13 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward From the Library of Congress Collection

Hudson automobile, possibly in Hudson Hunter with ducks seated on bumper of Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI Hudson automobile, in Idaho

Hudson Super Six in Washington, D.C., at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenues, N.W., in front of State, War, and Navy Bldg.

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Automobile showroom (Hudsons on left)

1909 Hudson in front of Franklin Cider Mill, Franklin Village, near Detroit

Hudson Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI

These photos may be found at: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=hudson%ile&sg=true

February/March 2013 Page 15 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward from WTN December 1966 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FINISHING THE TRIANGLE* * * * * * * * * ` * * * * The trade mark of the Hudson Motor Car Co. is the triangle. This is to show that it has a purpose beyond being a mere design, and a meaning that lies deeper than the surface. The first side of the Hudson triangle represents the work of the designer who planned the car and the factory workers who built it; it represents the long time spent by the engineers in working out the right designs, the exhaustive tests of materials and parts in the factory and of models on the road; the high-grade work of thousands of skilled mechanics. The second side of the triangle represents the cordial welcome dealers all over the country gave the Hudson. There were 1452 cars asked for by wire in a few days by motor-wise dealers, who were willing to put up their money, after reading the specifications and the personnel of the company, without seeing the finished product. In the first 30 days after our announcement we disposed of our entire output to dealers. Now we come to the third side of the Hudson triangle. That is the side that completes it. That is the side of the owners. A car must make good with the people who buy it before the story is complete. The evidence herein presented shows how the cars are making good in the hands of owners - shows that the tri-angle is finished. Here is proof, not claims, of what the cars are actually do-ing. The owners' test is the final test, so the triangle comes to stand for the completed story, the successful car. (This was taken from the book, Finishing the Triangle, Hudson Motor Car. Co. Detroit, Michigan, November 1909 and sent to us by Carl Horton, Indianapolis, In.) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *WHEN HUDSON BEGAN* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Each side of the Hudson White Triangle represents one of three Hudson founders, Roy D. Chapin, Frederick 0. Bezner, and Howard Coffin. Roy Chapin designed the first model, a small, attractive, low-priced runabout. Bezner, in charge of purchasing, ordered enough parts to build 3,000 cars. The motor was made by American, British and Continental in Bridgeport, Conn. The rear was made by Weston-Mott. Years later I asked Fred Bezner why he chose the Weston -Mott axle. He replied, "Cheapest axle I could get." Then they hired a factory force of 18 men to assemble the cars. This first Hudson was an immediate success and the founders were on their way to fortunes. Hudsonly, Willard C. Poole, Jr., Springdale, Conn. Elwin Muzzey has a biography of Roy Chapin, Sr. which gives the same meaning of the Triangle. Meredith

The Weather Report At the height of the gale, the harbor master radioed a Coastguard on the spot and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied that he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express)

February/March 2013 Page 16 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward from the Garden State Hudson News triangular grille guard and 1957-like fender "gun sights" and the fast-selling 1958 Ram- End of the line bler Customs wore 1957 Hudson-styled front- fender trim. The last Hudson rolled off the Kenosha as- sembly line on June 25, 1957. There were no Female designer ceremonies, because at that point there was still hope of continuing the Hudson and Nash Hudson Motor Company, wanting a female names into the 1958 model year on the Ram- perspective on , hired Eliz- bler chassis as deluxe, longer-wheelbase abeth Ann Thatcher, who later became Betty senior models. The combined Nash and Hud- Thatcher Oros, in 1939. A graduate of the son production volume was not sufficient to Cleveland School of Arts, now Cleveland In- justify all new design and tooling, so the Ram- stitute of Art, and major in Industrial Design, bler's platform was expected to be adapted to she became America's first female automo- the longer cars. tive designer. Her contributions to the 1941 Hudson included exterior trim with side light- One major trade magazine said rumors of dis- ing, interior instrument panel, interiors and continuance were false and the 1958 Hud- interior trim fabrics. She designed for Hudson sons and Nashes "would be big and smart". from 1939 into 1941, leaving the company Factory styling photographs show designs for when she married , then a designer a 1958 Hudson (and Nash) line based on a for . He later achieved renown as longer-wheelbase 1958 . Front-end head of the design team at Ford that created prototype photos show separate Hudson and the Mustang. Nash styling themes. Step-Down Market AMC's President George W. Romney came to the conclusion that the only way to com- Overlooked by collectors except for previous pete with the "Big Three" (, owners who had discovered the pleasure of Ford, and ) was to stake the future of driving a Step-down Hudson, these cars lan- AMC on a new smaller-sized car line. Neither guished on the market until the late 1980s. At Hudson nor Nash brand names had as much that time, only the first Hollywood hardtops positive market recognition as the successful and Brougham convertibles were sought after Rambler and their sales were lagging. with any degree of financial enthusiasm, leav- ing the coupes gaining mild interest and the Together with AMC's chief engineer, Meade sedans becoming parts donors. Moore, Romney had completely phased out the Nash and Hudson brands at the end of Hudson people aren't always your typical "old 1957. The decision to retire the brands came -car buff", for they know their well, so quickly that preproduction photographs of and often wear blinders to other makes and the eventual 1958 Rambler Ambassador models. (This is typical for a number of or- show both Nash- and Hudson-badged ver- phan connoisseur -- they only know, and care sions. about, their beloved marque). The Rambler brand was selected for further As a result of this attitude, a Hudson expert development and promotion while focusing usually owns more than one (with some col- exclusively on compact cars. Eventually, how- lectors owning dozens), usually deals with ever, something close to the Hudson design club members at a discount, and usually has was chosen for the 1958 Rambler Ambassa- an impressive source of original spares, even dor. Hudson brand enthusiasts will note the

February/March 2013 Page 17 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward though the car was discontinued almost 50 years ago. Prices have seen some sharp increases over the past ten years, and are far ahead of the curve when it comes to many other makes of the same era. Much of this has to do with the Your Views, Rants and Raves fact that they had lagged the market for so long, but it also reflects a growing apprecia- A Letter from Joe Floyd tion among the mainstream hobby for these Several friends, all car guys, have asked if wonderful cars. I would put down my early experiences Above all, look for Twin-H power. Other im- working in my father’s Hudson dealership. portant options include the , and My father was a Hudson dealer and distrib- factory original accessories such as wire utor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from wheels, deluxe radio, power steering and 1946 to 1953 power . While I was in high school, during the Factory trim items also boost the interest of years 1946 through 1953, I worked part step-down collectors. As expected, converti- time and full time during the summers. bles are the ones with the most appeal, with My best story was almost my first experi- values for the Commodore models from ence and that was in late 1946 when Hud- 1948 to 1952 generally ranging in the mid to son attempted to be the first car on the high $40,000 range when in prime condition, market after the war. With the restrictions and fully decked out with equipment. on the use of some metals following the War the first cars delivered to our dealer- ship did not have bumpers. We cut 2 x 4’s and put them on the cars and told the cus- tomers we would call them when their bumpers came in. Truly, they looked weird but the farmers were so happy to have a new car they did not care. As I remember it was several months be- fore the new bumpers came in. The sales- men called the customers and they started to come in. We worked day and night to get them installed. Unfortunately most of them came in on Saturday and expected us to do the work while they went shopping in downtown Sioux Falls. When it was all over we had many extra bumpers in the parts department from then on. I do not think we found every one. Maybe they liked the wooden look. More later

February/March 2013 Page 18 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward from The North Texas Chapter of the HET Club mentioned that I could come down the follow- ing weekend. I told him that I would bring my Ike Schreiber’s Hudson Dealership seven year old son Tom with me. He really In 1983 we were transferred to Chicago dur- enjoyed Tom. ing my employment with the Santa Fe Rail- The following weekend was our first trip of way. My territory included the Chicago area many to Brunswick. Our first visit Mr. and also encompass the whole state of Illi- Schreiber spent hours showing us the old nois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri. dealership, the cars and telling us the history The Santa Fe in 1984 built an intermodal fa- of the garage. The old building started out as cility at Reming- a general gar- ton Indiana. I age and in the made quite a early 1920s sell- few trips to Re- ing Essex cars. mington in the initial startup of the new facility. It’s difficult to notice but in the In those days I window directly always wore a Hudson belt buckle, it paid off behind the two Essex there is a small Essex one day when the night clerk told me about sign. Sometime later on the little garage start- an old Hudson dealership in Brunswick, Indi- ed selling Hudson cars. ana. The little town of Brunswick was located off of the interstate and was right on the Illi- Mr. Schreiber passed way in 1988, that was nois state line. also the year we were relocated to Texas. I have always considered myself very fortu- On the way back to the Chicago area I made nate to have met this man and for him to the short trip over to Brunswick and there it share with me his vast knowledge of the his- was a small Hudson dealership with Hudson tory of the Hudson cars. signs still hanging. I looked in the front win- dows and there were several Stepdowns and As fortune would have it at the Gettysburg two 1920’s era Essex. Historical Society auction this July, I met Mr. Schreiber’s grandson Don Lottes. Don had I ventured down to the local bar and was able donated an item from his grandfather’s deal- to find out information about the owner and ership for the auction. I have known Don sev- the dealership. The bar owner did mention eral years and never realized who his grand- several times that the owner a Mr. Ike father was. Schreiber would not sell the Hudson sign and really did not care to have people ask ques- Don and his wife live in Arizona. He gracious- tions about the dealership. In other words Mr. ly sent to me several photographs of the Schreiber was not very friendly according to Brunswick garage in its early days. The old the bar owner. garage in the 1920 photograph has not changed much in appearance since when I That weekend I made my mind up to give Mr. first saw it in 1984. Schreiber a phone call. To my surprise he was very receptive to my conversation and Lew Bird invited me to come down to Remington. I

February/March 2013 Page 19 HET Historical Society - Moving Forward Upcoming HETHS Events At the 2013 54th International HET Meet in San Mateo, CA  Tuesday, July 23 - Board of Directors Meeting

 Wednesday, July 24 - General Membership Meeting

 Friday, July 26 - Auction & Fashion Show

The Trip A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!” The husband said, “Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?'' “Doesn't matter,” she said. “Just get out.”

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From the HET Historical Society Library

For more information, contact Bob Ross, Media Library

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How to Reach Us HET Historical Society

Officers 2012-2013 President: Mike Cherry Board of Directors 3 Silver Queen Court Lew Bird (term 2010-2013) Park City, Utah 84060 1513 Treehouse Lane South (817) 379-0458 (435) 657-0443 [email protected] Roanoke, TX 76262-8950 [email protected] Vice President: David Stevens Aaron Cooper President HET Club P.O. Box 309 7115 Franklin Ave. (515) 868-2786 (cell) Whitehall, MI 49461-0309 Windsor Heights, Iowa 50322 [email protected] (231) 740-6610 (cell) [email protected] Steve Holz (term 2010-2013) Assistant Vice President: Larry Kennedy 13270 Mckanna Road (815) 475-7158 9350 Vandergriff Road Minooka, Ill 60447 [email protected] Indianapolis, IN 46239 (317) 862-2020 [email protected] Alan Jones (term 2010-2013) 13th St. Johns Ave. 011 02 392 64 0009 Secretary: Laurie Fromm Purbrook Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 5PJ 132 Creighton Lane United Kingdom [email protected] Rochester, NY 14612 (585) 723-8669 [email protected] Larry Kennedy (term 2012-2015) 9350 Vandergriff Road (317) 862-2020 Treasurer: Dick Burgdorf Indianapolis, IN 46239 [email protected] 3456 Judith Ridge Rd. Imperial, MO 63052-3910 Charlie Nau (term 2013-2016) (636) 942-2500 [email protected] 8605 Pheasant Drive (406) 721-4383 Missoula, MT 59808-1010 [email protected]

Bruce Smith (term 2013-2016) Support Team 42 Gilligan Road (518) 477-9740 Membership: Carmen LaFlamme East Greenbush, NY 12061-1713 [email protected] 111 Besaw Road Dick Teeter (term 2012-2015) Richmond, Vermont 05477 330 Prospect Street (570) 226-4387 (802) 434-4155 [email protected] Hawley, PA 18428 [email protected] Communications Manager: Bob Ross Park Waldrop (term 2013-2016) 150 South Michillinda Ave. 1404 Ridgewood Dr. (803) 327-3929 Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Rock Hill, SC 29732-9645 [email protected] (626) 355-8747 [email protected] Legal Counsel: Sue Figert Kennedy 9350 Vandergriff Road Indianapolis, IN 46239 Past Presidents (317) 862-2268 [email protected] Ken Poynter Sue Figert Kennedy Events & Fashion Show Director: Margrit Schumacher 20254 Woodcrest Harper Woods, MI 48025 (248) 548-2500 [email protected] Internet Manager: Matt Royer 1366 Pleasant Ridge Avenue Henderson, NV 89012 (702) 375-9022 [email protected]

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Hudson Essex Terraplane Historical Society

The Hudson Essex Terraplane Historical Society offers four types of voting memberships along with the ability to accept other donations and bequests of any amount. All Donations are tax deductible. They are most welcome and very much appreciated. LIFE Membership - A onetime tax-deductible contribution of $1,000 or more. Recognition will be by Certificate, Gold Lapel Pin and membership card. CONTRIBUTING Membership - A tax-deductible contribution of $100 or more per year for ten (10) consecutive years will result in a full LIFE membership. Member will receive Silver Lapel Pin for initial membership and membership card. (Only one pin will be issued until LIFE membership is attained.) ACTIVE Membership — A tax-deductible contribution of $40 for one year. This may be renewed as many times as one wishes and will be used to accumulate credit towards Life membership. Yes, I would like to become a member of the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Historical Society as indicated: $______LIFE Membership $1,000 or more

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From the April 1968 WTN ------PRESIDENT OF HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY ------In the June 1967 WTN on page 15 is an article headed H-E-T QUIZ. The contents of the article were "lifted" from the Chicago Tribune. Mr. Ed Nowak, who joined Hudson in 1912 and is now a retired executive, has called to my attention a mistake. Harry S. Haupt was president of the Hudson Motor Car Company of New York, which was a distributorship - but he never worked for the Hudson Motor Car Company! The presidents of the Hudson Motor Car Company were: J. L. Hudson 1909 - 1910 Roy D. Chapin 1910 - 1923 Roscoe B. Jackson 1923 - 1929 W. J. NcAneeny 1929 - 1933 Roy Chapin 1933 - 1936 A. E. Barit 1936 - 1954

The Finish Line

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