Hudson Super-Six Coach
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The Hudson Super-Six Coach was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Car Company
of Detroit, Michigan
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Hudson Motor Car Company
The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form American Motors. The Hudson name was continued through the 1957 model year, after which it was dropped.- Company strategy...
of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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Hudson Super-Six Coach specifications (1926 data)
- Color – Body and wheels, blue; running gear, black
- Seating Capacity – Four or Five
- Wheelbase – 127⅜ inches
- Wheels - Wood
- Tires - 32” × 6” balloon
- Service Brakes – Contracting on rear
- Emergency Brakes – Expanding on rear
- Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast en block, 3½ × 5 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 29.4 , N.A.C.C.
- Lubrication – Splash with circulating pump
- Crankshaft - Four bearing
- Radiator - Cellular
- Cooling – Water pump
- Ignition –Storage battery
- Starting System – Two Unit
- Voltage – Six
- Wiring System – Single
- Gasoline System – Vacuum
- Clutch – Multiple disc in oil
- Transmission – Selective sliding
- Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
- Drive – Spiral bevel
- Rear Springs – Semi-elliptic
- Rear Axle – Semi-floating
- Steering Gear – Worm and gear
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:- tools
- jack
- speedometer
- ammeter
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- electric horn
- transmission theft lock
- demountable rims
- spare tire carrier
- sun visor
- cowl ventilator
- headlight dimmer
- Sedans have dome light and rear-view mirror
Prices
New car prices were available F.O.B. factory plus tax on the following models:- Seven Passenger Phaeton - $1250
- Four or five Passenger Coach - $1250
- Four Passenger Brougham - $1595
- Seven Passenger Sedan - $1795