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    PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?

    The Fabulous Hudson Hornet
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    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    12/27/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    Even though one of my Hell projects (down to 2, I used to have 3!)is an AMC right now, I went with the Packard. Yes, it HAS a title which in and of itself is unusual for a project this cheap, but I can't imagine there is much left that would not disintegrate if you touched it, let alone moved it. The weeds and grass have probably dissolved much of the lower portion of the car, and I doubt it could ever be moved safely from it's current rusting place.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/27/08

    @Jim-Bob: AMC, you say? How very interesting, I have a couple of those myself...
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    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    12/28/08

    @Mike the Dog: Yeah, I still have my first car (well... the roof, floors and quarters!). It's a 1979 AMC Spirit DL that had a 232 1bbl six in it originally, but now has a 1973 360 that has not run in years. It rides on Dodge Diplomat cop car rims with mystery trim rings, AMC centers scavenged from a bucket at a junkyard for $2 each, and silver GM rally wheel silver paint from a spray can. It's Corvette white with the bumpers painted to match (looks better than oxidized aluminum!), has a Spirit AMX spoiler out back, and the interior from a 1980 Spirit. The CD player came from a friend's junk pile and works sometimes, and it uses the console and factory detented shifter from a Spirit Limited. The suspension is Spirit AMX as is the V8 crossmember, and the rear axle came from a 1974 Gremlin X V8 with 3.54 gears. The trans is a Torqueflite 727 from a 1977 Matador wagon, but will be replaced with a TF 998 from a 1981 Concord that I scored for $50. With 2.5 in duals and Flowmasters, it wakes the dead, when it wants to run. I plan on putting the 360 from the Javelin AMX project I was forced to get rid of (code enforcement bastards!) in the car in another few weeks then sell it. I can then put my nicer 1985 Cutlass in the garage, take the tags and insurance off of it and concentrate on finishing school. After all, I still have my 309,000 mile Frontier to drive every day, and finishing my mechanical engineering degree is the most important thing now. Then I can build something more interesting... like a Trabantabusa!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/28/08

    @Jim-Bob: I think the AMC is a much more interesting ride that an '85 Cutlass, but then again, I'm a bit biased. I've got an '84 Eagle Wagon and a '63 American 440 Sedan in my driveway. Neither one is PCH, thank heavens.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/27/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    The Packard is sitting in a field. The Hudson is (was?) not.


    Advantage: Packard.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/27/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    I miss graverobber. Anyone got his number so I can call his wife and ask if we can have him back for a tirade?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/27/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    The Hudson is gone/expired. Since I have abandonment issues, I went with the Packard.


    Besides, it's PCHell, right? Well, just look at it. I don't see rust, I see a front end looks like a 55 Pontiac and a 57 Caddy--and maybe a little Oldsie--had a genetic mash up before the breed went extinct.


    Oh, and why is it that every time Murilee puts in, "Go here if..." the main link works; but when he doesn't, then at least one link is busted/post gone. (/Seinfeld whine)

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    Image of Derrado Stopford Winters Derrado Stopford Winters
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    Fancy this. I'm just up to 1957 in a book I bought on the fall of Packard. As hastily contrived as the Packardbakers are, I still feel compelled to pick the Packard... But there's a Hudson Hornet for sale, here. Fantastic engineering, although the styling was noticeably crappier after the redesign. This is tough, but I think the enthusiast in me pushes me towards the Hornet.


    If I truly wanted something carpocalyptic though, and something PCH-ish... the Packard Hawk it would be. That's if any of the 600 or so made are still kicking. Heck, I'd fork over good money for one of those, no matter how unreliable the Stude V8 is or how hard it would be to procure parts. It was the swan song for Packard, it looked outrageously tacky and it had gold mylar tailfins and a supercharger. It's in my dream garage, for sure.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    @Derrado Stopford Winters: If I had to pick a Stuckard, it'd be a '58 Hawk. In slightly-faded gloss red. Fish-mouth forever! Or something.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    The Hornet. For the engine and the history.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    @DoctorNine: Problem was, the history was all involving the hornet-shaped Hornets of a few years prior...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    The Hash is in a driveway. The Stuckard isn't. In fact, "the road salt has got the better of it". This one's not hard.


    So where the shit are the screenshots? The Hash is gone already.

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    Image of junkman junkman
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    There's still an active Hudson dealership in operation. Miller Motors in Ypsilanti, Michigan can supply everything you need, making the Hudson restoration a snap!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/26/08

    @junkman: Yeah, I live about 4 miles away from Miller Motors, another reason to vote Packard.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/27/08

    @junkman: Is this "a snap" as in "a snap for the world famous junkman", or "a snap for a guy with no garage and a set of Motomaster tools from Canadian Tire"?
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/27/08

    @Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: I don't claim to speak on behalf of the famous Junkman, but I think he meant "a snap for anyone who picks up a phone and calls Jack Miller". He's a great guy, and if he doesn't know what it is and where to get it, it probably isn't a Hudson part.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    12/27/08

    @Mike the Dog: You're absolutely right. Miller Motors is an amazing place and Jack's a living legend when it comes to Hudsons.
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    I abstain, because I think they're really evenly matched.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    Couldn't see the Hudson, but the weedy parking spot handed the Packard the win by default, anyway.
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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    The Packard just sounds so stylie and upscale.


    The Hudson? That's a place where you throw bodies.

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    12/26/08

    @jduffy13: So the Hudson it is...
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/26/08

    In reply to PCH, Carpocalypse Past Edition: '56 Hudson Hornet or '57 Packard Clipper?
    Hudson Hornet.


    I'd love to do a tirade but I just have no clue at all about either of these cars to do anything with them.


    Thanks for the PCH Murilee.

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