The Trenk family Hudson (UPDATE : modern shifter)

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Ah ! Hudson........my 3rd love in the world of cars (1st Buick, 2nd SS& Jaguar). My father was a Hudson regional sales manager in Chicago 1930-1942, then a dealer after the war up to 1949. I was raised driving Hudson and Terraplane cars. The two photos supplied are of a 1935 Hudson model GH Super Six which was left over on the used car lot when WW-2 ended new car supplies and the business was closed. I drove this car through the war years up to 1948. Sold off when it had 140,000 miles, never overhauled, original "wet" cork button clutch, all running normally. That's me under the hood. Visible in the dash center is one of the early Philco Car radios which had the antenna under the running board."
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UPDATE: by Dick Trenk: "This 1935 car came factory equipped with the Bendix "Electric Hand" shifter mounted on the steering column, on the right side close to the steering wheel. This had the 3-speed plus reverse pattern in a small gate and was operated with the right index finger while holding the wheel....

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