1952 Hudson Hornet custom convertible

[Chuck Most]

Lately I've been going through my stalled Hornet projects, seeing which ones I can finally get wrapped up. I started this one way back when the convertible kit came out, and it sat at about 95% finished for a few years. Over the course of Wednesday afternoon and evening, I went ahead and chipped away at the remaining 5%.

I'm going by memory for a lot of this. There's a bit of mis-match in the paints because, honestly, I forgot what I used originally, so the top boot and padded firewall don't quite match the rest of the interior, and the purple on the bumpers seems a bit lighter than the shade on the body, though I'm not sure if that's due to it being laid over chrome as opposed to primer. The windshield frame was chopped and the body was sectioned, I went with side trim that abruptly sweeps downward to throw off just how much the body has been sectioned. Bumpers and side pipes came from a Revell '49 Mercury, and I think the grille bar is from the Revell '53 Chevy sedan delivery, grafted into the stock Hudson grille frame. The bucket seats were made by cutting down two Hudson front bench seats and those sit behind a '54 dash. The engine is from a Revell '50 Olds- I used one from the custom version which has a Hydramatic transmission. I also used the Olds steering column. 

[bbowser]

This is so cool!  I think the sectioning really takes a lot of bulk out of the body.  IMHO the windshield is a hair too short, but otherwise this is another great build from your bench.  Thanks for sharing.

[DumpyDan]

Nicely done, looks real nice..................s.m.o.o.t.h 

[89AKurt]

Cool, love purple!  Good for you to finishing up a project!  I finished up some last year, down to 3 now, but dying to start on new projects.

[ATHU]

Nice work!!

[fordf-100]

Fantastic work looks beautiful !!!

[damodelguy az]

nice, very nice vision. good work

[slusher]

Beautiful custom!

[Bucky]

I think this is a great custom! The colors are great together. Nothing wrong with the boot cover being a different color. It accents the darker tan very well, I think! Well done on this one!

[Pat Minarick]

Very cool,  really like the interior. 

[misterNNL]

Nicely done. Those big cruisers can make great customs in the right hands and you did right by this one for sure.

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice build! Great color combo and super clean interior work! The windshield is chopped a bit more than I would do it, bit still a great model!

Sam

Edited March 18, 2018 by Sixties Sam

[OldTrucker]

Chuck! Is it just me or is your basement full of Hudson kits waiting to be built???

That one is fantastic!