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| Fred Roth's Classic Cars |
| High School was really the Genesis of all my hobbies. The cars got started when I was forced to buy a Hudson to have a car with the fenders all the way back, since a Ford was 50% higher in price. After many successful nutrition drag races and a bit of teasing about my choice of transportation, I became obsessed with Hudsons. Our second one was bought in 1960 for $125.00 as a second car for my wife to use student teaching. It turned out to be so good, that it became our primary car and we even took it on out honeymoon. We traded that car for the 54 Hudson Convertible that we still own today. I have owned a total of 31 Hudsons to date but only have two left. |
| Our 1954 Hudson Convertible is one of our oldest restorations. We do still drive this car. I did the paint, mechanical & body work while my wife did the entire interior. Hudson only built 200 of these cars. |
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| Here are the two Hudsons I still own in the driveway of my home |
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| This is a professional photo taken for a national publication of the Italia. Hudson built 26 of these cars, 20 still exist. We restored this from a fairly decent car and it is considered the top one in the country. It was sold new in Van Nuys, Calif. Body is aluminum and built by Touring of Milano, Italy. |
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| Here is the Italia at an indoor show in Palm Springs. It has won several Best of Show trophies and numerous best in class awards as well as a couple of styling awards. |
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