Hudson Standard Eight

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The Hudson Standard Eight refers to a series of eight-cylinder automobiles that the Hudson Motor Car Co. in Detroit built in the 1934 model year. It was the successor to the Pacemaker Standard Eight from the previous year and was slightly better equipped than the Challenger .

The chassis had a wheelbase of 2,946 mm or 3,124 mm. The cars with a short chassis ( model LT ) had an in-line eight-cylinder engine with side-mounted valves with a displacement of 4,169 cm³ (bore × stroke = 76.2 mm × 114.3 mm) and an output of 108 bhp (79 kW) at 3800 rpm. The long chassis models ( LL model ) had an engine of the same size, but had 113 bhp (83 kW) at 3800 rpm. performed. The engine power was passed on to a three-speed gearbox (with center shift) and then to the rear wheels via a single-disc oil bath clutch. The mechanical brakes worked on all four wheels. Traction help and automatic clutch were available as special equipment.

There were various superstructures, mostly with 2 doors for the LT model. A four-door sedan was also available. The LL with a longer wheelbase was only supplied as a four-door sedan with or without a partition.

Hudson Special Eight Cabriolet (1935)

In 1935 the successor and cheapest Hudson Special Eight , model HT, was called. It had a wheelbase of 2,972 mm and the engine of last year's model LL with 113 bhp. Otherwise there were hardly any changes. In 1936 this model was discontinued in favor of the more luxurious DeLuxe Eight and Custom Eight models, which had been manufactured in parallel since 1934/1935 .

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  • Beverly R. Kimes (Ed.), Henry A. Clark: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .