Hudson Pacemaker

carchaeologist

This is probably a question for just Kevin Herron, but is there any of these in the country? One in particular I'd like info on is ZL2418, a 1950 registered car which was converteted to a hearse in the late 50s. I doubt very much it lasted as far as the 70s, not to mind nowadays...

mb1725

Nice looker


http://www.kennellyarchive.com/id/NLD006/

68deville

On a slightly different subject i just drove by a house today that had the
front of what looked like a cadillac mounted over his garage door with
SZD 935 on the reg plate??jog anyones memory??

carchaeologist

mb1725 wrote: »

Nice looker

It is a great looking machine alright, I bought the print from the collection last week. It's funny what was converted over the years. That pic was taken 50 years ago now, and the car would be over 60 years old!:eek:

carchaeologist

There's one on here too, I love the styling.
http://www.hagemanmotorcars.com/pacemaker/pacemaker.htm

tom petty

Ah .... one of my all time favourite screen cars .
Jake Giddes's car ( Jack Nicholson ) in " The Two Jakes "
Good luck with your search....

mb1725

carchaeologist

^Thats a Hornet...

mb1725

SORRY

68deville

i think there was an article sometime back in the irish vintage scene magazine about a 1949/50 Hudson that was a taxi in Co leitrim,v similar
in to the Pacemaker but nearly sure it was a Terraplane??

carchaeologist

mb1725 wrote: »

SORRY

Lol, easy mistake to make, they are very similar in looks.

kja1888

mb1725 wrote: »

Nice looker


http://www.kennellyarchive.com/id/NLD006/

I may be wrong, but that looks like it was taken in 'Er Indoors' uncles place, Gray's Funeral Home in Templemore.

carchaeologist

kja1888 wrote: »

I may be wrong, but that looks like it was taken in 'Er Indoors' uncles place, Gray's Funeral Home in Templemore.

No, that shot was definatly taken at the back of Foleys undertakers(no longer trading) in Tralee.

Kevin_Herron

carchaeologist wrote: »

This is probably a question for just Kevin Herron, but is there any of these in the country? One in particular I'd like info on is ZL2418, a 1950 registered car which was converteted to a hearse in the late 50s. I doubt very much it lasted as far as the 70s, not to mind nowadays...

ZL2418 was originally owned by Amelia Freeman, she lived in Terenure.
I doubt it has survived which is a pity as it would be a much nicer looking hearse compared to the Chryslers etc. of the same time.

The only other original Irish car that I know of still to exist is ZL3038, it was owned new by Arthur Lucius Brook, permanent resident of the Gresham Hotel!
I last heard it was sold to a Hudson enthusiast in Belfast around 15 years ago.
The pic attached of it was taken in Headons Garage around 1990.

carchaeologist

Thank you Kevin. Much thanks for that. It's always great to find out a bit of history on a car. Nice boat tail on DD BTW.