Power comes from a 212 cubic-inch L-head inline-six making 100 horses. It had a total frame-off restoration and in getting restored the 6-volt electrical system was retained. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to track one down.Īt any rate, this truck is one of 3,104 built in 1946 and one out of about 30,000 pickups and commercial trucks that Hudson made throughout its entire run. Studebaker had a car-based pickup (the fantastic Coupe Express) a decade earlier. With that said, Hudson isn’t the first to make a pickup out of a car. This is not a custom job, but an example of a car-like pickup truck years before the famed El Camino and Ranchero. It’s essentially a second-generation Hudson Commodore, but where the rest of the car would be is a pickup truck bed. Hemmings notes that this little pickup truck is a bit of a rare oddity. 1946 Hudson Super Six Pickup – Auction Hemmings So join me in looking at some fun cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. If a car is too expensive, at least we can still stare at it, right? I also don’t discriminate when it comes to pricing, modifications, and condition. Seriously, someone stop me from buying a lifted Corvette.Īs usual, some of these may be downright asinine or crappy cars. This week I’m trying to distract myself from buying something with a V12 by looking at an American imported car, a car-turned-pickup truck, and a whole lot of yee haw from a Corvette. The advantage of this is that I have a huge list of cars to share with you. I’m currently sitting on 20 of them (I think?) and I’m already searching for another.

I have a problem with searching for and ultimately owning too many vehicles. Welcome back to Mercedes’ Marketplace Madness! As you know, working with cars has been a blessing and a curse for me.

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