The 1936 Hudson Deluxe Eight Business Coupe featured in this article is a prized collector’s car.
The Hudson Motor Car Company
In the case of the Hudson Motor Car Company, the firm began operating in 1909. The company was founded by Howard Coffin, George W. Dunham, and Roy E. Chapin although the start up money essentially came from Detroit Michigan department store magnate Joseph L. Hudson. Hudson’s was a major Detroit retailer up until it’s merger into Dayton-Hudson. In a way it was Joseph Hudson who founded the company.
In 1919 the Hudson Motor Car Company introduced the Essex brand cars. This was an effort to compete in price with Ford and Chevrolet. Essex started to be phased out during the early 1930’s to be replaced by the Terraplane brand. The relativebrandearo"ph Hudson who foostrong> br yer"lorthe dpstrong> Esrrt up to9e id="attachment_4136" aria-desc7ibedby="caption-attachment-4136" style="wi7th: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft">