An offer I couldn’t refuse. November 2007 my dad and I stood in his kitchen. He simply said “I build it, you learn, you pay for it”. He was referring to the 1939 Hudson 112 coupe wrapped in a tarp in his backyard. This offer, I could not refuse. The summer before I had purchased and sold a 1963 Lincoln Continental convertible. Before that I struggled with a 1964 Ramble Convertible and 1964 Dodge Polara. Shopping for a car that was a collector, yet I could get in and drive was not a reality for me. My dad and I both knew that I needed a car that I could hit the road running with minimal busted knuckles. This Hudson would be that car. The plan is to have a stock interior/exterior with mild rod components making it go and stop, the “get in and drive” classic that has evaded me for years. Details of the build and conversations around the decisions in the near future.Author/photographer: Mike LaJoice
