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[[Image:043 1940 Hudson Auction 01 aa 04-19-2018.jpg|thumb|right|550px|The car is a 1940 Hudson Country Club 8, modified street rod and is one of 4 remaining models still known to exist. This is the limousine model. As a Country Club 8 it has a longer wheel base than the standard Hudson. It has the original factory turn signals and the hood opens as it originally did, by tilting back.]]
[[Image:045 1940 Hudson Auction 01 aa 04-19-2018.jpg|thumb|right|550px|The car is a 1940 Hudson Country Club 8, modified street rod and is one of 4 remaining models still known to exist. This is the limousine model. As a Country Club 8 it has a longer wheel base than the standard Hudson. It has the original factory turn signals and the hood opens as it originally did, by tilting back.]]
The car is a 1940 Hudson Country Club 8, modified street rod and is one of 4 remaining models still known to exist. This is the limousine model. As a Country Club 8 it has a longer wheel base than the standard Hudson. It has the original factory turn signals and the hood opens as it originally did, by tilting back.
==This will go Outside Doctor Pickens Museum==
I have always loved old cars and my wife and I dreamed of owning an elegant antique car. We have been talking about it for the past 30 years but the right opportunity never came along. My father used to say that if you kept your eye out, had patience, and waited long enough, eventually all your dreams would come true. So it is with the utmost satisfaction that I can report that I have finally acquired a beautiful antique car. I am especially fond of the turquoise paint job and plan to park it outside Doctor Pickens Museum of Turquoise once we open.

The car is a 1940 Hudson Country Club 8, modified street rod and is one of 4 remaining models still known to exist. This is the limousine model. As a Country Club 8 it has a longer wheel base than the standard Hudson. It has the original factory turn signals and the hood opens as it originally did, by tilting back.

There have been only three previous owners of this car. It was purchased by a doctor in Kansas City who brought it to Ponca City. The previous owner has had it since 1996 and he is responsible for the new paint job, the new upholstery and putting a rebuilt Chrylser 318 engine (and air conditioning) in it.

The Hudson has been sub-framed with the front end of a 1976 Chevy Nova and it has an 8.8 Ford rear end. The Hudson has a 727 automatic transmission, Dakota cruise control, and Honda windshield wipers. It has a cassette player in the glove box which I love. 

The previous owner drove it on long trips and frequently took it to Tulsa and Oklahoma City. I will be driving it around Ponca City for a while until I am more confident and familiar with all its idiosyncrasies. It drives like a dream.

The only thing I have to do immediately is put new tires on it, have the front wheel bearings repacked, and replace a cracked side window. I am a happy man. This is a beautiful piece of machinery.

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