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Traveler or DeLuxe. The regular Six was called Series 40T and 40P respectively, whereas the Super Six was Series 41. The Super Six also received a larger, 212 cu in (3.5 L) engine with 102 hp (76 kW), ten more than the Hudson Six. This engine was also shared with the large Hudson Country Club Six, with its 125 in (3,200 mm) wheelbase, as well as the Hudson Big Boy series of commercial vehicles.
231:"flip top' on the Hudson was operated a crank handle located at the rear of the passenger door. When fully lowered, the roof was positioned behind the rear trunk and thus did not impede luggage capacity. When raised, the front of the top went over the windshield giving the appearance of a large air scoop.
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Victoria Coupe (sharing the same sheetmetal), continuing with a two- or four-door Touring Sedan, and culminating with a two-door Convertible Coupe as well as the two-door Convertible Sedan (seating five people).
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249:. Steinbeck wanted readers to understand class and social standing by including specific makes and models in the novel. The make and condition of the cars are important to the people who took the journey to California as well as revealing a family's socioeconomic status. In
353:. The engine was updated in July 1927, with a new manifold and a different head design, including the relocation of the spark plugs and intake valves. Hudson chose not to increase the claimed power, but many consider the stated output to be very conservative.
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Pacemaker", and finally as simply the "Essex Pacemaker."
379:. The 1929 R and L models' wheelbases were stretched by about four inches, the wheels were changed to 19-inch wire wheels, but they carried over the Super Six engine as well as the Murphy-designed/Biddle and Smart-made bodies.
317:, 18-inch wood spoke wheels (rather than 21 inches), and four-wheel brakes. The car was lower and generally more stylish, and power increased from 76 to 92 hp (57 to 69 kW). The lower-cost Model R utilized on a
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253:, the Joad family depends on a 1926 Hudson Super Six sedan converted into a truck. It is now difficult for contemporary readers to place cars such as Hudson Super Six in a meaningful social context.
345: in (3,240 mm) in length. Two standard bodies were available, a two-door Coach and a four-door Sedan. The Model O was also available with five different Custom body styles, made by
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also chose the Super Six label for their cars, while aligning their design with that of the larger
Hudsons. Essex kept calling their cars Super Sixes in 1928 and off and on until 1932.
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Gosden, W.E. (April 1979). "The first
Fliptop? Ellerbeck had a Better Idea".
643:"Positioning Steinbeck's Automobiles: Class and Cars in The Grapes of Wrath"
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Catalog of Independents: The Struggle to Survive Among Giants
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Slauson, H.W.; Greene, Howard (1926). "Leading
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760:"'Grapes of Wrath' Speedster: A Bit of History and Whimsy"
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587:"Top Acrobatics: The Saga of the Disappearing Hardtop"
837:"1929 Hudson Model L Club Sedan by Biddle and Smart"
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679:Zwart, Elizabeth Clarkson (16 April 1939).
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893:1940 Hudson: A New Low Cost for Luxury
291:1917 production car (Series J Phaeton)
142:Hudson Model R "Greater Hudson" (1929)
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926:Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency
165:that was first manufactured by the
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732:Edsall, Larry (31 January 2010).
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878:Standard Catalog of Independents
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309:Second generation (1927)
167:Hudson Motor Car Company
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913:Consumers Union Reports
685:The Des Moines Register
641:DeLucia, Laura (2014).
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195:First generation (1916)
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1111:Betty Thatcher Oros
992:1909-1957, Historic
866:on 25 October 2019.
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251:The Grapes of Wrath
246:The Grapes of Wrath
738:The New York Times
713:. 1 September 2007
668:– via JSTOR.
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458:References
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201:inline-six
163:automobile
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1050:Pacemaker
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