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History of Hudson Dealerships

The dealer network during the step-down era was said to be 3000 dealers strong... This page is not only dedicated to the dealerships of the Jet years, but all known Hudson dealerships.

UNITED STATES

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CANADA

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ALABAMA

Birmingham, AL:
Brown, Address Unknown
Henson, Address Unknown

ALASKA

Anchorage, AK:
Wells' Garage (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Juneau, AK:
McCaul Motor Co. (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

ARIZONA

Former Hudson dealership in Lowell, Arizona

A.E. England, 424 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ. The Spanish Renaissance Revival style building was constructed by locally prominent builder Clinton Campbell and had A.E. England Motors, Inc. as its first tenant. England left the auto sales business sometime in the early 1930s. The building would be occupied over the next twenty-five years by the Electrical Equipment Co., who sold items such as radios, batteries, and Kelvinator refrigerators. It has recently been renovated into a public auditorium as part of the Civic Space Park on the ASU campus.

Yuma, AZ:
Western Brake & Wheel

ARKANSAS

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CALIFORNIA

Randall & Hill Motors building as it stands today, 1828 Park St., Alameda, CA. (Found in 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Rahlf's Hudson Showroom

Rahlf's, corner of A Street and Wilbur Avenue, Antioch, CA. Photo circa 1949. Known to be a dangerous intersection. (Also seen in 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Rahlf's Hudson Showroom

Rahlf's building still stands today. There are a couple businesses in it now. There's Sam's Liquor & Grocery that faces Wilbur (2 Wilbur Ave.) and there's Antioch Auto Repair that faces A Street (901 A Street). (Also seen in 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)

Boqua

HUDSON & ESSEX MOTOR CARS, A.E. Boqua, Jr., Hollywood Distributor.
Believe the address may be 5430 Hollywood Blvd.

Monroe & Frankson, 822 So. Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA.

Earle C. Anthony 1021 Burlingave Ave. (Circa 1932-1935?) and then
Denelt Motors Ltd., 1021 Burlingame Ave. (Circa 1936) This was mainly a Packard dealer with Hudson as their complement. Currently the restored building is home to the old car club "The Candy Store".It's really an exciting experience to visit with all the old cars on display, much the way it was in its day. They have photos on display showing Hudson advertizing in the windows. Click here for more photo and details on this location!

Other dealerships in Burlingame, CA:
Athey Motor Co., 65 California Drive (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Bundy Auto Service & Sales, Sixth and "H", Crescent City, CA.

R.H. McAllister, 10912 Downey Avenue, Downey, CA 90241. Photo circa 1935. Exterior view of the R.H. McAllister car dealership shares a wall of this brick building with the Meralta Theatre. Building believed to be demolished in 1978.

Everett's Auto Service, 1906 Freedom Blvd., Freedom, CA. (Per 1953 Yellow Pages ad.)

Walter S Johnson

Walter S. Johnson building as it stands today, 2005 Broadway, Fresno, CA. (Per 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Newbould's Hudson, Garden Grove, CA

From "The Gilroy [CA] Dispatch":
New Auto Agency To Open
Here In February
  Gilroy's newest automobile agency, a Hudson dealership will open offically in about 30 days, it was jointly announced today by Don Smith, Guy Smith and Art Kleidon, owners.
  The company will be known as Smith and Kleidon, Hudson dealers. Their place of business in in the quarters formerly occupied by Nat Heiner Farm Supply near Home Gas & Appliance Co.
  The sales agency will also feature an auto repair shop, with full equipment and mechanical help. John Wentworth, owner of the building, will pave front and rear of the building, the owner said.
  The three men are from San Jose. Kleidon was service manager at Harry King, Hudson dealer of that city for several years. The Smiths are partners in Smith Motor Parts Co. of San Jose, who specialize in rebuilt motors for all cars.
  The building is being renovated and conditioned for a grand opening sometime during the first part of February, the owners said.

Smith-Kleidon, 903 Monterey Street North, Gilroy, CA from 1953 to 1954(Also seen in 06/11/53 newspaper ad.), when it became Smith Bros. Hudson until 1955. The dealership may have morphed into a Rambler dealership and still hung on to the Hudson brand through '57, but the dealership name from the '55-'60 time frame is not yet confirmed. It was then Borman Rambler Sales from at least 1960-1961, then Davies Rambler Sales from 1961-1962, and on to Quality Rambler [as well as International] from 1963-1965. This location went on to host many other dealerships through the years.

From "The Gilroy [CA] Dispatch": Hudson Dealers Open Saturday
  Appointment of Smith-Kleidon, 903 Monterey St. North, Gilroy, as Hudson dealers was announced by N.K. VanDerzee, Hudson vice-president in charge of sales, last week.
  Messrs. Guy R. Smith and A.G. Kleidon head the new dealership, latest addition to the Hudson retail sales organization which numbers more than 1900 dealers throughout the United States.
  Smith and Kleidon have announced that a complete line of 1953 Hudson Hornets, Hudson Super Wasps and Hudson Wasps will be on display in the company's North Monterey street showroom. A modern, completely equipped service department staffed by factory-trained mechanics will provide fast and efficient service for Hudson owners.

From "The Gilroy [CA] Dispatch": "The new Hudson agency, located on North Monterey street across from Be-Ge Manufacturing Co. is open tomorrow. Guy Smith, Arthur Kleidon and Don Smith are owners of Gilroy's newest automobile agency. Complete garage service and sales for Hudson motor cars will be handled there.."

Huntington Beach, 410 & 428 Main Street
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce decks out Main Street for the annual "Salute to Santa" event and parade. The photo was taken in early December 1950. The 410 building seen in the background is now home to "The Electric Chair." To get an idea of what the "Salute to Santa" was like, read this H.B. Independent article by Jerry Person, describing the event in 1953. (Also found in 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Metal ruler advertises Jack Gaynor located on 1122 So. La Brea in Inglewood, CA

DowntownMotorSales

"Downtown Motor Sales", 1200 S. Hope St. (12th & Hope), Los Angeles, CA. This artcile is from March 29th, 1939, most likely from the L.A. Times. (Also found in 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)

Woolverton Motors, North Hollywood, CA. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.

Walter W. Anderson Co., 4330 East 14th Street, Oakland, CA. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Community Motors, 430 Emerson, Palo Alto, CA. Circa 1950.

Aldon Motors, Inc., 267 W. Colorado Street, Pasadena, CA

Pasadena Hudson, Inc., Pasadena, CA. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.

Paul Motors, 2512 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento, CA. (Per 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Hanson Auto Co., Abbott & Alameda, Salinas, CA. (Per Nov. 1950 ad.)

Ellis Brooks Motors, 1595 Van Ness Avenue, corner of Bush Street & Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco [9], CA
77 year old Floyd Gass is shown buying the first Hudson Jet in San Francisco. He traded in a 1929 Auburn on a 'Super Jet' four door sedan. He is shown with Ellis Brooks (center) and Hart Shadrick, general manager, of Ellis Brooks Motors Inc. April 8, 1953. (Dealer listing also found in 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)

Ellis Brooks sold Chevrolet up until 2008 I believe. Due to economy, I believe they're no longer able to sell new cars, but will continue with used car sales.

Harry Krieger & Sons, 2950 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad and 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad, as well as 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.) Interesting trivia tidbit: Martin Scorsese, the motion picture director, is married to Krieger's daughter. Wonder if that was the reason for the Hudson in Martin's movie, When Peggy Sue Got Married? :) This building now holds Mancini's Sleepworld. Click here for more pictures of this dealership!

J.W. Frieden Hudson-Essex of San Francisco, CA

Normandin-Campen Co., 328 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA. The family business is now being run by the fourth generation as Normandin Chrysler Jeep at 900 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, 95136.

Leland Cerruti, San Jose, CA: This rather elegant auto dealership opened in San Jose in 1930 as Col & Cerruti, later Leland Cerruti, Inc. It is believed that Leland Cerruti also had the Hudson franchise here (as many Packard dealers did in the early '30's) from 1934 to 1936. This was San Jose's Packard dealership until 1956, when then-dealer Howard Gustin switched from Packard to Nash. Subsequently Ramblers, DeSotos, Checkers and Subarus were sold here. It hasn't been a new-car dealership since 1970. Click here for more pictures of this dealership.

Kresteller Motor Co., 4th and Railroad Avenue and 836 San Mateo Drive, San Mateo, CA. (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.) Years in business 1953-1954? Krestelier Motors is still a very recognizable facility and is now Endo Automotive. Click here to view more pictures of this dealership. Mort Kresteller was also a Desoto dealer on Market Street in San Francisco and later in the late 60s became a big enthusiast of Auburn Cord and Duisenberg's. He was a long standing member of the Classic Car Club of America and many people around the area remember his 1933 Auburn 12 cylinder convertible sedan.

Al Young's Automotive Service, 1401 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo, CA. (Per 06/11/53 newspaper ad.) Not positive if this is the original building, but the location does serve as a Volkswagen dealership currently.

Harbor Hudson, Wilmington, CA. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.

Other dealers in California included:

Alameda, CA:
C.W. Hammond, 2316 Central Ave. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
Hugh B. Grenfell 1828 Park St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Alhambra, CA:
Swinger Motors, 539 West Main Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Anaheim, CA:
Clee Clarke Motors, 629 S. Los Angeles Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Auburn, CA:
Ford's Service Center, 1080 High St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Bakersfield, CA:
Brown Boyd Motor Co. (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)
Rolfe S. Lowdon, Inc., 2210 Chester Avenue (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Banning, CA:
Bryant's Garage, 1615 E. Ramsey (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Barstow, CA:
Perkins Hudson Sales & Service, West Highway 66 (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Bellflower, CA:
Mickey Finn's, 17240 Lakewood Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Belvedere, CA:
Denning & Prince, 640 S. Atlantic Blvd. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)

Berkeley, CA:
Dave Schellenger, 2611 Shattuck Ave. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
H.W. McKevitt Co., Inc., 2020 Kittredge Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Beverly Hills, CA:
Bob Estes, 9850 Wilshire (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
C.M. Petersen, 445 N. Roxbury Dr. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)

Biola, CA:
A.E. Wood (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Burbank, CA:
C & P Hudson Co., 822 S. San Fernando Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
Story & Sons, 122 E. San Fernando Rd. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.) and 235 E. Angeleno (Per 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)

Coalinga, CA:
B.E. Loomer? (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Chico, CA:
Cook's Auto Service, 624 Broadway (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Clovis, CA:
L.E. Weldon and Son (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Covina, CA:
Covina Hudson, 113 W. San Bernardino Rd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Culver City, CA:
Cinema Motors, 9041 Washington Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Edd Young, 9037 W. Washington Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Delano, CA:
Brown Boyd Motor Co. (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Dinuba, CA:
S.J. Glidden (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

East Los Angeles, CA:
Lee Evans, 475 S. Atlantic Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

El Monte, CA:
Valley Hudson Co., 312 E. Valley Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Exeter, CA:
Guy Steele (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Fillmore, CA:
Gazzaway's Garage, 560 Santa Clara St. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Fort Bragg, CA:
Carl W. Johnson, South Highway P.O. 906 (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Fowler, CA:
Harry Stearns (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Fresno, CA:
Glen Stater Co. of Fresno, Inc., 1462 Broadway at Stanislaus (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
T.P. Shelton, Inc., 1501 Broadway (Distributor) - (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Fullerton, CA:
Fullerton Hudson Sales and Service, 109 E. Spadra Road (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.) and 1340 S. Spadra Road (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Glendale, CA:
Johnny Lail, 1260 S. Brand Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
R.E. Corrigan, 800-810 S. Brand Blvd. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.) and 1260 S. Brand Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)

Grass Valley, CA:
Partridge Motors, 205 So. Auburn St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Hanford, CA:
Buckner Brothers (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Hayward, CA:
Collins Motor Company, 357 Castro Street (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)
Deterra Motors, 101 Castro St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Hermosa Beach, CA:
Hermosa Hudson, Inc., 850 Pier Ave. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Hollister, CA:
Homan Tractor Co., Cottage Corners (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Hollywood, CA:
Hudson Hollywood, Inc., 8766 Hollywood Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Huntington Beach, CA:
Main Street Garage, 410 & 428 Main Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)
Huntington Park, CA:
South-East Motors, 2515 E. Slauson (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.) and 2570 E. Slauson (Per 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)
Worthington Motors, 2771 E. Slauson (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Indio, CA:
Cecil Head, Highway 99 (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Inglewood, CA:
Belmont Motors, 220 N. La Brea St. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
E.A. Seimears, 140 East Tamarack (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Kingsburg, CA:
H.J. Hanson (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Lancaster, CA:
Stranske Motors, 841 Sierra Hwy. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Lemoore, CA:
Buckner Brothers (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Lennox, CA:
Turner Bros., 10815 Hawthorne (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)

Lodi, CA:
B & W Motor Sales, 216 So. Sacramento St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Long Beach, CA:
Storey-Rickets, 750 American Avenue (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Los Altos, CA:
Mozart Motor Company, 251 1st Street (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Los Angeles, CA:
Aero Motors, Manchester and Western (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
Alvord-Olsen Motor Co., 228 S. Western Ave. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad and 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)
Astoria Motors, 1338 S. La Brea (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Boasberg & Sterling, 217 S. La Brea (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)
C.M. Petersen, Inc., 6181 York Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Chas H. Harris, 634 S. Wall St. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.) and 234-36 W. Manchester Ave. (Per 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)
Downs Garage, 119 W. Jefferson (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Eastside Motors, 2758 Whittier Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Fishman Motors, Inc., 1616 South Figueroa (Per 02/19/39 LA Times newspaper ad.)
Hudson on Crenshaw, 2930 Crenshaw Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)
Hudson on Manchester, Manchester and Western (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)
Hudson Sales Corporation, 1200 S. Hope (Wholesale Zone Office) - (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
J. Frank Downs, 119 W. Jefferson (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)
Joe Newell, 3412 West Pico (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad and 11/09/41 L.A. area newspaper ad.)
Lail Bros., 1422 S. La Cienega Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times, 11/29/53 newspaper ad, and 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Phillips Motors, 4021 S. Western Ave. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Southwest Motors, 5743 Crenshaw Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Stanley Caples, 4515 S. Vermont (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Sunset Motors, 6028 Hollywood Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Wright and Beal, 11th and Figueroa (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Los Gatos, CA:
Joseph Cerrito, 614 North Santa Cruz Avenue (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Martinez, CA:
Ed Stone Motors, Escobar & Estudillo Streets (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Marysville, CA:
Twin Cities Hudson Co., 117 C St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Merced, CA:
J.M. Lovejoy (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)
John Bardini, 621 18th St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Modesto, CA:
Harold S. France, 11th and G Streets (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.) and later
France & Howe, Inc., 11th and G Streets (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Monrovia, CA:
Silcott Hudson Sales, 123 So. Myrtle Ave. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.) Also referred to as Silcott Bros. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Monterey, CA:
Joe Van Noy Motors (Per 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)
Winston Auto Co., 230-240 Calle Principal (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Napa, CA:
Smith-Palzis, Inc., 2110 Main St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

North Hollywood, CA:
Edward L. Smith, 4437 Lankershim Blvd. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)
Woolverton Motors, 4368-72 (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.) and at 5967 Lankershim Bl. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Oakland, CA:
H.L. McCoy, 744 East 12th St. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
John Milton Sales & Service, 3019 E. 14th Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Kasey Motors, 3300 Broadway. A Karate & Kickboxing studio now does business in this building. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)
Scholtz & Jordan, 2860 Broadway (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)

Ontario, CA:
Neil Franklin, 316 W. "A" Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Oroville, CA:
Omer Caughey, 1241 Oak Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Oxnard, CA:
L.G. Maulhardt Equipment Company, 815 N. Oxnard Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Palo Alto, CA:
Community Motors, 430 Emerson Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Pasadena, CA:
Pasadena Hudson, Inc., 294 W. Colorado Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.) and at 1136 E. Colorado Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Paso Robles, CA:
WcWilliams & Palla, 1148 12th Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Pittsburg, CA:
Ed stone Motors, 125 E. 10th Street (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Pomona, CA:
Carl C. Wolfe, 172 E. Fifth Avenue (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Redding, CA:
Barnard & Johnson, 1095 Market St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.) This building has been replaced by a drive-thru coffee stand.

Redwood City, CA:
Bourquin Motors, 923 Jefferson (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Yale East Motors, 1701 El Camino Real (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ad.)

Reedley, CA:
S.J. Glidden (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)
Richmond, CA:
R.E. Grylich Auto Sales, 2705 Macdonald Ave. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Riverside, CA:
Moore Motor Sales, Fifth and Main Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Roseville, CA:
G & B Motors, 428 Lincoln St. (Per 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)
Tony A. Mealia, 428 Lincoln St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Sacramento, CA:
Paul Motors, 2512 Franklin Blvd. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad. and 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)

Salinas, CA:
Hanson Auto Company, 247 Abbott St. cor. Alameda Ave. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

San Bernardino, CA:
E.G. Price Motor Co., 397 Baseline Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

San Fernando, CA:
Hamer Motors, Inc., 11069 Sepulveda Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

San Francisco, CA:
Carttee Motor Sales, 700 Van Ness Ave. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
Glen C. Stater (Distributor), 1600 Van Ness Ave. (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
George E. Archer & Son (Per 06/16/1937 S.F. newspaper ad.)
Metro Motors Corp., 817-857 Columbus Ave. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Priola Motors, 4900 Mission Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

San Gabriel, CA:
Roy C. Armstrong, 111 W. Las Tunas (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

San Jacinto, CA:
Geo. S. Anderson, 524 S. San Jacinta (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
Valley Garage, 524 S. San Jacinta (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

San Jose, CA:
Harry King Co., 349 West Santa Clara St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

San Luis Obispo, CA:
Walter F. Lewis, 205 Higuera Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)
San Rafael, CA:
Rafael Motors, Third Street & Lincoln Avenue. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.) Bugna Lincoln Mercury (which also sold Edsels at one point) was located at the same intersection.

Sanger, CA:
S.J. Glidden (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Santa Ana, CA:
Santa Ana Hudson, Inc., 305 E. First Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Santa Barbara, Ca:
Lorton Clough Hudson, 322 State Street (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Santa Cruz, CA:
Knight Motor Co., 503 Pacific Avenue (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Santa Maria, CA:
M.L. "Red" Townsend, Main & Blasser Road (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Santa Monica, CA:
Fullerton & Kriehn, 1221 Santa Monica Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)
Hart Fullerton, 1601 Santa Monica Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times and 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
Wood Motors, 1221 Santa Monica Blvd. (Per 02/19/39 L.A. Times newspaper ad.)

Santa Rosa, CA:
Ken Carter, 205 5th Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

South Pasadena, CA:
Campbell Motors, 818 Fair Oaks Avenue (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Stockton, CA:
Louis C. Raballo, 821 N. El Dorado (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Susanville, CA:
Mosiers Motors, Main & Roop Streets (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Taft, CA:
Weaver and Lyman (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Tipton, CA:
F.P. Stebbins (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Tulare, CA:
Stiles Motor Sales, 233 E. Inyo Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Turlock, CA:
Gordon Hallmark, Inc., 211 South Center Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Ukiah, CA:
P-B Motors, 1045 South State Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad and 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Vacaville, CA:
Valley Motor Co., 780 Davis St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Vallejo, CA:
Al Young's Automotive Service, 1401 Sonoma Blvd. (Per 03/20/1953 newspaper ad.)
Vanderschoot Bros., Inc., 623 Broadway (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

Van Nuys, CA:
Hudson Van Nuys, Inc., 6150 Van Nuys Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)
Kelly A. Scott, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Venice, CA:
F.C. Owens, 13452 Washington Blvd. (Per 11/09/41 Los Angeles area newspaper ad.)

Ventura, CA:
Dewey Felton, 2170 Thompson Blvd. (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)

Visalia, CA:
Fairance I. Miller, 126 NE 3rd St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Guy Steele (Per 08/03/30 Fresno area newspaper ad.)

Walnut Creek, CA:
The House of Hudsons, 2301 Mt. Diablo Blvd. (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

Weed, CA:
Louie's Motor Service, Main Street (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)

West Los Angeles, CA:
Hudson Westwood, Inc.
Whittier, CA:
L. Albert Mencke, 202 W. Hadley (Per 03/09/52 L.A. Times.)
Wiest's Motors, 511 So. Greenleaf Ave. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Wilmington, CA:
Harbor Hudson, 445 E. Anaheim Blvd. (Per 11/29/53 newspaper ad.)

Woodland, CA:
C.A. Nock, 301 College St. (Per 07/13/1949 San Francisco Examiner ad.)
Village Motor Company, 301 College Street (Per 03/20/1953 and 06/11/53 newspaper ads.)

COLORADO

Vic Hebert, Denver, CO: Located on 36th between Lawrence St & Downing. "Hebert" was pronounced "Hey-Bare." Later sold AMC brand, especially Javellins. Now home to Rod's Cars?

Botterill's Hudson Essex at 1270 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two-story building housed Tom Botterill's "Used Cars." Photo dates to August 5, 1929.

Botterill's Hudson Essex at 1270 Broadway in Denver, Colorado is the backdrop of this overhead view of Broadway. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Botterill Hudson Essex," "C. S. Norton Inc.," "Crystal," and "C. K. Sweeney." Photo circa 1920-1940?

Fred Ward, Inc., 1300 Lincoln, Denver, Colorado

Harrison Motors at Broadway and Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A pickup truck and automobile are parked near the one-story brick building. Photo circa 1940-1950?

Universal Truck Company at 801 Broadway, Denver, Colorado from a Northwestward view. Signs read: Dodge & Hudson Experts, Smith Form- a-Truck Service Station, The Hoffman-Page Co. Automobile Repairing, Diamond Trucks. Photo circa 1917-1923.

Flemons Motor Company, 243 Adams St., Monte Vista, Colorado.

Cortez, CO:
Address unknown.

CONNECTICUT

J.C. Bednar Motors Inc., 520 Boston Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut
They started as a dealer in 1919 until they closed in the early eighties. They sold Hudsons and then kept with the Ramblers, AMCs, and Jeeps.

Lanson Brothers Garage, Wallingford, CT. Here is a 1949 picture of the dealership with a 1948 convertible parked in front.

Fred G. Kaza's Garage, 529 Park Street, Hartford, CT (Also sold Dodge.) (1930 Motor Trips Guide book)

Other Connecticut dealers included:

Bridgeport, CT:
J.C. Bednar Motors, Inc., 860 Boston Ave. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)
Lakeview Auto Co. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)
Stewart Motor Co., Inc., 2226 Fairfield Ave. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Cheshire, CT:
Nichols Garage (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)

Danbury, CT:
Horan Motor Sales, 43 West St. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Derby, CT:
Tarantino Motors (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)

Fairfield, CT:
Tidemill Garage (Per 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Greenwich, CT:
Klumpp & Marshall, Inc. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)
Klumpp Motor Sales, 63 W. Putnam Ave. (Per 01/06/1935 New York Times ad and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Naugatuck, CT:
Hotchkiss St. Garage, Hotchkiss St. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

New Haven, CT:
Fair Haven Motors (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)
Henry K. Linsley (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)
Moody-Wilcox Motor Co., 206 Whalley Ave. (Per 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)
Stephen J. Piake (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)

Norwalk, CT:
Jorgenson Motor, 5-7 River St. (Per 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Shelton, CT:
Tarantine Motors, 70 Wooster St. (Per 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Stamford, CT:
Farrell Motors, Inc., 738 Main St. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times and 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

Waterbury, CT:
E.A. Wilcox Co. (Per 11/03/35 NY Times.)
Moody-Wilcox Motor Co., 439 W. Main St. (Per 11/12/1936 New York/ New Jersey newspaper ad.)

DELAWARE

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FLORIDA

Unknown Hudson Dealership, Homestead, FL. Photo circa 1926, probably by Carl Turnage. Looking south on Krome Avenue from just above first street. On the left are the Hudson and Essex auto dealership, the City Hall and the Home Building. On the right are the Citizens Bank Building and Doc Crow�s Seminole Pharmacy. The facade of the Seminole Theatre is very distinctive. Further on are the Homestead Mercantile and Bank of Homestead Buildings. Note the interesting shape of the Hudson sign.

Hudson of South Florida, Inc., Miami, FL. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.

Cordell-Turaville Motors, 1200 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL. Displaying Packard Clipper and Hudson automobiles. Click here to read an Antique Automobile Club of America newsletter article on this dealership!

Cordell-Turaville Motors Showroom, 1200 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL.

Peerless Motors, Address Unknown

Hudson Beach Garage,Inc.
27 North Atlantic Ave.
Daytona Beach, Florida
Telephone 2-2562
Unknown years of operation.

St Petersburg, FL:
Nichols Bros

GEORGIA

The Huckabee Auto Co., Albany, GA (1923 Automobile Blue Book (touring guide)-Southeastern States edition)

South Side Motors

Southside Motors Inc., Wilt Hollums dealer, 1224-30 N. Main, Atlanta, GA. 1947-1949

HAWAII

Motor Supply, Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu
Motor Supply started as a tire store and auto parts supply house in 1937. They started selling Nashes and Hudsons after World War II. The company expanded further down the street in 1952 and built a distinctive showroom modeled on the faux tiki A-frame architecture popular at the time. Motor Supply consolidated its business at 1391 Kapiolani Blvd. in the late 1950s under the Rambler brand. 1391 Kapiolani Blvd may have housed Cutter Chevrolet before it moved to its current location.

Von Hamm Young Co, 818 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, HI

The reverse side of the Von Hamm Young dealership photo shares an optimistic future for the dealership. This location is now home to a Mercedez-Benz dealership.

IDAHO

Bonners Ferry, ID:
Bonners Ferry Imp. Co. (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Coeur d'Alene, ID:
MacDonald & Ostrum (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Kellogg, ID:
White & Bursch (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Lewiston, ID:
City Service Garage (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Moscow, ID:
Brody Motor Co. (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Orofino, ID:
Orofine Motor Sales (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

Wallace, ID:
Walter J. Frank (Per 12/01/35 Seattle Sunday Times newspaper ad.)

ILLINOIS

Unknown Hudson Essex Dealer located in the Midway Building, 6054 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL
I believe this building served as an auto row of sorts, also hosting a Cadillac Branch and Willys & Overland at some point. Alfred Samuel Alschuler (1876-1940) was the architect for this building. It was constructed in 1923. It has been demolished.

Unknown Hudson Dealership, 2222 to 2230 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL: Construction on the Spanish Revival building started 07/01/1922. The architect was yet again Alfred Samuel Alschuler. 1928 showroom for Hudson automobiles, which survived until 1950. You may be interest in other buildings on this street.br>

Courtesy Motors, Chicago, IL. Dealership of Jim Moran.

Fisher Sales Co., Joy, IL.

Quincy, Illinois:
Wallbaum Hudson Sales & Service, 307 North 12th Street, 62301
Maine Motor Sales & Service, 929 Maine Street, 62301
Oberling Motor Sales, 1536 North 12th Street, 62301

Other Illinois dealers included:

Alton, IL:
Gent Major Motor Co. (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)
Holloway Motors, Inc., 516 Belle (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Belleville, IL:
Edward Mutto Auto Sales, Inc., 517-19 S. Illinois St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)
Oscar H. Seibel (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)

Carlyle, IL:
Rohr Motor Sales, 2171 Franklin (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Carmi, IL:
Pool Motor Co., 105 West Cherry St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Chicago [Automobile Show], IL (From program, 2/17 thru 2/25/51):
A & D Motor Sales, Inc., 5035 Cottage Grove Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Art Johnston Motors, Inc., 34 W. 103rd St. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Beverly Motors, Inc., 9425 S. Ashland Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Bunnin Hudson, Inc., 5137 N. Broadway
Birch Motors, 6701 Ogden Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
C.H. Johnson Motor Sales, 4216 W. Irving Park Rd. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
"Doc" Clayton Motors, Inc., 316 W. Madison, Oak Park (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Courtesy Motor Sales, Inc., 3567 W. Grand Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Curtis Motors, 7406 S. Halsted St.
Dabe & Blake Motors, Inc., 6147 N. Western AVe.
Felz Motor Sales, Inc., 1132 Diversey Parkway (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Fohrman Motors, Inc., 2700 W. Madison St. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Harrington Motors, Inc., 1030 Davis St., Evanston (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51)
     then 535 Chicago Ave., Evanston (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Hudson Sales Corporation, 2900 N. Western Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Logan Square Hudson, Inc., 2524 Milwaukee Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
M B Auto Sales, Inc., 8019 Cottage Grove Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
O'Donnell Motor Sales, Inc., 7518 Stony Island Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Ray Motors, 2222 S. Michigan Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Sabaini Bros. Motor Sales, Inc., 12100 S. Western Ave., Blue Island (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51
     and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Shaps Motors, Inc., 3737 N. Broadway (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Stratford Motors Sales Co., 6739 S. Western Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Supreme Motor Sales, Inc., 3000 W. Lawrence Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again
     2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Philip A. Tafel, Inc., 2929 N. Cicero Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Thompson Motor Sales, Inc., 400 W. St. Charles Rd., Villa Park (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and
     again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)
Tower Service Inc., 5526 Elston Ave. (Per Chicago Automobile Show program 2/17 thru 2/25/51 and again 2/16 thru 2/24/52.)

Chicago [Central], IL:
Butler Motors, Inc. (Distributor), Sales and General Office at 2500 S. Michigan and Service and Parts at 2459 S. Indiana Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Chicago [North Side], IL:
Butler Motors, Inc. (Branch), 6101 Broadway (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Louis Dave Motors, 6828 N. Clark St. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Gibson Motors Sales, 3922 W. Irving Park Road (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Harrington Motors, 1030 Davis St., Evanston (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Heinemann Motors, 1832 Irving Park Road (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Klocke Motors, 5924 N. Western Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Newman Motors, 2473 Milwaukee Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Supreme Motor Sales, Inc., 3036 Lawrence Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Chicago [Southside], IL:
A & D Motor Sales, Inc., 5001 Cottage Grove Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Bauer Motor Sales, 12833 S. Western Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Beverly Motors Inc., 8953 S. Ashland Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Brock & Burns Motor Sales, 353 E. Garfield Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Chatham Motor Sales, Inc., 8019 Cottage Grove Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Comercial Motors, Inc., 8608 Commercial Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Hejna Motor Sales, 5206 S. Ashland (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Michigan Auto Sales, 11834 S. Michigan (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Schell Motor Sales, Inc., 7023 S. halsted St. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
State Line Sales & Service, 10550 Indianapolis Blvd. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Stratford Motor Sales Co., 6739 S. Western Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Chicago [Westside], IL:
Butler Motors, Inc. (Branch), 318 Madison St., Oak Park (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
"Doc" Clayton Motors, 5440 W. Cermak Rd., Cicero (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Jewel Auto Service, 5806 W. Roosevelt Road (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Kedzie-Washington Motor Sales, 111 N. Kedzie Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
L-T Motors, 2647 W. Cermak Road (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
M & R Motor Sales, Inc., 3956 W. Grand Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Placke Motors, 3559 W. Grand Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Schoetker Motors, 7040 W. North Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Philip A. Tafel, 3030 N. Cicero Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
J.J. Thompson Mtr. Sales, 3186 Milwaukee Ave. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Tyk Motors, 1022 Madison St., Oak Park (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
West Side Hudson, Inc., 4701 Washington Blvd. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Chicago [Suburban], IL:
Argo (IL or IN?): Paganelli Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Arlington Heights: Horcher Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Calumet City: Calumet Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Chicago Heights: H.C. Wehrmann Mt. Co. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Harvey: Petersen Motors, Inc. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
La Grange: Glasner Brothers (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Melrose Park: Suburban Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Niles: Niles Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Palatine: N.J. Michels Son (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Riverside: Hamer Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Wheeling: Triangle Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Chicago [Territory], IL:
Aurora: Crowe Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Barrington: Barrington Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Champaign: Urbana Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Chebanse: A. R. Nordmeyer (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Crystal Lake: Ormsby Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Danville: Bowen Motors, Inc. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
De Kalb: Folles Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Dixon: Arthur Miller (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Earlville: Humm Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Elgin: Elgin Auto Mart (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Elmhurst: Gill Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Freeport: Haupert Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Glen Ellyn: Hesterman Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Harvard: Meseck Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Joliet: A.C. Johnston & Son (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Kankakee: Jeffers & McBroom (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Lake Villa: Al. B. Maier (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
La Salle: Miller-Caihan Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Lemont: Garling Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Libertyville: Spriggs Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Lombard: Greinke-Miller Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
\ Marseilles: Morey Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Mendota: Faber Motor Co. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Rochelle: Dexter Stocking Co. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Rockford: Carlson Sales Co., Inc. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Rossville: Scarlett & Son (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Sheridan: Breuer's Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Sycamore: Butzow Bros. Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Warrenville: Dorio's Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Watseka: Hurling Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Wilmington: Nelson Lacy Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Winfield: Winfield Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Collinsville, IL:
Oatle's Garage (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)
Shaver Motor Co., 524 Vandalia St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Columbia, IL:
Wm. Vogt & Co. (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)

E. St. Louis, IL:
Norwest Motors, Inc., 2001 State St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)
Woesthaus Motor Co. (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)

Edwardsville, IL:
George Cassens (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch.)

Fairfield, IL:
Farmers' Supply Co. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Flora, IL:
Warren Motor Sales, 845 W. North Ave. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Granite City, IL:
Brewer Motor Co., 2165 Madison Ave. (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch and St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Hamel, IL:

Geo. Cassens (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Harrisburg, IL:
Dean's Garage, 626 N. Main St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Lawrenceville, IL:
stoltz Hudson Co., 704 Tenth St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Litchfield, IL:
Neal-Hudson, Inc., 510 N. State St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Marion, IL:
Bud Hill, Inc., 425 S. Court St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Mt. Vernon, IL:
Virgil T. Bailey Motors, Inc., 223 N. 10th St. (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Vandalia, IL:
Word & Lockart Repair Serv., Highway 40, Bluff City (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Waterloo, IL:
Al's Serv. Sta. & Auto Parts, Main & Market (Per St.Louis Post Dispatch 04/22/51.)

Wood River, IL:
Sido Motor Co., Whitelaw and Lorena (Per 4/19/36 St. Louis Dispatch and 04/22/51 St.Louis Post Dispatch.)

INDIANA

O.D. Foster Motor Co., 124-126 W 9th St., Anderson, IN.

Calumet

Calumet Motors, 5814-20 Calumet Ave., Hammond, IN. Babe Abrahamson was the dealer. Believed to have been in business from 1934-1955.

Ace Motors, 1136 N. Meridian, Indianapolis, IN. Postcard circa 1941.

Rodocker, 1160 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN.

Rodocker building as it stands today as Awning Partners.

Howard Auto Sales, 802 S. Adams, Marion, Indiana. Dal Howard sold Hudsons from 1939 to 1949. This building is purpose built for the Hudson dealership. It has a neat curved glass block parts counter and mirrored walls and lots of glazed tile. After 1949 until recently it was a Chrysler dealer. Down the street is the Edsal dealer with the sign still on the building and some old Edsals in the showroom.

Barker & McClain, 16th & Washington St., Marion, Indiana. This dealership sold both Hudson and International vehicles.

Barker & McClain may have been in this building located at 1532 S. Washington St?

Indiana

1930s photo of Hudson dealership in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Rayl Motor Co.,314-318 No. Buckey Street, Kokomo, Indiana.

Ed Roll Hudson, 306 W. 6th St., Kokomo, Indiana. This photo also featured in April 1972 WTN. He was a dealer in the '50's. There was a prevoius dealer at this location. Ed Roll also owned the speedway in Kokomo and had a Hudson "advertising car" for the track.

Brunswick, IN:
Brunswick Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Crown Point, IN:
Service Chicago (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

East Chicago, IN:
Galvin Motor Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)
Gary, IN:
Imperial Mtr. Sales, Inc. (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Hobart, IN:
Nickel Plate Garage (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Indiana Harbor, IN:
Sunnyside Motors (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

Jeffersonville, IN:
Roach Motor Sales

Lowell, IN:
Schreiber Sales

Whiting, IN:
Whiting Garage & Sales (Per 06/15/41 newspaper ad.)

N. T. Knight & Son, 119 S. Capitol Avenue, Corydon, Indiana:

I'm the son and grandson of an old Hudson and AMC dealer in Corydon, Indiana. Dad and Grand-dad formed their business, N. T. Knight & Son, in 1941, and the business was originally located at the southwest corner of North Capitol Avenue and Walnut Street in downtown Corydon. In August or September of 1945, the business moved 4 blocks south, to 119 South Capitol Avenue, and took on the Hudson franchise. N. T. Knight & Son was my grand-dad, Newland Thomas Knight, and his son, Donn R. Knight. Besides the Hudson franchise, they sold International Harvester trucks and tractors [and refrigerators and freezers], BFGoodrich tires, and Texaco products.

While I don't have any memorabilia from the AMC days, I have framed on my wall one of the posters they had printed advertising the "New 1950 Hudsons, at Sensational LOWER PRICES". I've heard that a local scrapyard has an advertising fan that the company gave away to local funeral homes and churches [remember, air conditioning wasn't that common in the late 1950's], with photos of the 1956 Hudson Hornet and Rambler, with the words, "I'm a Hudson and Rambler FAN".

Dad always talked of going to Cincinnati to pick up new Hudsons, or of having them shipped by barge down the Ohio River to Louisville, 4th Street wharf, where they'd pick them up and drive them to Corydon. Dad complained that cars were more likely to be damaged in transit when they were sent by barge. In the AMC days, they got cars delivered to their door by KAT....which at that time stood for Kenosha Auto Trasport. But when Newt ordered his '57 Rebel, he'd waited long enough that they had to go to Chicago to pick it up...and when they got there, there were only two available. While Newt had wanted the overdrive tranny, he had to settle for what they had on hand, which turned out to be one with the Hydramatic and the continental kit.

In January 1959, downtown Corydon was severely flooded, and N. T. Knight & Son didn't have flood insurance. Lots of stuff was lost as the building had 3 feet of water in it, and for several weeks thereafter a lot of mud was washed off whatever was salvagable. I think it was at that point, after the "RAMBLER" sign they'd just bought a couple of years before was deemed "obsolete" by the factory rep from the Cincinnati zone, that Newt decided enough was enough, and the franchise was terminated by mutual agreement.

In 1960, there was no AMC dealer in Corydon. In 1961, Purkhiser Oldsmobile took up the AMC franchise, but they treated Rambler as the "bastard stepchild" that it was to them. They had the franchise thru '63 or so, and after that, Wolfe Motor Sales, Corydon's Studebaker dealer, apparently saw the handwriting on the wall and picked up AMC. Ralph Wolfe retired in the early '70's, and his son Ray ran the dealership until his health gave out in the early 1980's.

Today, Verizon owns the building at 119 S. Capitol Avenue where N. T. Knight & Son was located. The local phone company, which was absorbed eventually by Verizon, bought the building and the vacant lot where Newt and Donn had their car/truck/tractor/implement lot next door in 1960, and built their office there in about 1964.

Purkhiser Olds was located around the corner from N. T. Knight & Son, at 115 E. Poplar Street. Frank Purkhiser and his son Harold ran the dealership until the 1979-80 time frame when they closed. The building there is now Lisa's Sports Bar & Grill, and is known informally in town as the "Oldsmobile Lounge."

Wolfe Motor Sales actually occupied both sides of the street at 207 W.Walnut, with the tiny garage, showroom, parts counter, and Texaco gas pumps on the south side of the street, and his wash rack/cleanup area and used car lot on the north side of Walnut Street. The south side is now occupied by John D's Auto Repair, and the north side of the street is now home to Jamie Whitman Auto Sales.

-courtesy AMC Forum

IOWA

Mayer Garage, 6 Oak St., Richland, IA. Dealers were Frank Mayer and Allvin Allen, in business from 1933 - 1950's.

Lapner Motors, 129 South Delaware Ave., Mason City, Iowa. Website viewer, Larry, adds the following, "My Dad bought a new Hudson Jet there, he is not sure if it was a '53 or '54, but it was a maroon color with a black hardtop roof. It had automatic overdrive, and my Dad claims he got 30 mpg a couple times. There is a Midas muffler shop in that same building now."

Motor Service Co., 401-411 Mulberry Ave., Muscatine, IA. In business from 1945 thru 1954 with Earnest House Jr. and Howard Eutsler as dealers.

KANSAS

Baker Motor Co.,318 North Main, McPherson, KS. Ad from 11/16/1940.

Heath Hudson Located in Salina, Kansas. Opened in 1920. This shot is from in front of the Recht Drug Store on the corner of N.Santa Fe Ave. and E. Ash St. looking NorthEast. On the right is the Coffee Shop of the Casa Bonita restaurant and bus station. (Called the Casa-Boneyard by the teens of the time.) Visible on the east side of the street at about the center is the Heath Hudson automobile dealer and the bowling alley. The big six story building on the far left is still standing I think. All the rest are gone.

Arkansas City, KS:
Rae Hudson Motor Co. (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

Coffeyville, KS:
Bob Busick Motors (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

El Dorado, KS:
The B & A Motor Co. (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

Sedan, KS:
Ed Harrop Motor Co. (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

Winfield, KS:
Hedges Motor Co. (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

Yates Center, KS:
Cantrell Motor Sales (Per 03/21/1948 Wichita Eagle newspaper ad.)

KENTUCKY

Hudson-Essex Sales Co., 9th & Clay, Hopkinsville, KY (1926 Auto Blue Book/touring guide)

Purdom Motor Co., Lexington, KY. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.

Douglas Hudson Motors, 2411 Bardstown Rd (corner of Bardstown Road and Douglas Boulevard), Louisville, KY: It began as Douglas Hudson Motors, changed to Douglas Ramber, and ended in 1980 as Wilhelmi's Douglas American... Circa 1983, Blue Grass Lincoln-Mercury AMC-Jeep-Renault Saab Isuzu Alfa-Romeo was located at 4301 Shelbyville Road in Louisville, KY and had purchased the franchise from Tafel Motors, a couple blocks away on Shelbyville Road. Blue Grass' owner was Herb Vine, and Herb kept promising AMC a separate showroom that never materialized. Finally, in early 1985, AMC had had enough, and they pulled the franchise from Blue Grass. Shortly before that, Jack Wilhelmi, the former Hudson dealer on Bardstown Road in Louisville, had decided to close his operation, Wilhelmi's AMC [formerly Douglas Rambler, and before that Douglas Hudson Motors],and sold the franchise to Cross Pontiac, a dealership that had moved around 1978-'79 from downtown Louisville to a new facility at Newburg Road and the Watterson Expressway. A Kroger grocery was built where the showroom used to stand, and I believe a Hardees restaurant ended up on the corner where Jack's used car operation stood. Cross Motors may have also purchased the remaining vehicles and parts inventory from Blue Grass. Today Cross Motors is strictly a Chrysler-Jeep dealership. And Herb Vine's sons and son-in-law sold their Hyundai, Mazda, Isuzu, and Lincoln-Mercury franchises to Oxmoor Auto Group and moved the remaining Saab, Audi, and Porsche dealerships to a new building on Bowling Blvd. in Louisville. Oxmoor had the Hyundai-Isuzu franchise in the old Blue Grass building at 4301 Shelbyville Road until late 2008,when they moved it to the 7900 block of Shelbyville Road, near their new Toyota building. The old Blue Grass building is believed to still be empty. In the mid-'70's, Wade Swope built a new facility at 8107 Shelbyville Road, across from the then-nearly new Oxmoor Mall. The dealership was known as AMC East, but by 1979. Wade Swope was selling Toyotas there, and Tafel Motors had the AMC-Jeep franchise. The building that was AMC East became Oxmoor Toyota until 2008, when Oxmoor Auto Group built a new Toyota facility, and today the AMC East building is occupied by Oxmoor Mazda.

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Southern Hudson, Inc., New Orleans, LA. Photo from 1953 Motor magazine ad.