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bad71burb
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 Posted - January 30 2017 :  01:46:13 AM Link directly to this topic  Show Profile  Add bad71burb to Buddylist
Hi guys,
Anyone have a late prewar Hudson junker laying around with die cast drivers? I am in need of one flanged driver that isn't disintegrated. Willing to buy either just the driver or complete engine to get one. Let me know what you have.

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Joe
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Joe. ** Are you talking about a Gilbert Hudson #112 ( your right) that has #5318 on the cab. They were pre war. Late 1930's. Those were the 6 volt AC Hudson's.
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bad71burb
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Hi Frank,
Actually it's the HO112 from 41' with the coupler mounted on the truck, but yes, spur drive, AC powered. They made three different drivers on the HO200 & HO112 Hudson's. The earliest ones were Bakelite, then came Bakelite centers with brass rims, then finally Die-cast Zinc? drivers that suffer from zinc pest where they swell and disintegrate. One of my drivers is crumbling and I'd like to replace it.

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bad71burb
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This is my HO112 with die cast drivers.
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** I cant help for all of mine have plactic drivers.
frank

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bad71burb
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No problem, thanks. They're not that easy to find, especially intact... I'll keep hunting.
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Patience and perseverance paid off today at Allentown. Today's haul contained this pile which included a diecast driver Gilbert Hudson with every part needed to repair the one i have and build the second one i have. The prewar diecast driver Hudson's are extremely difficult to find and as you can see, zinc pest didn't completely spare this one either.

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