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£7,489 (Est: £7,550 - £11,325)
From the Minden Automotive Museum 1919 Essex Series A Touring
United States • 13 Jun 2026 • Lot 72
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AI Listing Summary
This 1919 Essex Series A Touring, preserved for six decades in the Minden Automotive Museum, is a rare early example of an economical yet performant vehicle. It presents in very good overall condition, ready for tours and events.
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The description states the car is in 'very good overall condition after years in the Minden Automotive Museum and minimal, if any, use.' It also mentions paint and upholstery are 'uniformly good if aged,' and the engine compartment is the same. This aligns with the 'Very Good' rating which allows for 'slight wear visible in paint, interior, or wheels' and 'minor reconditioning.'
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179ci F-Head Inline Four-Cylinder Engine Side Draft Essex Carburetor 55bhp at 2,800rpm Three-Speed Sliding Gear Transmission Live Axles with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs Rear Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes * The economical Hudson * 55hp F-head four-cylinder engine * Complete and preserved for six decades * Essex's first year, a huge 21,000-unit success THE CAR OFFERED While Henry Ford concentrated on his Model T to the exclusion of everything else other car manufacturers recognized there was a hierarchy of aspirations for style, performance and prestige.
General Motors built a whole ethic about aspirational marques from Chevrolet to Cadillac.
Hudson, named for J.L.
Hudson the Detroit department store magnate who funded the new marque of Roy Chapin and Howard Coffin, positioned itself as a premium marque almost from its inception in 1910.
Hudsons became six-cylinder powered in 1913 and only looked back in 1919 when a more economical four-cylinder car made economic sense.
It was the E...
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