Description Older restoration that still looks good today; new rear tyres; good running order; a very presentable example of this powerful and spacious saloon The Hudson Motor Company began making cars in Michigan in 1909 and stayed in business until 1957.

The company pioneered a number of firsts for the car industry including dual brakes, the use of dashboard oil-pressure and generator warning lights, and the first balanced crankshaft which allowed the Hudson straight-six engine, dubbed the ‘Super Six’, to work at higher revs while remaining smooth, developing more power for its size than rival lower-speed engines.

From 1919 to 1933 Hudson also produced the Essex brand of cars, slightly cheaper versions of the Hudson, which were to prove hugely successful, selling over 100,000 a year by 1925, including many made at a factory in Brentford, London.

First registered in Sussex in May 1926, this smart Essex Super Six is presumably one of those Brentford-built cars.

The buff logbook sho...