National DeSoto convention in San Diego Awesome!

[MarcDeSoto]

I haven't attended a National DeSoto convention since 1991, but I was very impressed with the DeSoto convention in San Diego this weekend.  The cars were just awesome with about 40 on display.  It proved to me that the single marque original car club is not yet dead.  It was amazing when at the awards banquet one of the hosts started talking about the origins of DeSoto and introduced Hernando DeSoto himself in full armor, helmet, and battle axe to address the convention!!!  It turned out that San Diego had an advantage with that since San Diego was discovered by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and our "Hernando" portrays him on the replica of Cabrillo's ship in San Diego harbor. 

 Just 20 miles away in Poway was the Hudson, Terraplane, Essex convention which was even more impressive with about 85 cars on the field.  I've never thought much about Hudsons before because you never see them.  But you sure could see them here in fantastic restored condition.  I never knew Hudson's were so beautiful!  

Edited August 28, 2017 by MarcDeSoto

[knuckleharley]

1 minute ago, MarcDeSoto said:

I haven't attended a National DeSoto convention since 1991, but I was very impressed with the DeSoto convention in San Diego this weekend.  The cars were just awesome with about 40 on display.  It proved to me that the single marque original car club is not yet dead.  It was amazing when one of the hosts started talking about the origins of DeSoto and introduced Hernando DeSoto himself in full armor, helmet, and battle axe to address the convention!!!  It turned out that San Diego had an advantage with that since San Diego was discovered by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and our "Hernando" portrays him on the replica of Cabrillo's ship in San Diego harbor. 

 Just 20 miles away in Poway was the Hudson, Terraplane, Essex convention which was even more impressive with about 85 cars on the field.  I've never though much about Hudsons before because you never see them.  But you sure could see them here in fantastic restored condition.  I never knew Hudson's were so beautiful!  

Hudson and Studebaker both had some truly beautiful art deco pickups in the mid-30's I saw a 35 or 36 at Charlotte once,and it looked like it was going 100 mph while parked. Correct restoration by a Stude Club member too,not a modified or hot rod.

[MarcDeSoto]

That's right!  I got tons of pics too of those conventions including a great looking 46 Hudson pickup.  Unfortunately I can't post here with a 3 MB limit.  Marc.

 

To see some pics go here:  http://forums.aaca.org/topic/297793-desoto-and-hudson-conventions-awesome/

Edited August 28, 2017 by MarcDeSoto

[classiccarjack]

On 8/28/2017 at 1:25 PM, MarcDeSoto said:

That's right!  I got tons of pics too of those conventions including a great looking 46 Hudson pickup.  Unfortunately I can't post here with a 3 MB limit.  Marc.

 

To see some pics go here:  http://forums.aaca.org/topic/297793-desoto-and-hudson-conventions-awesome/

Was the truck Grey colored?  He attends Cuizin Grand in Escondido alot...

[Dan Hiebert]

Great pictures, thanks for the link.  I'm a bit partial to Hudsons and Terraplanes.  When we first got our D24 I would frequent salvage yards in New Mexico looking for parts.  One in particular in Alamogordo that seemed to have a rather high percentage of Hudsons, and one '37 Terraplane that caught my eye.  I did a little digging and found out Hudson was a very popular brand in the area because of its reliability - and speed to cross the wide open areas - and several had come from the military bases in the area.  I never could forget the styling of the Terraplane, so much so that I kept an eye out until I found one that was within my means, financially and mechanically.  Took ten years to find it, which I did by accosting a group of Hudson owners that had stopped for gas in Carlsbad, NM, in route to a regional Hudson, Essex, Terraplane club meet in Las Cruces, NM.  They gave me a copy of the club magazine, and lo and behold, there was one in the classifieds that fit the bill, and was only 50 miles from my uncle in southern Illinois.  That was 15 years ago, I've kept it running, driving, and stopping, but it's a retirement project. 

Here it is the day I brought it home.  35mm photo, digitized, printed, then scanned - thus poor quality.

 

 

 

 

[MarcDeSoto]

23 hours ago, classiccarjack said:

Was the truck Grey colored?  He attends Cuizin Grand in Escondido alot...

No it was red.  It was the one where I took the pic from the front with the hood opened.  I added some additional pics to that post that show the truck in side view.  Dan, that's a beautiful car!  With Hudson and Terraplane, even the 4 door sedans are gorgeous!  Keep it rolling!  Marc.  p.s. The Hudson club is one of the greatest! 

[40desoto]

On the yellow 41-42 desoto, what is that on the left side of the L6 engine. It looks like it connects to the water pump

[Dan Hiebert]

That's a Hudson.  Same engine on my Terraplane.  That is the water jacket, it does indeed connect to the water pump.  Takes the coolant from the cylinder banks back through the pump.

[Desotodav]

Thanks for posting the pictures Marc.

Was this the red pickup you were talking about?... sure is an interesting looking ride!

I imagine that they would be suitably interested in my (Aussie) DeSoto truck/s at the convention.

[knuckleharley]

" I imagine that they would be suitably interested in my (Aussie) DeSoto truck/s at the convention. "

Yeah,I guess "interested" would be one way of putting it.