Hello folks,
New member of the club as of this morning. I have a 1950 Pacemaker 500 with the 232 in it. About 32,000 original miles, and it's been in the family since 1956. In storage for most of the last fifty years, decaying like cars will when they're not loved and cared for.
I'm full-on in the process of bringing this baby back, and the question I have now is whether there was a standard set of engine parts that were painted at the factory, and if so what color scheme was used. Something coordinated with the exterior? A single metallic color?
I'm not able to keep everything completely original, so I know I have some flexibility and room for creativity here, but I'd just as soon have things look about like they did off the production line in 1949.
Thanks much--no doubt this is just the first of a number of questions I'll pose here!
Curt, I have an original 50 Pacemaker that was purchased new by my grandfather. I'll be glad to share pictures. The engine is silver, accessories were black( starter, generator, air cleaner etc).
Would love to see pictures of your car as well.
Curt,
Here's how I painted mine; think this is correct. 1950 Pacemaker Deluxe 4 dr sedan.
Matt, thanks much for the info. That's consistent with what we thought we were looking at.
I know it seems preposterous, but I don't have any good photos of my car right now. I've got a few showing various states of disassembly, and I believe I have a few more that are better but I can't find them on my computer. I'll be quite proud to share pics when I get some more--by the time I see the old girl again, she should be looking much better!
Tim, thanks for the pics--helpful and enjoyable!
Welcome to the Club and to the HET Forum, Curt.
Glad to see that your car has been in the family so long, and that you are finally bringing it back to life. As a new HET member you should receive a printed roster of all members (although we are so close to having a new edition, that they may hold off and just send you that, when it comes off the press). Anyway, you may find it helpful to look through the listings for your state (and maybe nearby ones) to find others who own the same year and model as yours. With their permission you could then look at, measure, and photograph their cars in order to determine the information you may need. Of course, not all cars are authentically restored but once in awhile you'll hit someone with a truly original, never-restored Hudson, and that would be extremely helpful to you.
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