1931 Hudson Series T Boat-Tailed Sport Roadster

The Hudson automobile was not named for any of the company's founders but for the man who put up the money - Joseph L. Hudson, owner of Hudson department stores and a prosperous Detroit merchant. All four principals worked for Oldsmobile, including Roy D. Chapin, Howard Coffin, and Frederick Benzer. Initially, the company was allied with Chalmers-Detroit, but Hudson soon became independent while introducing its first car in 1909. Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator in 1954 to form American Motors, and production was transferred from Detroit to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Ironically, the Hudson and Nash names were gone by 1957 as the firm concentrated on compact cars under the Rambler label.

The Model T119, or Greater Eight boattail speedster, was a one-year-only vehicle produced by Hudson. Bodies were designed by Ray Dietrich and fabricated by Murray. It is thought that just ten were produced. This example was restored in 2018 almost entirely by graduates of McPherson College's Automotive Restoration program.