'Just got my January-February White Triangle News in this morning's mail; the bi-monthly publication of The Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club. There's an unbelievable story in it by regular columnist Richard Polese. He is the "Dick Quinn" of WTN, writing an interesting column of Hudson bits and pieces avery month. (Maybe that assignment in car clubs falls to people named Richard.[?])
Anyway, Richard Polese reported driving along a former Main Street in Trinidad Colorado last fall, looking for an I-25 onramp, late for an appointment elsewhere. He thought he spotted the front end of a 1920s Essex in an old showroom window of what was now a used car lot. He had no time to check it out then, but made a note of where it was and returned a month or so later.
'Turns out the facility used to be a new-car dealership, Hadad Motors Sales Dodge. It's no longer that, but proprietor Joe Hadad still runs a used-car lot out of the building. Back in 1972, Joe took the Essex (a 1922 coupe, it proved to be) in trade on a new Dodge Monaco! Joe even had a period newspaper clipping and photograph of the Essex owner and the Dodge dealer making the deal.
The little Essex wasn't for sale and never has been; just enjoying its life in an old showroom. Columnist Richard Polese was well-received by Joe Hadad and permitted to look over the car to his heart's content.
Now here's what caught my attention: Joe Hadad said the car had been there for 35 years and Richard was the first person in The Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club to stop in and inquire about it...in 35 years!" It's hard telling who was more surprised about that; Mr. Polese or Mr. Hadad.
Unbelievable. We in Studebaker-land need to still keep our eyes open! [:0] BP
Anyway, Richard Polese reported driving along a former Main Street in Trinidad Colorado last fall, looking for an I-25 onramp, late for an appointment elsewhere. He thought he spotted the front end of a 1920s Essex in an old showroom window of what was now a used car lot. He had no time to check it out then, but made a note of where it was and returned a month or so later.
'Turns out the facility used to be a new-car dealership, Hadad Motors Sales Dodge. It's no longer that, but proprietor Joe Hadad still runs a used-car lot out of the building. Back in 1972, Joe took the Essex (a 1922 coupe, it proved to be) in trade on a new Dodge Monaco! Joe even had a period newspaper clipping and photograph of the Essex owner and the Dodge dealer making the deal.
The little Essex wasn't for sale and never has been; just enjoying its life in an old showroom. Columnist Richard Polese was well-received by Joe Hadad and permitted to look over the car to his heart's content.
Now here's what caught my attention: Joe Hadad said the car had been there for 35 years and Richard was the first person in The Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club to stop in and inquire about it...in 35 years!" It's hard telling who was more surprised about that; Mr. Polese or Mr. Hadad.
Unbelievable. We in Studebaker-land need to still keep our eyes open! [:0] BP
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