my essex reassymbled

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I pieced her back together just to see, and figured I'd share. So, here ya go

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Ok, I guess I'll have to play with it and figure out how to post pics. until then you can see them in my album. sorry

54SuperWasp

Thanks for the pictures. Seems you have a very good start here. Good luck. Michel

ESSX28-1

Great looking Coupe!!
I was a little surprised not to see suicide doors. I thought that all Essexs had them. My 28 E Coupes do as does my friends 29 E Coupe & I have pics of a (US) prize winning 32 Essex coupe with suicide doors. Were both front & rear hinged doors available? Butler's book shows both in 31 & 32 even on the same body configuration.

essexcoupe3131

Mine has them like that David, brochure says you can do 60 mph hanging off them and still will close properly after that,
rugged piano hinge, solid as
Mike

Geoff

ESSX28-1 wrote:

Great looking Coupe!!
I was a little surprised not to see suicide doors. I thought that all Essexs had them. My 28 E Coupes do as does my friends 29 E Coupe & I have pics of a (US) prize winning 32 Essex coupe with suicide doors. Were both front & rear hinged doors available? Butler's book shows both in 31 & 32 even on the same body configuration.

All 1930 and '31 Hudson and Essex had rear opening front doors, then strangely they went back to front opening for 1932 thru '36 models, and thence from '37 onwards all front doors were rear opening. All rear doors were front opening up to and including 1947, and from the Step-down era onwards all doors were rear opening. In 55 years driving my '28 Essex I have never had a door come open, but in mini-skirt days the front opening doors were a challenge for female passengers!

essexcoupe3131

oh the memories LOL