Essex

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Speedster

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The Vault is a Jackson, MS based company whose services include, but are not limited to collector car sales, consignment, storage, service, and restoration. Auction Assets Group is the online auction arm of the company which regularly hosts online specialty vehicle auctions.

Owner JD Pass: As asset management consultant and auctioneer, JD Pass has been involved in the acquisition, marketing and transfer of serious assets for his entire career, Having achieved over $5billion dollars in asset conversions and counting, he is among the industry's elite. He possesses extensive multi-market experience and in-depth knowledge of market trends and cash values of Oilfield and Energy Equipment and holdings-Modular and Manufactured Housing Assets, Serious Collector Car and Exotic Automotive Portfolios-Heavy Construction and Mining Equipment Estate and Personal Property Liquidation-Recreational and Transportation Fleets- Aircraft and Marine Vessels- Livestock and more. His far reaching industry connections and relationship networks allow him to bring a true and clear and quick market vision to the task at hand. JD Pass additionally is a seasoned event producer and lifelong rodeo competitor, he is also responsible for the production of televised national sporting events. A Worldwide Business Development Director, JD oversees all commercial development of several Auction Events, including vendor and sponsor relations and ongoing event extensions.
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BEING SOLD WITH TITLEButternut Yellow Exterior with Black Leather InteriorGloss Black FendersHickory Wooden WheelsOlder Restoration That Shows Quite WellFour-cylinder Engine (50hp)3 Speed Manual TransmissionRunning And DrivingThis car is an older restoration and is powered by an inline four-cylinder powerplant displacing over 50 horsepower.nbsp; A three-speed manual transmission transfers power to the rear wheels.nbsp; Stopping becomes courtesy of rear wheel mechanical brakes.nbsp; This vehicle is appointed in a light yellow livery with a black interior, both in good condition considering the age of restoration.nbsp; This is one of the very few Speedsters builtThe Hudson Motor Car Company was founded in Detroit in 1909 with the financial backing of department store magnate Joseph L. Hudson. It established a reputation for quality cars which gradually grew more expensive. To broaden its market share, in 1919 Hudson introduced a new light car called the Essex, named after an English county in the hope of giving it a little extra cachet.The name wasnt the only English influence. The Essexs four-cylinder engine had European type dimensions, meaning a small cylinder bore (favoured in Europe for tax purposes) of 85.7 mm (3.375 in.) and a long stroke of 127 mm (5.0 in.). It displaced 2.9 litres. A further unusual feature was an F-head design with the intake valves in the cylinder head and the exhaust valves in the block.With 55 horsepower, in an era when the Ford Model T had only 20, the Essex was quite fast. It soon established numerous speed and endurance records including a marathon 50 hours in Cincinnati covering a distance of 4,890 km (3,037 mi) at an average speed of 97.81 km/h (60.75 mph).The Essex had Hudsons traditional wet clutch with holes in the clutch plate into which round cork disks were inserted. They were heat and pressure treated to stay in place. It ran in an oil bath and was smooth and effective if the oil level was maintained.With over 20,000 first year sales the new Essex sold well, although not in the Ford Model T league. Then in 1921, Essex made a pioneering move by offering a two-door closed coach body style priced at only 1,495. While this was 300 more than an open model Essex, it was still reasonable compared with other closed cars.The price of the coach would be reduced to 1,245 in 1922, and ultimately to 895 in 1925, five dollars lower than an equivalent closed car. Although competitors derided the Essex coach as a packing crate on wheels, it was exactly what the market wanted. It prompted General Motorss legendary executive Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., to remark: Nothing like that had ever been seen before in the automobile industry, and the Essex coach had a considerable vogue.The moderately priced Essex coach led a revolution. Up to 1925, open cars had predominated, but after that year more closed cars were sold and open cars gradually shrank to a permanently small percentage of the market.For 1924 the Essex abandoned the four in favour of a small high speed six, again with a European bore and stroke of only 66.67 by 101.6 mm (2.625 by 4.0 in.), and displacement of 2.13 litres.It was high speed out of necessity because the Essex had a truck-like rear axle ratio of 5.6:1, which made the poor little long-stroke six spin 3,700 revolutions per minute. And its 28 horsepower was pretty anaemic compared with the lusty four, so it lacked considerably in performance.Since the Essex six paled before the fours speed, Essex decided to launch a sportier model to give the marque some sparkle. This was the 1927 Speedster, which unfortunately was a Speedster in name only. John Bond of Road amp; Track wrote that the Essex could reach just 55 mph, and for 3 minutes only.Essex decided to get more serious about sportiness, and in 1929 introduced the boat-tailed Speedabout that lived up to its name. With the six now up to 2.6 litres (160 cu in.) and 55 horsepower it gave the Speedabout some 70 mph, and a claimed 60 mph (96 km/h) 

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1919 Essex Speedster For Sale

1919 Essex Speedster

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