Super Six Special Rennwagen 1922 for sale

This 1922 Hudson Super Six Special truly lives up to its name as a racing car. The special feature of this vehicle, now over 100 years old, is the unusually good documentation of its early history with documents, photos, articles, correspondence, manuals and accessories. In its early years, the Hudson was owned by the racing driver Antonio Trabucco in Argentina. He took part in several documented races in South America with this racing car. Among them are: Gran Premio Nacional Argentina 1924 (1,496 km, 6-9 March 1924), Premio Otono 1924 (400 km, 13 April 1924, 5th place), II Circuito Audax Córdoba 1924 (505 km, 12 October 1924) and Gran Premio Nacional Argentina 1925 (1,540 km, 21-24 February 1925). Later, in 1939, Trabucco sold the racing car to Mr Jaima Juan in Buenos Aires. The original purchase contract also exists. In 2014, the car was discovered by an Austrian in Argentina and imported into the EU. He then had the car partially repaired and technically overhauled in Germany at a specialist workshop, without sacrificing the existing patina and the authentic historic appearance. Thus, this former 1920s racing car is today fully functional and ready for its next adventure. The Super Six reveals a very impressive and authentic appearance, which immediately offers an experience. This applies both to the owner/driver, who with this example experiences a journey back in time to the era when motorsport was still a real adventure, and to the spectators, who are captivated at the sight of an automobile of this kind in operation and in motion. The powerful inline six-cylinder with 4.7 litres of displacement has a robust output of 76 bhp (!), which also makes itself heard acoustically. Precisely in historic rallies or other vintage events with active driving elements, vintage cars are rare today. This Hudson Super Six is the perfect candidate to provide an impressive spectacle. The Hudson Motor Car Company was founded in 1909 in Detroit and is named after Joseph Lowthian Hudson, who provided the seed capital for the company's creation. The marque quickly earned a reputation as an innovative automobile manufacturer. Some significant equipment features that are taken for granted today first appeared in Hudson vehicles: the starter, warning lights for oil pressure and the alternator, as well as a balanced crankshaft. A further development was the "Step-Down" chassis, in which the vehicle frame was lower between the axles, which ensured greater stability and better handling. By the end of the 1930s, Hudson had established itself with up to 300,000 vehicles per year in third place by volume among American automobile manufacturers. In 1929, only Ford and Chevrolet produced more vehicles. The Super Six was built from 1917 to 1928 and had an inline six-cylinder engine with 4.7 litres of displacement and an output of 76 bhp at 2,450 rpm. The transmission set new standards: the inline six offered better flexibility and greater quietness, and the powerful torque ensured that the model was considered particularly suitable for long distances. The engine's power was transmitted to a three-speed gearbox and then to the rear wheels via a cork-lined oil-bath clutch. In 1921, the operation of the Super Six was adapted to schemes still common today: the accelerator, which until then had been located between the clutch and brake pedals, moved to the familiar position on the right. The central gearshift now operated according to the usual H pattern. The chassis had an axle