Essex Cars

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1924 Essex Coach	1924 Essex Coach 1924 Essex Coach Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. by Douglas
1925 Essex 2-Door Sedan	1925 Essex 2-Door Sedan 1925 Essex 2-Door Sedan Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Central Texas Museum of Automotive History in Rosanky, Texas. by Douglas
1927 Essex Boattail Speedster	1927 Essex Boattail Speedster 1927 Essex Boattail Speedster by Douglas
1927 Essex Truck - The Only One Ever Built	1927 Essex Truck - The Only One Ever Built 1927 Essex Truck - The Only One Ever Built Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum in Hood, Virginia. by Douglas
1927 Essex	1927 Essex 1927 Essex by Douglas
1927 Essex Super 6 Deluxe Sedan	1927 Essex Super 6 Deluxe Sedan 1927 Essex Super 6 Deluxe Sedan by Douglas
1929 Essex Rumbleseat Coupe	1929 Essex Rumbleseat Coupe 1929 Essex Rumbleseat Coupe Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Freds Car Museum in Appomattox, Virginia. by Douglas
1929 Essex Super 6 Challenger 4-Door Sedan	1929 Essex Super 6 Challenger 4-Door Sedan 1929 Essex Super 6 Challenger 4-Door Sedan by Douglas
1933 Essex Rumbleseat Convertible Coupe	1933 Essex Rumbleseat Convertible Coupe 1933 Essex Rumbleseat Convertible Coupe by Douglas
1930 Essex Challenger	1930 Essex Challenger 1930 Essex Challenger by Douglas

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Essex Cars

1919 - Hudson introduced the Essex as a seperate brand.

The first generation 1919 Essex was known for its superior performance. The F-head four-cylinder engine turned out 55 horsepower. The car´s angular body lines also contributed to its performance.

Many staged demonstrations proved that the Essex was a hot little car. In 1919 an Essex completed a 50-hour, 3,037.4 miles endurance test in Cincinnati, Ohio, at an average speed of 60.75 miles per hour.

One of the most famous races took place in August 1920 and featured four Essex cars. Two started from the East Coast and two from the West Coast. Each carried a mail pouch and, like the Pony Express riders of old, relief drivers were sworn in as letter carriers. The average time for the quartet was 4 days, 21 hours and 32 minutes. The race generated tons of publicity.

The early Essex cars also captured many hill climb records. In a special Essex race car, Glen Shultz won the 1923 Pike´s Peak Hill Climb in 18 minutes, 47.4 seconds. This broke the previous record set by Ralph Mulford in a 1916 Hudson.

In 1924 Essex introduced a new 6-cylinder engine.

In 1929, combined sales for Hudson and Essex cars totaled 301,000 vehicles which put Hudson-Essex sales in third place behind Ford and Chevrolet. Sales began to drop in 1930 and in 1932, the Essex name was replaced by Essex Terraplane for 1932 and 1933. In 1934, the Essex name was dropped completely.

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