Essex Motor Company was introduced in 1918, and absorbed by the Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit in 1922.
Essex offered a cheap car range and was positioned under the more luxury Hudson cars. The 4 cylinder cars were very popular. The later 6 cylinders were at the start not free from technical troubles. This decreased sales numbers.
In 1932 the L6 Essex-Terraplane was launched. In 1933 the Essex brand name disappeared to make place for the Hudson sub-division Terraplane.
In 1926 Studebaker introduced his sub-division Erskine, as an answer to the successful cheap Essex range by Hudson.
Note the empty hook between the bonnet and the right front door: normally the spare wheel is kept here.
2600 cc L6 engine.
Performance: 55 bhp.
Production Essex cars: 1922-1933.
Production Essex this version: 1929.
Old British reg. number (?).
Photo taken from:
The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885 to the Present, London, Ebury Press, 1973.
Original photo source: G.N. Georgano.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
(book was a gift from Karel, Dec. 2024).
Halfweg, Febr. 7, 2025.
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