{"id":2802,"date":"2008-07-23T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kitfoster.com\/carport\/2008\/07\/hupp-two-three-four\/"},"modified":"2010-12-30T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T17:00:58","slug":"hupp-two-three-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kitfoster.com\/carport\/2008\/07\/hupp-two-three-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Hupp, Two, Three, Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Five, six, seven, eight<\/a>. Wayne Graefen, the CarPort’s Texas Ranger, has found himself a new Hupmobile<\/a>, an eight-cylinder<\/a> 1938 model<\/a>. Discovered in San Angelo, Texas, the car was solid, straight, presentable, and running, hindered only by lack of brakes. The Hupp caps<\/a> needed only a bit of polish to shine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hupmobile, we all remember, was the brainchild of Robert Craig Hupp, the early models<\/a> characterized by high, bug-like headlamps<\/a> and a tall radiator neck<\/a>. This 1917 tourer<\/a> was owned by Vitagraph<\/a> star Antonio Moreno<\/a> (here with starlet Edith Storey<\/a>). Hupmobiles of the 1920s<\/a> were sturdy, stylish cars, enlivened by one of the first straight eights in 1925<\/a>. Like many, they embraced disk wheels<\/a> as well as the common wood-spoke artillery type<\/a>. Distinguished owners included Chicago socialite Lucy Blair Linn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Designer Raymond Loewy’s first automotive gig was at Hupmobile, and his influence was apparent by the early 1930s<\/a>. The 1934 Aerodynamic models were so streamlined that one could get a speeding ticket while standing still<\/a>. Sales dwindled, though, down to just 74 in calendar 1936. A new model for 1938<\/a> had better luck, all of 1,890 cars, but just 197 were Model H eights like Wayne’s, sold only as four-door sedans. Hupp’s last gasp came with the Skylark<\/a> in 1939-40, an unsuccessful attempt to partner with Graham in use of Cord 810 dies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wayne and friends journeyed to San Angelo last Saturday to retrieve his new treasure<\/a>. With his friend Geoff at the wheel<\/a> the car was hauled aboard<\/a> a trailer<\/a>, then tied down<\/a> for the trip home<\/a> to Kerrville. The 1938 Hupps are interesting for their faired headlamps<\/a> and high-mounted taillights<\/a>. Of note was an “alligator” hood<\/a>, convenient hand brake<\/a> and comfortable footroom<\/a>. Wayne says that when cleaned up, if he squints a little – or a lot – the car looks almost like a fresh restoration. It does<\/a> look grand<\/a>, but a bit of work will be needed before the trunk<\/a> is ready for luggage<\/a>, the dashboard<\/a> for driving<\/a> and the seats<\/a> for passengers<\/a> in period dress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five, six, seven, eight. Wayne Graefen, the CarPort’s Texas Ranger, has found himself a new Hupmobile, an eight-cylinder 1938 model. Discovered in San Angelo, Texas, the car was solid, straight, presentable, and running, hindered only by lack of brakes. The Hupp caps needed only a bit of polish to shine. The Hupmobile, we all remember,….<\/span>
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