Rivas Family Meet Cypress Texas First Houston area meeting in years was a great success. More food than we could eat and got to rub elbows with South Texas Chapter members from the southernmost part of our areas. Got to see for the first time Chris Rivas pickup truck and step down. Step down is investment grade car needing zero!!!! Pick up will be needing some attention but has it all. Stuffed inside the engine bay of the pickup is a Cadillac 500c.i. !!! In the past I have mentioned how unexpected happening accrue and Our Cypress meet was no exception with Hal showing up after finding out a meeting was being held in his neck of the woods. He is not a member of the HET family and he and his buddy John came away with all paper work to get on the Roster. Let me prema-turely welcome them to the South Chapter. In addition Hal has volunteered to host an Aug. meeting in his garage which houses 8 other old cars and will accommodate up to 80 folks!!!! This is all being planned at this point. Stop the press. Hal just called and we will meet in Aug in Tomball Texas on the second Sat, which is the 10th. He mentioned that he has an air condi-tioned office in case some of us get over heated come Aug. in Houston!!!! Thanks Hal, see you down the road!!! All is good for the South Texas Chapter with us slowly meeting and greeting members and their car .It is my hope to in time move meetings around our zone of coverage to meet all mem-bers and to photo and document their old Hud-son’s. Anyone wanting to host a meet or has an event near them, let us know!! Chapter business was addressed; Motions were made and approved on two issues; #1. Treasury will pay Rodney Lemmon $141.48 as reimbursement personal monies paid to or-der chapter name tags,. #2. Chapter will take out an ad in the national meet souvenir program. Quarter page at a cost of $40.00. Ken Cates will do the art work for submissions. Rodney Lem-mon will forward artwork and payment to Bill Lentz

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Visit us on the Web @ Visit us on the Web @ http://southhttp://south--texastexas--hudson.orghudson.org

Rodney Lemmon—President 813A West Elmo Road Austin, Texas 78745-1154 Email:hotrodman2010@hotmail.com Phone: 512-964-0361

Mark Campbell— Vice President 707 Yosemite Trail Taylor, TX 76574 Email: markrc50@gmail.com Phone: 512-255-4556

Rodney Lemmon—Treasurer 813A West Elmo Road Austin, Texas 78745-1154 Email:hotrodman2010@hotmail.com Phone: 512-964-0361

Paul/Elizabeth Thomas, Membership 2215 Crossbrook Ct. League City TX 77537-6690 Email: pthomas1957@hotmail.com Phone: 713-577-9475

Ken Fulton Tour/Meeting Chairman 2199 Old Golf Course Road Belton Texas 76513 Email: suenken1@sbcglobal.net Phone: 254-239-8429

Ken Cates – Secretary /Newsletter editor/ Webmaster 4813 Lake Hurst Drive Waco, Texas 76710-2949 Email: hothudsons@gmail.com Phone: 254-744-0985

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The weather forecast for April 6th was stormy with rain for most of Texas.

Our route of travel to Cypress ,Texas would take Yolanda and I through much

of the projected rainy weather patterns projected for that Saturday morning.

So, knowing we wanted to be at the meeting, our plan to drive a Hudson to

the meet changed to plan B, our GMC SUV. As projected much of the three

hour trip was in moderate to heavy rain. We were pleasantly surprised to

break out the gloom and rain twenty miles north of the Rivas home in Cy-

press. Arriving at our destination we found President Lemmon waiting for the

starting time sitting in his Chevy SUV. We pulled into the drive and without the rain seen at our starting

point in Waco. We were greeted by Chris and his son as we came to the door. This meeting was well

attended. One of our members invited a friend who just happens to be a Hudson Hornet coupe owner!

Hal Neumann and his friend and mechanic Steve

Hawkins drove down from Tomball to share the

HORNET with our group. After over an hour of tire

kicking and admiration of Hal's coupe and Chris'

1951 Hornet and 1947 Hudson Pickup the ladies

called us all inside for a BBQ picnic lunch. More

tasty food than our merry band could consume.

After lunch President Lemmon called us to order

for a chapter meeting. Our guests were introduced

and we discussed old and new business. Those

who did not know were informed of the medical issues members Roberta and George Dennis have en-

dured. Our group focused on prayerful support and expectations

for a full recovery for Roberta and George. Old business included

making sure President Lemmon was reimbursed for personal

funds he paid for the last order of Chapter name tags. New busi-

ness included asking for receiving and unanimous support to pay

for a quarter page advertisement in the 2019 HET international

meet brochure. Ken Cates volunteered to provide the artwork

and to send it to President Lemmon who will provide make pay-

ment to the appropriate party. The meeting turned to the sub-

ject of upcoming meetings. Our May meeting will be hosted by

Mark and Sandy Campbell in Taylor Texas. The June meeting will be a joint meeting of the NORTH and

SOUTH Texas Chapters at the Terrill Car Museum in DeLeon Texas. The Regional and National HET meet-

ings will be held in Iowa during July, so we will not hold any chapter meeting that month. Our guest and

new chapter member Hal Naumann generously offered to host a meeting on August 10th at his auto shop

in Tomball Texas. The remainder of the meeting was focused on how to help one another maintain our

cars and to schedule meetings so our members can and will attend. Our meeting adjourned and most

retired to the garage where continued discussions of HET support continued. Around 3:30 most needed

to depart and Yolanda and I packed up and headed back to Waco. Those who attended included: our

hosts; Chris and Estella Rivas and their sons. John Eudy, John Dalton, Elizabeth and Paul Thomas, Rodney

Lemmon, Hal Naumann, Steve Hawkins, Yolanda and Ken Cates.

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Hudson Stepdown Fuel Tanks—New Manufacture These tanks were shown recently on Facebook and now

on eBay auction site.

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CHAPTER , REGIONAL and NATIONAL MEET INFORMATIONCHAPTER , REGIONAL and NATIONAL MEET INFORMATION

The South Texas Chapter of the HET CLUB will announce the date of its meetings in

the newsletter and with a follow up email as required

May 4, 2019 Mark and Sandy Campbell are hosting a meet in TAYLOR TEXAS

Meet at Marks Shop 10:30 –11:30 and lunch afterwards—See flyer page 8

June 20, 2019 JOINT MEET - NORTH and SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTERS OF THE HET CLUB Terrill Antique Car Museum — Phone: (254) 893-3773 Address: 500 N Texas St, De Leon, TX 76444

July 14-15 2019 BIG COUNTRY REGIONAL MEETNG - Hosted by the IOWA CHAPTER of HET CLUB held at: Isle Hotel Bettendorf, Bettendorf IOWA—Registration Page 10

July 16-20, 2019 HET INTERNATIONAL MEET held at the Isle Hotel Bettendorf, Bettendorf, IOWA (Meet Registration form Page 10 in this ISSUE )

August 10, 2019

Hal Naumann is hosting our chapter at his Shop located , 1034 Pitchford Tomball , TX . 77375 - Meeting will start at 11 am. Bring a dish to share for a eat at SHOP Lunch Hal’s cell # is 281-745-7541 More information July News Ltr.

Sept—December You can host a meeting during these months

What does this car have to do with HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY? DALLAS TEXAS

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FOR SALE AND WANTED Send your ad submissions to the editor @ hothudsons@gmail.com

FOR SALE: 5 Super Cushion tires on 1954 Hudson 15” rims, balanced Low miles—removed to put Radials on my 54 Hornet. $700.00 Rodney Lemmon 813A West Elmo Road Austin, Texas

78745-1154 Email:hotrodman2010@hotmail.com Phone: 512-964-0361

WANTED: Mr. Kevin Graulty is looking hard for a 1937 Terraplane model # 72. phone: 281-507-

9149

WANTED: for 1946 Hudson Pickup, tail lamp, seat tracks & associated hardware. Contact Rick,

308hornet@gmail.com

WANTED: 262 Engine - Should be a running engine ready to drop into my car so I can get it

back on the road and enjoy the fun of driving my HUDSON again. Call Don Larson: 512– 331-4498

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SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER MEETING SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER MEETING May 4, 2019 meeting starts at 10:30 am @ Mark’s Shop

3406 Herman Sons Road, Taylor Texas

After a shop tour—lunch at

El Corral Lozano

Mexican Restaurant 300 W 2nd, Taylor, TX 76574 (512) 352-3728

Hosts Mark and Sandy Campbell

Phone: 512-255-4556

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Membership and dues

Hi to all the member of our South Texas Chapter of the Hudson Essex Terraplane Club. This message is an attempt to bring all of our members’ attention to a fundamental aspect of our chapter and its existence as a part of the Na-tional HET club. To be a member of our South Texas Chapter of the HET Club you must be a member in good stand-ing with the National HET Club. That means at the time of paying your South Texas dues you must have paid your dues to the national club. Our membership chairperson will check your eligibility by accessing the national member-ship data base. Once your membership in the national club is validated your membership information will be en-tered onto the roles of our chapter. You payment will be forwarded to our treasurer for deposit in the chapter bank account. To make the process easier for you a copy of a national as well as a South Texas Chapter membership has been attached. If you are a computer and Internet user you can find the National Membership signup at the HET online webpage where there are opportunities for you to signup via electronic means with is nearly instantaneous. Hudson Essex Terraplane Club Inc. (Our club website) http://www.hetclub.org/ HET Membership (Online membership application) http://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&view=Contributions&Itemid=466 HET Club Membership Application (Print and mail application) http://www.hetclub.org/het_app.pdf One additional thought, our chapter membership is open to anyone anywhere in the world. It includes a monthly newsletter to keep you informed that is emailed every month to the email you provided the membership chairper-son. This is a great way to make sure we are all getting current information covering current and future activities. Even with a newsletter, our club is dedicated to sharing our experiences as HET owners. This sharing is best done during the fellowship one experiences at a chapter meet. So, please attend a meet and bring you family in your HET if pos- sible. We miss seeing you and your family!

SOUTH TEXAS HET CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP FORM

Name________________________________ Spouse ________________________________________

Street Address_______________________________ Phone ___________________________________

City ________________________________________ State___________ Zip Code ________________

HET Membership No. _________________________ (found on the White Triangle News Label)

NEW _______ RENEWAL _________ Email Address ______________________________________

Hudson Cars Owned: Year_________ Model __________ Serial No _________ Engine No.__________

Mail check for $15 Payable to South Texas HET Club to Rodney Lemmon, 813 W. Saint Elmo Rd., Austin, Texas 78745

ARE YOUR CHAPTER AND NATIONAL DUES CURRENT?

http://www.hetclub.org/http://www.hetclub.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&view=Contributions&Itemid=466http://www.hetclub.org/het_app.pdf

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