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colonisation of the Great West Road, moving from Acton Vale to
purpose built premises sited between the New North Circular and
the great West Road, at Ckiswick in the spring of 1926.
Essex Cars formed the lower-priced model range of the Hudson
Motor Company of Detroit. Thier success made Hudson the third
largest motor manufacturer in America in 1929 and they proved
popular in Britain as well.
In the late nineteen twenties the "Essex Six" offered buyers
a range of bodies powered by an 18hp six cklinder engine. this
two and a half side valve could be expected to return about
20-22mpg and a new car cost £250 So keenly were Essex Cars
priced that brakes on the front wheels remained an optional
extra, costing an additional £7, until 1928.
In 1932 the upright looking "Essex" cars were replaced by the
air-smoothed "Terraplane" range which were sold for £300,
making them comparable in price with the top of the range
Morris models. More successful in Britain than in America,
the "Terraplane" was discontinued in 1937 and the Hudson
name was transferred to the company's range of smaller
six-cylinder cars
The motor works provided facilities for the assembly of vehicles
imported "completely knocked down", as well as for servicing
and selling new cars
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