Hudson stores
Some Melbournites may recall Hudson Stores located in the top end of Bourke St. It was a pre wartime hardware store , it was a very old building that was about to collapse .
In the 1970's they had a eclectic range of WW2 vehicle parts , Bren carrier bits and other stuff . They sold the Aust. Bren carrier log books for 20c each , and dispatch rider log books too , these were sold to the public as note books for scribbling a shopping list in .
I bought a few of the log books but seem to have lost them over the years .
I recall the military side curtains hanging from the ceiling with the price in shillings /-
The club members in the know would go there and buy the US vehicle blackout lights new in the box for $5 .
They also had the Marmon Herrington plates ..... the oval with the M-H wings and the other M-H plates too , in brass and aluminium .
Mike
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1940 cab 11 C8
1940 Morris-Commercial PU
1941 Morris-Commercial CS8
1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.)
1942-45 Jeep salad
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