This is a 1935 Hudson with British Lancefield body, which the coachbuilder built for the 1935 Olympia Show
It was a 8-seater limousine and according to Ralf JF Kieselbach: "Lancefield's idea of aerodynamics was expressed in the rectangular cross-sectional shape with pontoon-type sides, a flowring rear and - unfortunately - an almost classical radiator.
Wheres Pierce Arrow had stored spare tyres behind the doors in the front wings, Lancefield, like Gustav Ericsson in his 1933 Volvo "Venus Bilo" used this space for suitcases, many of which had to be tailor-made.
The "boot lid" under the large undivided window covered the spare tyre. Even the petrol tank cap was to be found behind a special lid. The rear wheels were not covered which probably increased the drag from 3-5 per cent
Sensational about Lancefield's show car was the increased interior width, achieved by eliminating the wings. There was sufficient space for 4 people sitting arm in arm on the front or rear seat.
The vehicle remained a single specimen, as can be expected of the conservative British, and its is unknown. Why Lancefield Ltd, which stopped production of bodies in 1948 had to use an American chassis for this rather progressive body remains a riddle to the aerodynamics chronicler, since already in 1934 it had caused a sensation with its streamlined body on a British chassis, the Siddeley Special
According to the A-Z of British Coachbuilders, the exact name is Hudson Transcontinental saloon
