well the first run Van Hobbies h1e Royal hudson came out in 1979 I bought
a custom painted one for about $425.00 so a staight brass would be able to
fetch $450 in 1982 a really terrible recessionary year thats when bank rates
were at 23% ouch it was really bad . But 1982 is a quarter century ago the
last run of Royal Hudsons Van Hobbies sold around $1500.00 there was a 2850
Royal factoy paint at Georges in Toronto last year sold for $1700.00 factory
painted and I saw a H!e Royal Hudson go for 1200.00this winter . Now if
division Point does the Royal Hudson to their standard there is a world of
difference . Its kind of like comparing a timex to a Rolex . THe Division
point engine will be an H1c great because we model Southern Ont .The motor
and the drive in the division point manufactures cost is very high but MTH
could come thru could come thru with a dcc Royal Hudson with sound and
smoke would be fine with me . Regards DAVID HILL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Hately" <d.hately@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: d1o and ROYAL HUDSON
Jeff; You did well.
$450.00 is what I paid in 1982 for an H1e.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Pinchbeck
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: [cpsig] RE: d1o and ROYAL HUDSON
Jeff: I suspect the H1d and H1e engines you refer to are in the $1500.00
price range.
Some of us are hoping MTH will produce something in the $500.00 price
range.
Given economic changes here and in China in the last year, perhaps it is
all the proverbial
'pie in the sky'.
It’s possible find a VH Royal Hudson for less than 500 bucks. I know
because I paid $450 for mine a few years back.
Jeff
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