The North Texas Chapter will have a meeting hosted at Willhoite’s Restaurant Address: 432 S. Main, Grapevine, TX 76051  starting at Noon.  Phone: (817) 481-7511.  Willhoite's is located on the west side of downtown on Main street, in the historical area of Grapevine. There is adequate parking on the street and across the street there is large pubic parking lot.

Larry and Sue Kennedy will host a joint Winter Meet with the Indy Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club and the Southern Indiana/Kentucky Chapter of the Hudson Club on Saturday, March 14, 2026 with lunch served at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight savings time. This joint meet with be held at the Franklin Township Civic League, 8822 Southeastern Avenue, Indianapolis, IN  46239 (located two houses beyond the Ordinary in downtown Wanamaker).  Hosts will provide a meat dish, water, coffee and iced tea. Bring your place settings and a dish or dessert to share.  This facility is handicapped accessible and has a handicapped restroom, but no kitchen facilities.  There are lots of electrical outlets for crockpots and plenty of parking spaces.  If you have questions, contact Larry Kennedy (317) 862-2020 or (317) 908-6401

The North Texas Chapter will host a meet at Gloria’s Latin Restaurant, 5611 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville, TX 76034 starting at noon.   We have a nice quiet enclosed outside area for our use with heat if needed. This is our annual business meet to elect Officers and to discuss other chapter business. Gloria’s is located off of Colleyville Blvd (Highway26). The restaurant is located east of Colleyville Blvd in the back of a large shopping center. The easiest way is to turn onto Bluebonnet Dr. off of Hall-Johnson Rd. Bluebonnet Dr. is located behind Gloria’s. It’s best to turn onto Hall-Johnson instead of trying to turn left off of Colleyville Blvd. Hall-Johnson is on the north side of the shopping area. We have an area to park our Hudsons if weather permits.

The banquet will be held at the Dublin Room of Tempesta’s, located within the Best Western Plus Hotel. Details coming soon  

John and Lorrie Pontius will host their Annual Hudson Meet on Sunday, May 3, 2026 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. It will be held at the National Automotive & Truck Museum, 1000 Gordon M. Buehrig Place, Auburn, IN 46706. The registration fee will be the group rate into the museum, $7 per adult. Meat and drinks provided, bring your favorite dish for a pot-luck lunch.  Lunch will be served at noon.  If you are arriving in Auburn on Saturday, John and Lorrie Pontius will host a cook out on Saturday evening, but please RSVP for the cook out.  For more information call John Pontius @ (260) 925-1400 work or (260) 927-8427 home

Location Comfort Suites, Dahlonega, Georgia.  Contact Henry Dabrowski (770) 851-7194 or Tony Citro (404) 271-1697

Theme: "This little Hudson went to market"

Highlights: Saturday morning visit to the Des Moines Farmers Market. The Des Moines Farmers' Market has been nationally recognized, with several publications ranking it as the #2 farmers' market in the U.S.  Saturday evening banquet held at a local Des Moines restaurant (arrangements pending)

Location: Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Des Moines Downtown, 333 S.W. 11th Street, Des Moines, IA 50309

Dates: Thursday May 14- Sunday, May 17^th. Hotel check-in time is 3:00 pm and check-out is noon. 

Reservations:   The reduced room rate offering is $159.00 USD + 12% tax.   Final date for group rate is April 23, 2026. After this date all rooms returned to regular inventory.

By Phone: Call 1-800 HOLIDAY (800 465 4329). The group is “Hudson Essex Terraplane Club” and the group code is “HET”.

By Direct booking link: Hudson Essex Terraplane Club. 

Link will take you to Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Des Moines Downtown home page.  Just enter the check-in / check-out dates and click "view prices".  From here you can make your room type choice and proceed with the reservation.

The 2025 Western Regional Meet will be held in Gillette, Wyoming at the Frontier Automobile Museum.  Hotel reservations may be made at the Arbuckle Lodge (307) 685-6363.  Hotel room block and additional information will be provided at a later date.  Contact Les Roth (406) 656-8201 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. 

The 2026 Central Region Meet will be at French Lick Springs Resort, French Lick, Indiana on Sunday July 26^th.  The Central Region Business Meeting will be 4-5 PM.

Please check the 2026 National Meet details for hotel reservations.  

The 2026 HET Club International Meet will be held in French Lick and West Baden, Indiana at the French Lick Casino and Resort established in 1845.  This is the same venue as 2014 and those who attended that Meet are excited to return. The theme will be Celebrating the Hudson's of the 1930's.  

• The 2026 Central Region Meet is Sunday July 26^th, with a business meeting 4-5 PM. 
• The 2026 HET Club International Meet starts Monday July 27^th .
• The Club Board of Director’s Meeting is Tuesday, July 28^th, 6-9 PM.
• The Fashion Show and Auction are Thursday, July 30th, 6-10 PM.
• The HET Club General Membership Meeting is Friday, July 31, 9:00 AM. 
• Closing Banquet is on Friday July 31^st. 

Hotel rooms at the French Lick hotel are $179 Sunday-Friday. Hotel rooms at the West Baden Spring Hotel (outside view) are $229 Sunday-Thursday. Phone number for hotel reservations:  1-844-241-6361.  The group code 0726HET.  (Hotel Reservations phone number answered 8AM-6PM Eastern time Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-5PM on Saturday)

Bill Gainey and Brian Tesler will host a meeting at their home starting at 11:00 a.m.. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.. Their home has a large yard and paved parking for up to 60 cars. Overnight campers are welcome. Meat and drinks will be provided. Please bring some lawn chairs and a dish to pass.

 Four blocks from their home will be the huge "Back to the Bricks" car show with more than 1,500 cars!  If you've ever considered attending this nationally known car show, now is your chance!   Learn more about "Back to the Bricks" at www.backtothebricks.org

 The Detroit "Woodward Dream Cruise" will also be happening from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Learn more about the "Woodward Dream Cruise" at www.woodwarddreamcruise.com

 The address is 629 Ann Arbor St, Flint, MI 48503. Contact Bill Gainey for questions or more information: (810) 429-2683 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Southern Indiana/Kentucky Chapter 52nd Annual Meet will be held at Rick and Susan Crawley’s home, 6062 Logansport Road (old 24), Logansport, IN, Sunday, August 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.  This meet will be held outdoors.  Bring a dish to share, your Hudson or other collector car and lawn chairs. The Crawleys will provide the meat and drinks.  Lunch will be served at noon Eastern time.  They will display all of their collector cars. We will have our annual election of Officers and a business meeting.  Crawley’s home is located 3 miles east of Logansport on old 24 (now Logansport Road), 8 miles west of Peru. There is a big yard, plenty of parking, shade and trailer parking. There are inexpensive hotels in the area.  If you arrive on Saturday evening, plan on meeting at Rick and Susan’s by 6:00 PM for a Saturday evening meal.   For more info call: Rick Home (574) 722-6413, Work (574) 753-5720 or (574) 721-6060  cell. 

The tour  hosted by Northern Ohio and Western Reserve Chapters.  It will start at the Dutch Host Inn, (330) 852-2468, 1021 Dover St NE, Sugarcreek, OH 44681. Tour will explore Sugarcreek and surrounding area.  Please make your own hotel reservations.  Rooms are $169.99 plus taxes and it includes coupons for local stores and some breakfast and dinners.  Please make your reservations ASAP as hotel books quickly.  Contact Dorian McCleary (937) 408-0605 for additional questions.