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 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

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)

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.