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The Hornet, introduced for the 1951 model year, was based on Hudson's "step-down" design [5] that was first seen in the 1948 model year on the Commodore.Unlike a unibody, the design did not fully merge the body and chassis frame into a single structure, but the floor pan footwells recessed down, in between the car's chassis rails, which were, in turn, routed around them – instead of a ...
1947 Commodore Eight Convertible 1949 Hudson Commodore 4-Door Sedan 1951 Hornet Club Coupé 1952 Hornet Sedan Hudson Hornet race car. Production resumed after the war and included a 128 in (3,251 mm) wheelbase three-quarter-ton pickup truck. [28] In 1948, the company launched its "step-down" bodies, which lasted through the 1954 model year.
The new models were promoted as a "lower-priced running mate" to the Hudson Hornet. [1] The Wasp was built on Hudson's shorter 119-inch (3,023 mm) wheelbase, [2] using the company's unitized, "Monobilt" step-down chassis design with an overall length of 202.5 inches (5,144 mm). Hudson's unitized structure used a perimeter frame, providing a ...
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The town's local judge and doctor is a 1951 Hudson Hornet named Doc Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman), who turns out to be the actual Fabulous Hudson Hornet himself. Doc Hudson closely resembles the real "Fabulous Hudson Hornet." [19] He shares many of the same records as the real car, although their fates differ. His number is 51, a reference to ...
In its final year, the Hudson brand was pared down to a single model, the Hudson Hornet, available in two trim levels, the top-level Custom and the Super. However, during the show car season, AMC prepared a one-off 1957 Hudson Commodore show car identical to the production Hornet, featuring gold exterior trim and unique upholstery.
Hudson Italia rear view 1954 Hudson Italia. Carrozzeria Touring's construction technique of a thin wall tubing superstructure covered by hand-formed aluminum panels was used by several European automakers for their lightweight racing models; however, the Hudson's Jet unit construction required using the regular car's production floorpan and cowl, thus effectively negating any weight savings ...
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