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1946 Hudson Commodore Eight coupé. Hudson began postwar automobile production on August 30, 1945. Body styles were trimmed to Sedan, Club Coupe, and Convertible. The designs were based on the 1942 models. [6] There were minor cosmetic changes from the pre-war versions with one exception, the car's grille now had a concave center section.
1929 Hudson Roadster 1929 Hudson Model R 4-Door Landau Sedan 1931 Hudson 4-Door Sedan 1934 Hudson Eight Convertible Coupé 1934 Hudson Terraplane K-coupe. In 1919, Hudson introduced the Essex brand line of automobiles; the line was originally for budget-minded buyers, designed to compete with Ford and Chevrolet, as opposed to the more up-scale Hudson line competing with Oldsmobile and Studebaker.
For the 1939 model year, the Terraplane brand was dropped for both trucks and autos, and the vehicle was called the Hudson Utility Coupe for the rest of its production cycle. [ 2 ] Even though the manufacturing of civilian automobiles was discontinued from 1942 to 1945 (so all production could be dedicated to the war effort ), [ 2 ] [ 4 ...
The Nash-Kelvinator/Hudson deal was a straight stock transfer (three shares of Hudson listed at 11 + 1 ⁄ 8, for two shares of American Motors and one share of Nash-Kelvinator listed at 17 + 3 ⁄ 8, for one share of American Motors) and finalized in the spring of 1954, forming the fourth-biggest auto company in the U.S. with assets of US$355 ...
After the Nash-Hudson merger in 1954, AMC's new Rambler vehicles were imported into Australia and distributed by Ira L. & A.C Berk Pty Ltd [44] which had previously held the Hudson franchise since 1939. Hudson was the more recognized brand in Australia, so they were initially sold as Hudson. The Nash Metropolitan was not sold in Australia.
Hudson produced automobiles for 49 years, until 1957. Hudson cars were very popular in NASCAR in the early 1950s, in particular the Hudson Hornet, now known as well for its prominence in the 2006 Pixar animated movie, Cars. Its early popularity was due to its sleek design, low center of gravity and excellent handling, but it failed to keep up ...
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was established in August 1945 as a joint venture between the Henry J. Kaiser Company and Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. Both Henry J. Kaiser, a California-based industrialist, and Joseph W. Frazer, CEO of Graham-Paige, wanted to get into the automobile business and pooled their resources and talents to do so. [1]
Chevrolet 1936-1941, 1946-1968 [23] Pontiac 1937-1939, 1946-1959 (None produced in 1955-1956) Oldsmobile 1936-1940, 1947-1958 Buick 1936-1940, 1946-1958 LaSalle 1936 Cadillac 1938-1940 Opel 1936-1941, 1950-1975 Vauxhall 1936-1940, 1946-1971 Ranger 1970-1975: 1936: 1975: Run by General Motors Suisse AG. First car off the line was a Buick Model 41.