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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 ...
Hudson's first factory at Mack and Beaufait Avenues, 1909 photo [1] 1910 Hudson Model 20 Roadster 1917 Hudson Phaeton 1919 Hudson Phantom, 1919 photo. The name "Hudson" came from Joseph L. Hudson, a Detroit department store entrepreneur and founder of Hudson's department store, who provided the necessary capital and gave permission for the company to be named after him.
For the 1978 model year, the Hornet platform was redesigned with an adaptation of the new Gremlin front-end design and renamed AMC Concord. American Motors targeted it at the emerging "premium compact" market segment, paying particular attention to ride and handling, standard equipment, trim, and interior luxury. [61]
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 ...
Hudson introduced the first Hornet in 1951 as a performance model featuring the Hudson's new "H-145" engine. [7] The automaker formed a stock car racing team centered on the car, and the "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" soon became famous for its wins and stock-car title sweeps between 1951 and 1954. [7]
They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.
1957 Hudson Hornet Super sedan with "V" form styling 1957 Hudson Hornet Hollywood 2-door hardtop in tri-tone paint. In 1955, Arbib was hired by American Motors Corporation (AMC) to create a unique look for the Hudson line that was to share the senior 1955 Nash body. [8] The problem was the Nash's unibody meaning only small changes such as the ...
The most noticeable change to the 1950 model year was the restyled grille featuring a design that superimposed Hudson's signature triangle logo on four horizontal bars. This would become the "Hudson look." The 1950 models included a new split back window and redesigned interiors. A new Custom Commodore convertible model debuted in mid-April 1950.