The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other branded automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., from 1909 until 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). The Hudson name was continued through the 1957 model year, after which it was discontinued. Company strategy The Hudson Motor Car Company began its forty-eight-year history of manufacturing automobiles in February 1909 when eight Detroit businessmen founded the company with the goal of producing automobiles that would sell for under $1,000.
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The Hudson Hornet is an automobile that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, between 1951 and 1954. The Hornet was also built by American Motors Corporation in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and marketed under the Hudson brand between 1955 and 1957. The Hudson Hornet is a full-size car manufactured by Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1951 until 1954, when Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson merged to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). Hudson automobiles continued to be marketed under the Hudson brand name through the 1957 model year. In March of 1954, Hudson reported a loss of more than $10 million in 1953 compared to an $8 million net profit the year before, and on May 5, 1954, Hudson was merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors. There were cars in the Hudson showrooms in 1955-1957, but in truth they were reskinned and rebadged Nash models. This American motorsport icon dominated the stock car field in the early 1950s and inspired the character Doc Hudson from Pixar's 2006 movie Cars. Not many people know of the Hornet - these days.
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A 308-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) of the flathead variety, Hudson's mill was the largest mass-produced inline-six for passenger cars at the time. Featuring a two-barrel carburetor, it was originally. Category: Classics The mighty Hudson Motor Car Company came into being during the first decade of the 20th century, mainly by the efforts of a small group of brilliant young men willing to work hard and risk everything in order that they might have their own car company. Chris Kaiser February 20, 2023 Scrappy and innovative, Hudson was once America's third biggest automaker. We look back on the history of Hudson and some of its classic cars. Punching Above Its Weight 1925 Hudson Motor Car Company badge - carsforsale.com Unlike some other cars that still had a solid axle up front, the '39 Hudson Series 92 three-passenger coupe was equipped with independent, coil-sprung front suspension with "Auto-Poise Control" - essentially an anti-roll bar which increased the car's handling and road control abilities. Another unique feature was "Handy Shift" - a new.
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Hudson was the third largest U.S. car maker that year, after Ford Motor Company and Chevrolet. Essex and Terraplane 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. Like most cars of the prewar era, this Hudson is powered by a straight-six flathead. Being a Series P-20 model, and sitting on a 116-inch wheelbase, it has the smaller of the two six-cylinder engines that Hudson offered that year. This compact powerplant displaces 175 cubic inches, but because it has the higher 7.25:1 compression ratio, it.
The Nordstrom Hudson Wool Car Coat is now on sale in gray and black for as low as $175—up to a 53% discount off the original price of $375 for a total savings of up to $200. This Nordstrom. Historic Car Brands Hudson Eight Detroit businessmen formed a company in February 1909, to produce motor cars that would sell for less than US$1000 (around 30 grand in today's Au$) each. The brand was named after the principal capital contributor, Joseph L Hudson.
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The Hudson Motor Car Company, incorporated in February 1909, was founded by four former Oldsmobile executives, Roy Chapin, Howard Coffin, Charles Denham, and Roscoe Jackson. The fledgling automaker took its name and a substantial portion of its starting capital from J.L. Hudson, founder of the venerable Hudson's department store chain and the. 1948 Hudson 'step-down' was a brilliant car with tragic flaws February 10, 2022 Steve History 23 In the early post-war period Hudson came the closest to being an American Mercedes-Benz. The new-for-1948 "step-downs" had engineering advances that most other automakers would not pick up on for years.