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The Pacemaker was again offered for the 1950 through 1952 model years. [2] It was the cheapest model in the Hudson range in each of the three years. [2] The Pacemaker utilised a 119-inch wheelbase, five inches shorter than that used for all other contemporary Hudson models. [2] The Pacemaker had the flathead 232 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine.
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.
The base Hudson Wasp used the 232 cu in (3.8 L) L-Head I6 from the Pacemaker. Hudson also offered the Super Wasp, which used improved interior materials and a more powerful Hudson I6 engine. Instead of using the Pacemaker's 232 cu in (3.8 L) I6, the Super Wasp used Hudson's 262 cu in (4.3 L) L-Head I6 with a single two-barrel carburetor. The ...
1950 Hudson Commodore 6 Convertible . 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.
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For 1933, the Hudson Eights were four "standard" models riding on a 119-inch (3,023 mm) wheelbase and five luxurious Major series models built on a 132-inch (3,353 mm) platform. [2] The line was renamed the Hudson Pacemaker Standard Eight. The company was struggling because of low sales and mounting financial losses.
The 1955 Hudson was actually a rebadged Nash auto with different trim. It were offered with a V8 in 1955, but it was too little to save the brand, which was discontinued two years later. [11] Packard began the 1950s on a difficult note, as sales dropped from 116,248 in 1949 to an underwhelming 42,627 in 1950. [79]
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 ...