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1953 Hudson Hornet Hollywood Hardtop. The 1953 model year brought minor changes to the Hudson Hornet. The front end was modified with a new grille and a non-functional air scoop hood ornament. [14] four different body designs: two-door club coupe, Hollywood hardtop, Convertible Brougham, and a four-door sedan.
The Hudson Wasp is an automobile built and marketed by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, from the 1952 through the 1956 model years. After Hudson merged with Nash Motors , the Wasp was then built by American Motors Corporation in Kenosha, Wisconsin , and marketed under its Hudson marque for model years 1955 and 1956.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The AMC Hornet is a compact automobile manufactured and marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1970 through 1977—in two- and four-door sedan, station wagon, and hatchback coupe configurations. The Hornet replaced the compact Rambler American line, marking the end of the Rambler marque in the American and Canadian markets.
The Ambassador line up was reduced to Super sedans with I6 engines as well as V8 powered Super and Custom sedans and the hardtop Custom Country Club. The Packard V8 was upped to the 352 CID model and available for the entire model year. In April 1956 AMC introduced its 250 cu in (4.1 L) V8 engine producing 190 bhp (142 kW; 193 PS).