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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.
1947 Commodore Eight Convertible 1949 Hudson Commodore 4-Door Sedan 1951 Hornet Club Coupé 1952 Hornet Sedan Hudson Hornet race car. Production resumed after the war and included a 128 in (3,251 mm) wheelbase three-quarter-ton pickup truck. [28] In 1948, the company launched its "step-down" bodies, which lasted through the 1954 model year.
1950 Hudson Commodore convertible; 1952 Hudson Wasp 2-door sedan [79] 1953 Hudson Hornet 4-door Sedan [80] 1956 GMC Suburban; 1958 GMC Pickup Truck (Reportedly one of McQueen's favorite cars, it is powered by a 336 Ci V8 which has been modified. The tag "MQ3188" is a reference to the ID number assigned to him when he was in reform school) [81]
Brian VanBuskirk has not one but two classic Hudsons from 70 years ago. This one is rough, unembellished and beautiful.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The 1953 model year Hudson large-car line was introduced in November 1952. [3] For the 1953 model year, Hudson focused on introducing its new compact-sized car, the Jet that was unveiled in December 1952. [3] The large cars were carryovers but added an upper-level Super Wasp line, which replaced the discontinued "Commodore 6" models. At the ...