REMEMBER THE HUDSON HORNET?

[rwsmith]

I never heard...

I never heard a discouraging word about the Hudson Hornet.

Now the AMC version was different:

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[wundudnee]

Hudson also made pickups using the same six cylinder dual carb engine.

They were the first car/truck beating out Fords ranchero and Chevys El Camino.

 

[amazingflapjack]

Clifford Research-that makes performance parts for inline motors was founded by a west coast aircraft worker who had a Hornet that held NHRA records for quite a while IIRC.

 

[crazyphil]

In the early 60s I was working for a contractor. He had a Hornet in his
fleet. I would drive it on errands. By that time it was older and he had
everything in his fleet painted seafoam green. It was kinda ugly, but it
still a good old car.

 

[Old cop]

I grew up in a two bedroom apartment in the city and one of our neighbors had a Hudson Hornet that I wanted to ride in. Never got the chance but I do recall thinking it was quite a tank of a car.

 

[Old TexMex]

My godson is named Hudson. His dad named him after the Hudson Terreplane. Matter of fact, the dad just gave him the ‘50 model that was several year project to restore. The car went from Austin TX to Newburg NY last year. (The son is nearly forty years of age now, and a top Mercedes mechanic up in Yankeeland.)

 

[Maddog 521]

My grandpa had a green Hudson Hornet on the farm. He took the back seat out and hauled feed back to the farm. I remember seeing a mouse back there one day when we came home. What a memory.

 

[Kurusu]

The first time I ever went over 100mph was in a 1949 Hudson Hornet. A highschool friend had one in the late 1950s/early 60s. We were dating twins who lived several mile outside of town. We would pick up the girls on dates. He always drove into town and I drove taking the girls home. Not only was it a fast car, the backseat was like a living room.. Great memories.

Don't you mean a Commodore? The Hornet started in 1951

 

[ajellydonut]

Trivia.... The old Hudson clutch plates used "cork" discs on the plate in a fluid.

 

[Kurusu]

Trivia.... The old Hudson clutch plates used "cork" discs on the plate in a fluid.

Surprised? That's the traditional material in multidisc wet clutches.

 

[TAROMAN]

I remember Porky's Hudson:

 

[BearBio]

In the mid-late 60's, we (about 3-4 of us) would hitchhike to high school to save bus fair for cigarettes........ There was an old guy with a 50's-something Hornet who would pick us up regularly. I remember the GIGANTIC back seat. My best friend was restoring his parents '51 Ford "Vicky" and he would sit there and recite every known fact about the Hudson!

 

[galena]

Don't you mean a Commodore? The Hornet started in 1951

I have always remembered it as a Hornet but could very well be mistaken. It was a big old car that ran like a scalded dog.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I remember very well back in the early '50s that the Hudson Hornets were THE cars to beat on the stock car racing circuit. My dad and I used to go out to the Arizona state fairgrounds in Phoenix to watch them run (and win) quite often.

My dad worked for a bank in Phoenix for many years, and when he was in the installment loan department, he occasionally had to go out and re-possess cars. One evening he drove a repo Hudson Hornet home and parked it in front of our house. I thought he had bought it, and couldn't contain my joy. When he explained that it wasn't ours, you could imagine my disappointment. This 1952 stock car winner is typical of the breed.

John

 

[Kurusu]

I have always remembered it as a Hornet but could very well be mistaken. It was a big old car that ran like a scalded dog.

They look very much alike.

1949 Hudson Commodore:

 

[Tom Beavert]

In '62 I bought a '52 Wasp, yes they were fast.
Tom B

 

[Bib]

When I was a kid a guy in our neighborhood...the "Eggman", as we called him (Koo Koo Ka Choo) drove a Hudson Hornet to deliver fresh eggs....

 

[pmanton]

Hudson used to brag that their Hornet was so stable it would be safe with only 3 wheels.

 

[crazyphil]

In 1951 new Hudson Hornets sold for around $2,500

 

[Kurusu]

In 1951 new Hudson Hornets sold for around $2,500

Wish I had a time machine.