Who, or what, is a Hudson Hornet? And why should anyone care? Serious devotees of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) are likely aware that it was the upstart Hudson Hornet ...

Our Hudson Hornet shell, midway through its custom paint job. First, we carefully drilled out the rivets holding the Hornet’s metal body to its plastic chassis and disassembled the car.

A 1952 Hudson Hornet stock car. ... Despite its racing success, Hudson sales gradually declined from 131,915 1951 models to 66,143 1953s.

Hudson was the first company to sponsor stock car racing back in the day. Their cars handled incredibly well compared to other vehicles of the time, and a lot of that is related to the Hudson step ...

Hudson sold only 8,152 units in 1956 and just 4,108 examples in 1957. Although it's been labeled as one of the ugliest cars produced in the 1950s, the second-gen Hornet is among my favorite rigs ...

1954 Hudson Hornet. 2002 Orphan Car Show. ... making this Hudson's weapon on the early stock-car racing scene. 1954 was also the first year for "panoramic" one-piece curved windshield glass on the ...

A 1953 Hudson Hornet sedan with Buick straight-8 engine swap, ... The 1951-1953 Hornet absolutely ruled stock car racing during the early 1950s. VIEW PHOTOS. Murilee Martin.

Doc Hudson is a 1951 Hudson Hornet, his racing namesake. Paul Newman's Unused Recordings Allowed Doc Hudson To Appear In Cars 3 Doc Hudson Appears In Flashbacks In Cars 3 ...

Though Hudson didn’t originally intend for their sporty Hornet to go racing, thanks to a bulletproof, 145 hp, L-6 engine, class leading handling from the “step-down” unibody chassis, and the ...

1951 Hudson Hornet is a "people's car, a hit with adults and kids alike. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 55°F. Tuesday, May 13th 2025 Today's e-Edition. Home Page. News.