American Motors gave the design of the 1956 Hornet to Richard Arbib, who dressed it in what he called V Line styling, repeating the Hudson triangle across the interior and exterior and offering tri tone paint. The Packard V8 was sold only during the first half of the year, and in mid year a cheaper Hornet Special arrived with an American Motors V8 on a shorter, lighter Statesman or Wasp platform. The look failed to excite buyers, and Hornet sales fell to 8,152 cars, made up of 6,512 sedans and 1,640 Hollywood hardtops.
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Source Wikipedia: Hudson Motor Car CompanyLead paragraph, mergertier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, merger
In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC).
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The 1956 design failed to excite buyers and Hudson Hornet sales decreased to 8,152 units, of which 6,512 were four-door sedans and 1,640 Hollywood two-door hardtops.
Year: 1956
The 1956 design failed to excite buyers and Hudson Hornet sales decreased to 8,152 units, of which 6,512 were four-door sedans and 1,640 Hollywood two-door hardtops.
1956 styling
For the 1956 model year, AMC executives decided to give the Hornet more character and the design for the vehicles was given over to designer Richard Arbib
Body style, sedan: Second generation
Sedan and hardtop body styles were offered, but the coupe and convertible were no longer available.
Body style, coupe: Second generation
Sedan and hardtop body styles were offered, but the coupe and convertible were no longer available.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, mergerQuote, Lead paragraph, merger
In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC).
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