Hudson Hornet

The Hudson Hornet was the top performing full size Hudson, sold from the 1951 model year until the Hudson name was retired after 1957. The first generation used the low slung step down body introduced on the 1948 Commodore and a big six cylinder engine, which together made it a dominant stock car racer in the early 1950s. After Hudson joined Nash in American Motors in 1954, later Hornets were rebodied Nash products built at Kenosha, Wisconsin. This site gives every generation and every model year its own page, in 2 generations: the first generation (1951 to 1954); the second generation (1955 to 1957).