Old Cars Hudson Hornets

The year was 1909 and a group of eight businessmen got together and decided to make a car. Bearing the name of one of the members, J.L. Hudson, they created the Hudson Twenty, a lightweight moderately priced car. The Hudson Company bought a plant and continued to make cars. During the year 1919, Hudson created the Essex, and began to compete with Ford and Chevrolet.

The Hudson Motor Car Company was full of automobile firsts. Their mechanics and engineers were innovative and broke new ground for the automotive industry.

During the 1930's the Hudson Motor Car Company created the Terraplane. This turned out to be one of the Hudson Motor Car Company's most popular cars. The Terraplane was christened by none other than the infamous Amelia Earhart. The Hudson Motor Car Company halted production from the years 1942-1945 concentrating their efforts on war materials such as navy and airplane parts.

With their innovative style and technology, The Hudson Motor Car Company unveiled the Hudson Hornet during the year 1951. These cars dominated the early days of Nascar winning events from 1951-1953. They were even successful winners in drag racing, and have earned their reputation as lightweight sports cars.

Not only were Hudson Hornet's popular for speed and racing, but Hollywood has taken an interest in the Hudson Hornet and has featured them in some major films. The movie, “Hoffa” featured a 1951 Hudson Hornet convertible and for the 2005 Holiday season, Owen Wilson and Paul Newman's voices will star in the Disney/Pixar film Cars. Paul Newman is the voice of a 1951 Hudson Hornet, named, “Doc Hudson.”