These cars they introduced the hudson hornet in 1951 with a novel. The 1953 nascar grand national season was one for the record books. At 308 cubic inches, the hornet engine was the largest american six offered after world war ii, and though it made just 145 bhp in initial form, it was capable of far more in the hands of precision tuners. More then 40 nascar wins must count for something, between 1951 and 1955 this was king car, not only on the race track but also on the streets of youre back home alee. May 08, 2012 you can enjoy classic hudson hornet car ads and autentic nascar videos. The hudson hornet featured a 308 cubicinch lhead straight sixcylinder engine with twin h power, dual carburetors, and a. The most powerful six on the market, it was soon campaigning on the stockcar tracks, rolling up six firstplace. But lee countys herb thomas was also known as a legend on the circuit. The hagerty classic car valuation tool is designed to help you learn how to value your 1957 hudson hornet super and assess the current state of the classic car market. Pictures, statistics, marshall teague, flock and more.
Hudson hornet motor vehicle company 5 photos facebook. Several drivers, including marshall teague and herb thomas, drove hudson hornets that were nicknamed the fabulous hudson hornet. The hudson hornet dominated stock car racing and won over 80 nascar. With drivers like herb thomas, dick rathmann, frank mundy and, tim flock, and al keller in the hudson team, they were an indomitable force in the nascar in the early 50s. The hudson hornet would contend for nearly every nascar race between 1951 and 1955, when rule changes led to an emphasis on horsepower over handling.
The hudson hornet would contend nearly every nascar race between 1951 and 1955, until nascar rule changes led to an emphasis on horsepower over handling. The hudson hornet, a relatively small and light car powered by a straightsix engine, was one of the cars that made nascar racing popular. It was the fastest car of its time and is responsible for the early speed and endurance records hudson held. Its nascar record in 1952 was 27 out of 34 grand national races, 22 out of 37 in. Even though cars was released after the incredibles, development of the film was well under way. The hudson hornet made a name for itself in the nascar with its 27 wins out of 24 races in 1952, 22 of 37 in 1953, and another 17 of 37 in 1954. Jul 17, 2016 hudson motor car company detroit michigan 19511954 nascar fame. The automaker formed a stock car racing team centered on the car, and the fabulous hudson hornet soon became famous for its wins and stockcar title sweeps. International shipping this item can be shipped to select countries outside of the u. In aaa racing, teague drove a stock hornet to 14 wins during the season, bringing. Jun 23, 2006 and with help of marshall teague, herb thomas and tim flock driving skils,the hudson hornet won 27 nascar races.
The heart of the hornet was an evolution of the new super six engine introduced in the stepdown in 1948, but enlarged to 308 cubic inches. Original fabulous hudson hornet nascar racer to be added. Herb thomas fabulous hudson hornet still breaking records. With drivers like herb thomas, dick rathmann, frank mundy and, tim flock, and al keller in the hudson team, they were. The fabulous hudson hornet is a famous nascar grand national series and aaa stock car. Internet modeler moebius models 125 1953 hudson hornet. The guinness world records 2010 book describes this revolutionary jump as the first astro spiral used in a movie and lists it as third among the top ten james bond film stunts. See more ideas about hudson hornet, motor car and hudson car. May 05, 2014 to battle the latest overheadvalve v8s in stock car racing the early 1950s, one didnt need correlating power. The hornet dominated stock car racing in the early1950s, when stock car racers actually raced stock cars. However, during the show car season, amc issued a oneoff 1957 hudson commodore show car that was identical to the production hornet, but featured gold exterior trim and special upholstery. In 1952, it won 27 nascar grand national races, 22 in 1953, and 17 in 1954.
Another example of the cars hudson dominated nascar with, as one of the hottest performing cars in stock car. Hudson hornet dominated stock car racing in the early 1950. Together they accounted for wins in 1951, 49 in 1952, and 46 in 1953. Displaying 1 15 of 47 total results for classic hudson vehicles for sale. With the big engine, the hudson hornet was a natural for the track. The hornet was successful in nascar for years, and may have kept sales of hudsons largest car going. See the events and stats that led herb thomas to a second grand national title. Famed drivers such as marshall teague, herb thomas, dick rathman, fonty and tim flock, jack mcgrath, rebel frank mundy and lou figaro were part of the hudson team. Never before or since has one brand succeeded to the extent of the fabulous hudson hornet racers. As the records still show, 19511954 hudson automobiles completely dominated nascar.
For their race car signage, hudson campaigners adopted the companys current ad tagline, fabulous hudson hornet, creating one of the great racing logos of all time. Complete with decals, needs paint and glue for final assembly. Mar 27, 2017 the nascar grand national races in 1952 are where things for the hudson hornet became extremely successful. Their cars handled incredibly well compared to other vehicles of the time, and a lot of that is related to the hudson step. Hudson hornet, md also known as the fabulous hudson hornet, hud, doc hudson, or simply, doc is an animated, anthropomorphic retired race car who appears in the 2006 pixar film cars as a medical doctor and a local judge. Hudson eventually became part of american motors, and today is remembered as one of the truly great classics of americas automotive heritage. Hudson motor car company project gutenberg selfpublishing. Marshall teague wins the first nascar grand national event on the west coast. He was known in the nascar world as the hudson hornet. Styling in 1948 hudson made the automotive world take notice with their all new commodore that featured radically new stepdown styling dubbed monobuilt and frame construction. In memory of doc, the piston cup racing series trophy was renamed the hudson hornet piston cup, and the racing museum now contains memorabilia related to doc.
Hudson cars also did very well in races sanctioned by the aaa contest board from 1952 to 1954 with marshall teague winning the 1952 aaa stock car championship and frank mundy in 1953. Chapin remained optimistic, though hudsons profits declined in the 1930s. A blue hudson hornet can be seen in the incredibles, an easter egg appearance of doc hudson. Drivers marshall teague and herb thomas and mechanic extraordinaire.
It was the engine of the english brough superior and railton vehicles, which tells us of its international reputation for performance in its own era. Hudson cars also did very well in races sanctioned by the aaa contest board from 1952 to 1954 with marshall teague winning the 1952 aaa. Virtually unbeatable in stockcar racing through 1954, the hornet continued to compete with some success even after the stepdown line came to an end with the nashbased 55 hudsons. The hudson hornet dominated stock car racing and won over 80 nascar races between 1951 and 1955. If you dont have enough money to do somethingand if you havent learned to specialize in. The 19511953 hudson hornet is the most remembered hudson of the postwar years, and one of the industrys alltime greats. He left nascar during the 1952 season in an dispute with bill france but was awarded the aaa national stock car championship in 1952 and 1954, driving the hudson hornet. Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used 1952 hudson hornet classics for sale near you. Inside the fabulous hudson hornets, 195157 macs motor. It dominated the nascar circuit in the early fifties. Driven and owned by nascar legend herb thomas during 52 and 53 seasons presented in original racing livery. Mar, 2014 in the contemporary nascar series, a hudson hornet was equally successful, capturing 27 of 34 races. Overall, hudson won 27 of the 34 nascar grand national races in 1952, followed by 22 wins of 37 in 1953, and capturing 17 of the 37 races in 1954 an.
Driving his hudson hornet, teague leads all 200 laps at carrell speedway in. Doc hudson, also known as the fabulous hudson hornet, was a former dirt track racer and piston cup legend that served as radiator springs judge and doctor, prior to his death in between the events of cars. The hudson hornet was the fastest american car of its day. See more ideas about hudson hornet, hudson, hudson car. He is voiced by actor paul newman in the first and third films and video game, and corey burton in all other media. Original fabulous hudson hornet nascar racer to be added to.
Another example of the cars hudson dominated nascar with, as one of the. The hudson hornet including this 1954 hudson hornet model was unbeatable in stock car racing. The name originated from the merger of hudson motor company and nashkelvinator corporation in 1954. Hudson hornet and racing as seen in pixars movie, cars by jennifer harrington. During 195354, hudson also sold the wasp, a slightly shorterwheelbase car with the same basic unitbody shell, and they also sold the jet, a compact car. Virtually unbeatable in stockcar racing through 1954, the hornet continued to compete with some success even after the stepdown line.
The hudsons low center of gravity, monobuilt body and center. It was herb thomas that took the hudson hornet to the 1951 nascar championship. Never before or since has one brand succeeded to the extent of the fabulous hudson hornet racers hudson eventually became part of american motors, and today is remembered as one of the truly great classics of americas automotive heritage. Multiple record holder and junior stock scourge in the late 1960s. Rather, it took innovative chassis design, an unconventional engine builder and one of the most dominant drivers in stock car history, all of which helped make herb thomass no. In february 1951, marshall teague, a service station owner from daytona beach, florida, won the nascar daytona 500 behind the wheel of a hudson hornet with an engine he had blueprinted himself. Apr 15, 2018 dave bonbright served as an historian for the film, cars, and helped inform the filmmakers on their decision to choose a hudson for the character, doc hudson. In its final year, the hudson brand was pared down to a single model, the hudson hornet in two trim levels, the toplevel custom and the super. Legendary racer herb thomas piloted a hudson to many of these victories during this time and placed himself as one of the top drivers in nascar history for his incredible fouryear success. Another example of the cars hudson dominated nascar with, as one of the hottest performing cars in stock car racing. With a overall winning of 27 out of 34 races in 1952, followed by 22 of 37 races in 1953. Hudson was the first automobile manufacturer to get involved in stock car racing.
In the early days of nascar racing, the race car used was from the showroom. Marshall teague, an accomplished stock car champion driver, nicknamed the hudson the fabulous hudson hornet, which won an astounding 83% of. As the records still show, from 19511954 hudson automobiles completely dominated nascar. Aug 24, 2009 the hudson 8 was the first performance breakthrough for hudson in 33. Herb thomas and tim flock posted 26 wins in 34 races in the 1952 racing year. The hornet sat atop a modified version of the super six chassis and outfitted with a 262 and 308 cubicinch inline sixcylinder powerplant. Based in detroit, michigan, the company had it most successful year in 1929 when it produced and sold over 300,000 vehicles. Moebius models 125 1953 hudson hornet by sean brian kirby. Hudson hornet is a fullsized automobile that was manufactured by hudson motor car company of detroit, michigan from 1951 until 1954, when nashkelvinator and hudson merged to form american motors corporation amc. Hudson hornet classics for sale classics on autotrader.
Apr 18, 2018 hudson was the first company to sponsor stock car racing back in the day. The hudson motor car company was founded in 1909 by eight detroit businessmen, and named for its major backer, department store owner j. With 1001 facts and questions to test your racing knowledge. The fabulous hudson hornet is a famous nascar grand national series and aaa stock car campaigned during the early 1950s that was produced by the hudson motor car company. This stunning hudson was completely restored by the iconic bill albright and is powered by the ic. The hudson hornet was one of the first cars used by drivers in the beginning of nascar.
In 1953, the tally was 22 of 37 and, in 1954, 17 of 37. Hudson automobiles continued to be marketed under the hudson brand name through the 1957 model year. As much as anyone, the three racers above put hudson on top in the early days of nascar, from left. And, unlike ferrari where win on sunday, sell on monday became its unofficial mantra slogan, hudsons nascar wins didnt bring about. Hudson highlighted the 1951 model year with the new hornet model, empowering the already dramatic stepdown design with a larger engine.