The Hudson Hornet is an automobile that was produced by theHudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1951 and 1954. The Hornet was also built by American Motors Corporation (AMC) in Kenosha, Wisconsin and marketed under the Hudson brand between 1955 and 1957.
The first-generation Hudson Hornets featured a functional "step-down" design with dropped floorpan and a chassis with a lower center of gravity than contemporary vehicles that helped the car handle well – a bonus for racing. The Hornet's lower and sleeker look was accented by streamlined styling. The car's "unique, low slung appearance and silky handling earned Hudson an image that – for many buyers – eclipsed luxury marques like Cadillac's."
The second-generation Hudson Hornets became a restyled Nash that was badge engineered as a Hudson.
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Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson (formerly known as The Fabulous Hudson Hornetor simply Doc) is the tetartagonist of Cars. He was voiced by the late Paul Newman in the first film.
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Hudson | Essex | Terraplane | American Motors | Dover Trucks Commodore · Custom Brougham · Eight · Greater Eight · Hornet · Italia · Jet · Metropolitan · Pacemaker · Rambler · Super Six · Wasp A.E. Barit · Roy D. Chapin · J.L. Hudson · George W. Mason · Marshall Teague | ||
| Joseph Lowthian Hudson | None; Defunct | independent |
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