The Aussie
Apr 10th 2009, 09:25 PM
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/HudsonHornetClubCoupe1951.jpg The Hornet, introduced for the 1951 model year, was based on Hudson's "step-down" design
This design merged body and frame into a single structure, with the floor pan recessed between the car's frame rails instead of sitting on top of the frame. Thus one "stepped down" into a Hudson. The step-down chassis's "lower center of gravity...was both functional and stylish. The car not only handled well, but treated its six passengers to a sumptuous ride. The low-slung look also had a sleekness about it that was accentuated by the nearly enclosed rear wheels.
The car was available as a two-door coupe, four-door sedan, a convertible and a hardtop coupe.
It was powered by Hudson's high-compression straight-six H-145" engine. An L-head (flatheador sidevalve) design, at 308 cu in (5 L) it was the "largest [displacement] six-cylinder engine in the world" at the time.
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/HudsonHornet4-door.jpg
This design merged body and frame into a single structure, with the floor pan recessed between the car's frame rails instead of sitting on top of the frame. Thus one "stepped down" into a Hudson. The step-down chassis's "lower center of gravity...was both functional and stylish. The car not only handled well, but treated its six passengers to a sumptuous ride. The low-slung look also had a sleekness about it that was accentuated by the nearly enclosed rear wheels.
The car was available as a two-door coupe, four-door sedan, a convertible and a hardtop coupe.
It was powered by Hudson's high-compression straight-six H-145" engine. An L-head (flatheador sidevalve) design, at 308 cu in (5 L) it was the "largest [displacement] six-cylinder engine in the world" at the time.
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/HudsonHornet4-door.jpg