Xander Wildeisen Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 https://dnyuz.com/2022/08/16/dodge-revives-hornet-name-for-electrified-crossover-muscle-car/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studemax Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Yawn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hornet 😺 Hornet 👍 Hornet?🐗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 It never crossed my mind until just now that the AMC Hornet was a nod to the Hudson Hornet. Even though I've been familiar with both cars for years, I just never thought about it. The AMC version had far less success in NASCAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Green Hornet: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, EmTee said: Green Hornet: Ever wonder why the Green Hornet's car wasn't dark green? Sound like something Andy Rooney would ask: "I don't know about you but...that's something that's always bothered me." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said: Ever wonder why the Green Hornet's car wasn't dark green? 'Cause it's named "Black Beauty", of course! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, EmTee said: 'Cause it's named "Black Beauty", of course! Shouldn't that have been 'Green Goddess?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Just now, 58L-Y8 said: Shouldn't that have been 'Green Goddess?' I think Green Lantern trademarked that one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 There was the Wolseley Hornet from across the pond, the 1930's versions predating Hudson's use of the name. https://www.wolseleyregister.co.uk/wolseley-history/pre-war/hornet-hornet-special/ The 1960's Wolseley Hornet, which was a lengthened Austin Mini with a bigger trunk, was more popular. https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/buyers-guide-riley-elf-and-wolseley-hornet Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, EmTee said: I think Green Lantern trademarked that one... No, Daimler did!! https://www.jaguarheritage.com/car/1950-daimler-de36-green-goddess/ Craig 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, EmTee said: Green Hornet: To take this into old car realm before someone barks, what car was the TV show Black Beauty based on before Dean Jeffries worked his magic? To the show's credit it was a luxury car purchased off a dealer lot, not a historically significant factory show car as the Batmobile originally was. While we're about it, the GH radio serial had a "statement car" too- a 1937 Lincoln-Zephyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Billy Kingsley said: It never crossed my mind until just now that the AMC Hornet was a nod to the Hudson Hornet. Even though I've been familiar with both cars for years, I just never thought about it. The AMC version had far less success in NASCAR. But a Hornet SC/360 properly outfitted could rumble with the best of them on the streets... A fellow on one of the Olds boards went to a big AMC gathering this summer and posted pictures of a SC/360, a Rebel Machine and a Hurst SC/Rambler. Hairy beasts that surprised a lot of mainstream musclecars. AMC was rather like Buick in that regard. They had some formidable machinery but a lot of their dealer network had no idea how to order or sell it. But when they did... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I've mentioned it before on these forums, but I'll mention it again, the Hudson Hornet, as well as the Hudson Wasp, were named for distinguished WWII fighting vessels, not menacing flying insects. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 36 minutes ago, rocketraider said: To take this into old car realm before someone barks, what car was the TV show Black Beauty based on before Dean Jeffries worked his magic? To the show's credit it was a luxury car purchased off a dealer lot, not a historically significant factory show car as the Batmobile originally was. While we're about it, the GH radio serial had a "statement car" too- a 1937 Lincoln-Zephyr. It was an Imperial, a 1966 sedan. They made 2 of them and one survives in the Peterson Museum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: I've mentioned it before on these forums, but I'll mention it again, the Hudson Hornet, as well as the Hudson Wasp, were named for distinguished WWII fighting vessels, not menacing flying insects. I thought the Jet was code named "Bee". Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: I've mentioned it before on these forums, but I'll mention it again, the Hudson Hornet, as well as the Hudson Wasp, were named for distinguished WWII fighting vessels, not menacing flying insects. Thank you, Hudsy Wudsy, for this important reminder, lest some lose the understanding of why WWII was fought, and potentially lose appreciation and maintenance of democracy. Our 1915 Hudson is decades pre-Hornet, but I recall hanging on the fence of Linden (NJ) Airport in the early 1950s, watching USAC, the early races of what became NASCAR, where Hudson's Hornets prevailed over my preferred Oldsmobiles, assembled just across US-1 at GM's B-O-P Linden Plant. Edited August 17, 2022 by Marty Roth add comments and photos (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Hudsy Wudsy said: I've mentioned it before on these forums, but I'll mention it again, the Hudson Hornet, as well as the Hudson Wasp, were named for distinguished WWII fighting vessels, not menacing flying insects. I have a picture of a new Wasp in front of the docked ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFeeney Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Only Cato knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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