For Sale: 1952 Hudson Wasp - $25,000 (Prescott, Arizona)

[classiclines]

Not Mine 

new link

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/chino-valley-1952-hudson-beautiful/7538191821.html

new description

1952 Hudson Wasp in fantastic condition.
The following had been redone to a high standard. New engine . Transmission/ overdrive. New clutch. Wiring harness, dashboard switch gear, front suspension rebuilt. New chrome. Beautiful paint, beautiful new interior, all new badges and emblems. Drives as new. Turn key no disappointments.car is in Arizona

old description from previous ad:

1952 Hudson Wasp. This is a stunning no excuses car. Fresh paint , new interior, rebuilt motor, clutch, brakes and front suspension. All chrome redone to the highest standard. New wiring harness. All dash switch gear rebuilt or replaced with NOS. Rust free and beautiful underneath. New rubber weatherstripping and all emblems nos. These pictures do not do this car justice. Three speed with overdrive. One of the best road cars of the 1950s. Drives as new. Car is in Arizona   (more pics in the ad)
contact name: Frank

call or text:
(949) 285-39 three two

Edited September 26, 2022 by classiclines
update (see edit history)

[plymouthcranbrook]

Beautiful car. Too rich for me but appears excellent.

[alsancle]

Agreed. Very nice car. My only nit would be a two-tone, which I’m not a huge fan of.

[classiclines]

I'm sure there must be a knowledgeable person on this forum which can answer without doing research, but

looking at this Hudson Wasp and the Nash's we've seen lately...

 

According to the internet the companies did not merge until 1954 - but this 1950 Nash (picture) and this 1952 Wasp seem to share a lot of common design themes, is it more than coincidence??

 

 

[Bloo]

It is totally a coincidence, and if you look close there is little if anything in common. I had a green 51, not too far off from the 50(?) in the picture. The Nash architecture is a great car in it's own right, but had different priorities. After the merger, eventually Hudsons got Nash bodies that didn't look like the green car in the post above, but were more or less the same thing under the skin. They were a huge disappointment to the stock car racers who had been cleaning up with Hudson step-downs.

[B Jake Moran]

Way too much for a Wasp.  Two tone is not good on step downs.  The whole point with step downs is fluidity of design.   Now you chop it with 2 toning?  Nope.  

[m-mman]

15 hours ago, classiclines said:

1954 - but this 1950 Nash (picture) and this 1952 Wasp seem to share a lot of common design themes, is it more than coincidence??

After WWII the assumed direction for automotive styling was “streamlined”.  This translated into “inverted bathtub”.  
Nash and Hudson but Packard was similar and even Lincoln and Mercury followed. 
The square boxy 49 Ford was radically different and could easily have flopped but in the end squared off won the day.  
compare 49-50 Packard to 51-2 

 

For 52 Nash squared up their design but Hudson was stuck with a body design that was basically unchangable during an era when 2-3 year body changes were mandatory to remain competitive and Hudsons began to look really old next to the competition.  

Edited September 20, 2022 by m-mman (see edit history)

[B Jake Moran]

30 minutes ago, m-mman said:

After WWII the assumed direction for automotive styling was “streamlined”.  This translated into “inverted bathtub”.  
Nash and Hudson but Packard was similar and even Lincoln and Mercury followed. 
The square boxy 49 Ford was radically different and could easily have flopped but in the end squared off won the day.  
compare 49-50 Packard to 51-2 

And Kaiser Frazer.  

[Hudsy Wudsy]

Their similarity is simply a matter of design trends, rather than coincidence. On the other hand, corporate espionage has long existed.

[classiclines]

same price - new ad - new link

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d/chino-valley-1952-hudson-beautiful/7538191821.html

1952 Hudson Wasp in fantastic condition.
The following had been redone to a high standard. New engine . Transmission/ overdrive. New clutch. Wiring harness, dashboard switch gear, front suspension rebuilt. New chrome. Beautiful paint, beautiful new interior, all new badges and emblems. Drives as new. Turn key no disappointments. car is in Arizona

[Fossil]

Those seats really look comfortable. 

[roysboystoys]

Looks like quality work on the interior.

Interesting that it appears to have  Hornet badges on the door panels.

Wonder if they updated to a 308.

Nice car , not many spend the money or time to do a Wasp of that quality.

Edited September 26, 2022 by roysboystoys (see edit history)

[Xander Wildeisen]

7 hours ago, Fossil said:

Those seats really look comfortable. 

Hudson had the greatest fold down arm rest. The whole center of the rear seat folds down. If offered a ride in a step down, ride in the back. Seat like a couch, endless leg room. And a huge fold down arm rest. Just need a beverage and TV remote control.

[Leif in Calif]

5 months later...still for sale (phone number in original ad)

Seems like the market has spoken on this price.

[Hudsy Wudsy]

Guys seem to often think that by two-toning their car they are enhancing its appearance and, thus, value. Once again, that's not the case.

[Crusty Trucker]

On 9/19/2022 at 5:18 PM, classiclines said:

I'm sure there must be a knowledgeable person on this forum which can answer without doing research, but

looking at this Hudson Wasp and the Nash's we've seen lately...

 

According to the internet the companies did not merge until 1954 - but this 1950 Nash (picture) and this 1952 Wasp seem to share a lot of common design themes, is it more than coincidence??

 

 

This "upside down bathtub" design was popular after WWII. Look at Lincoln, Mercury and Packard in the US, the Ford Vidette in France, the Borgward Hansa in Germany, and the Vanguard Standard in Great Britain among many lesser and more obscure makes. A short-lived style, not immensely popular. I doubt if any of them were designed in a vacuum, but when a trend starts, many follow.

 

(Note the currently prolific "suppository" or "jelly bean" design style initiated by the 1983 Ford Thunderbird that has lasted pretty much up to current models, domestic and foreign.)