FS 1955-1957 ? Hudson Hornet

[57chevydream]

Please don't let this cool old car die. If I can't sell this car for more than it will bring through the crusher it will die. I need to get at least $500.00 or it will be made into a fence post like so many of the other cool old cars. It still has the motor, a flatthead with duel carborators. All original. SUE runrite@cimtel.net Please don't let this cool car die.

[MCHinson]

Where are you located?

[Pete Phillips]

I think what you have there is a 1955 Hudson with "Twin-H Power". It is not a '56 or a '57.

Pete Phillips

[57chevydream]

Sorry I took so long. I'm in Oklahoma.

[57chevydream]

Thanks, I had no idea what year.Does anyone restore this model? I've heard they prefer the step-downs.

[Pontiac59]

The engine is the same 308 as the earlier Hudsons. I'd be interested in the intake and carbs, but I'm too far away to get the whole car. Would think that factory continental kit would be worth something.

In '54 Nash and Hudson merged to become what would eventually be known as AMC, and to update the by then dated Hudsons they tooled new stampings around the Nash body shells. In retrospect, it might have been better to update the Hudson shell, since it was at least lower and long looking, but it all was moot by '57 as they concentrated on selling Ramblers and did away with Nash and Hudson cars entirely.

These are pretty rare cars, by most standards; 55 and 56 had the Hudson motors but '57 was V8 only. It's basically a Nash shell dressed up as a Hudson; none of the body panels directly interchange except the roof, although I'm sure you can bolt the doors up.

55 has a wide, cast-looking eggcrate grille that kind of bows out in the middle. '56-'57 is a finer mesh with a wide V shaped bottom and a narrow V going down in the top center. I forget the figures but I don't think for all Hudson models combined they made more than 50,000 for the three years (compared to Ford and Chevy selling close to a million cars some years, thats not many).

There is a very active Hudson board over to classiccar.com, you might find someone interested there.

[57chevydream]

We have a wrecker if anyone is interested in this car we can make arrangements to haul it for you.***Sue