Thursday, February 28, 2013

Hudson Motor Car

The Hudson Motor Car Company 
They made Hudson and other brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1954.

The name "Hudson" came from Joseph L. Hudson, a Detroit department store entrepreneur and founder of Hudson's department store, who provided the necessary capital and gave permission for the company to be named after him.

1910 Hudson Model 20 Roadster                            1917 Hudson Phaeton                                  1929 Hudson Model R 4-Door


In 1932, Hudson began phasing out its Essex nameplate for the modern Terraplane brand name. The new line was launched on July 21, 1932, with a promotional christening by Amelia Earhart. For 1932 and 1933, the restyled cars were named Essex-Terraplane; from 1934 as Terraplane, until 1938 when the Terraplane was re-named the Hudson 112. Hudson also began assembling cars in Canada, contracting Canada Top and Body to build the cars in their Tilbury, Ontario, plant. In England Terraplanes built at the Brentford factory were still being advertised in 1938.


        1927 Hudson Super Six                                  1931 Hudson 4-Door Sedan                                             1934 Hudson Eight


In 1936, Hudson revamped its cars, introducing a new "radial safety control" / "rhythmic ride" suspension which suspended the live front axlefrom two steel bars, as well as from leaf springs. Doing this allowed the use of longer, softer leaf springs ("rhythmic ride"), and prevented bumps and braking from moving the car off course.



1938 Hudson 112                                            1939 Hudson Country Club                         1941 Hudson Coupé 


In 1948, the company launched their "step-down" bodies, which lasted through the 1954 model year. The term step-down referred to Hudson's placement of the passenger compartment down inside the perimeter of the frame; riders stepped down into a floor that was surrounded by the perimeter of the car's frame. The result was not only a safer car, and greater passenger comfort as well, but, through a lower center of gravity, an extremely well-handling car. In time almost all US automakers would embrace it as a means of building bodies.




1947 Commodore Eight Convertible                 1949 Hudson Commodore                            1952 Hudson


Details Collect form wikipedia....Thanks

Other Links

  1. Hudson Motor Car Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Motor_Car_Company
    The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with ...
  2. Hudson Motorcar » News

    www.hudsonmotorcar.org/
    News Hudson Motorcar Most Durable Cars Your Money Can Buy.
  3. HUDSON MOTOR CAR CO. Valves Gaskets Auto parts

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  4. Hudson Motor Car Company - The Hudson Essex Terraplane Club

    www.hudsonclub.org/hudsonhistory.htm
    Apr 2, 2009 – The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brand automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged ...
  5. Hudson Motor Cars: a full history of the innovative company

    www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/hudson-1936.html
    Hudson Motor Cars, a history with a spotlight on 1936. Hudson merged with Nash to form AMC.


1 comment:

  1. Hello JM,
    The car was very nice. Its looked like 90's style and very popular one.I saw those car in Hollywood in my childwood. Thank you for your nice sharing.

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