1n 1955 Hudson and Nash merged to create American Motors and from the merger some very good cars were produced using common body shells yet each having unique styling elements. 1954 was the last year of Hudson as a stand alone make. Brooklin did a nice Hornet convertible, this one in Royal Red.
Actual car
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Brooklin also offered this car in Coronation Cream. I wish I had acquired that one too as these are rare.
I have never owned a 1:1, but I always liked the "step-downs." A rather rare favorite is the '53 Hornet Hollywood. That very open roof line must have been hard to graft onto the older body.
And an advertisement for one I would like to have in our scale.
Those all look very good. Hudsons are fine looking cars and in the book "Designing America's Cars of the Fifties", it shows some Hudson possibilities for beyond 1957.
I have enjoyed our little Hudson seminar, gentlemen. I remember watching them "tear up the track" in the early and mid 50s on the old Asheville-Weaverville Speedway. Long time ago. . .
