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Topic starter
12/11/2022 2:39 pm
Great styling combined with great engineering made the "Step-down" Hudson a winner both in the showroom and on the track but alas by 1954, it was all over. What came next - warmed over Nash ("Hash") - couldn't hold a candle to it...
I just added this beautiful example to my collection:
It's stunning in this color combo!
Brooklin pays attention to the small details, such as the more elaborate rear trim on this Hornet vs. the Hornet "Special" (the cut-price trim level they modeled their Club Coupe on):
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
12/11/2022 2:47 pm
Nice images. Thanks for the rear comparison Barry.
John Kuvakas and Moe Parr reacted
12/11/2022 3:06 pm
Nice add Barry....love those Hudsons.
Topic starter
12/11/2022 3:16 pm
Nice add Barry....love those Hudsons.
So do I, Bob, and I still think that Hudson and Packard would have been the right merger combination back in the day (not the ones that actually happened).
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
David H and John Kuvakas reacted
12/11/2022 3:58 pm
I love the 54 Hudson models from Brooklin. They are among my most favorite models. I always hoped Brooklin would do an Hornet Hollywood Hardtop too.
I do like the Hash versions too.
The Packard/Hudson merger would have been better, but ultimately I don’t think it would have made that much of a difference.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
Topic starter
12/11/2022 4:46 pm
I too have both of Brooklin's '55 "Hashes". I particularly love the Coral Red one!
Hudson was a great automaker.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
Jack Dodds and John Merritt reacted
12/11/2022 10:54 pm
The 1955 Hudson's were really good-looking cars and there were even more great designs being contemplated for 1956 and beyond for both Hudson and Nash.. It's too bad we wouldn't get to see them as actual cars.
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Topic starter
13/11/2022 12:38 am
The 1955 Hudson's were really good-looking cars and there were even more great designs being contemplated for 1956 and beyond for both Hudson and Nash.. It's too bad we wouldn't get to see them as actual cars.
Mike, both the Hudson and Nash makes did continue through 1957...
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
13/11/2022 6:28 pm
The 1955 Hudson's were really good-looking cars and there were even more great designs being contemplated for 1956 and beyond for both Hudson and Nash.. It's too bad we wouldn't get to see them as actual cars.
Mike, both the Hudson and Nash makes did continue through 1957...
Oops, I meant 1958 full-size Hudsons and Nashes. For a while, earlier mock-ups of the Rambler were also labeled Hudson, before that name was retired. As we know, the "Hornet" name was later resurrected as an AMC.
Topic starter
13/11/2022 6:56 pm
As we know, the "Hornet" name was later resurrected as an AMC.
And it's coming back again as a compact Dodge SUV for 2023!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
13/11/2022 8:12 pm
@moe-parr Yes! Price competitively by utilizing a global platform and with "a biner" full of options & trim levels, this Hornet should really sting (..groan 🙄) the competition. I haven't seen a 1:1 yet but really want to.
13/11/2022 9:57 pm
And it's coming back again as a compact Dodge SUV for 2023!
Well, it's a great name so one can understand it's use for automobiles !
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