Hudson Motor Car Company facts for kids
The Hudson Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer, founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1909. They were well known for producing low-priced cars of good quality. They also pioneered safety features in their cars, like dashboard warning lights for oil pressure and generator power. Hudson's production peak was in 1929, with 300,000 cars built in their factories in America, Belgium and England.
In 1954, Hudson merged with the Nash-Kelvinator Company, to form American Motors Corporation. American Motors (also known as AMC) became famous for their line of Jeep vehicles (a civilian version of military Jeeps), and later Ramblers, Gremlins, and Pacer cars. AMC was finally bought out by the Chrysler Corporation, which still makes Jeep brand vehicles.
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In popular culture
Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road describes road trips made by Kerouac and his friend Neal Cassady, driving a 1949 Hudson automobile. (Cassady ruined his car, driving cross-country at speeds over 100 miles per hour, without giving the car the maintenance it needed.)
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Hudson Super Six Phaeton 1929
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Hudson Series T Coupé 1931
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Hudson Terraplane 4-Door Sedan 1938
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Hudson 112 Series 90 Convertible Coupé 1939
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Hudson 112 Series 90 4-Door Touring Sedan 1939
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Hudson Pacemaker Series 91 Coupé 1939
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Hudson Business Coupé 1940
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Hudson 4-Door Sedan 1947
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Hudson Hornet Convertible 1951
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Hudson Coupé
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Hudson Hornet 4-Door Sedan 1952
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Hudson Terraplane 1934, wreck in Namibia
Images for kids
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Hudson's first factory at Mack and Beaufait Avenues, 1909 photo
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1910 Hudson Model 20 Roadster
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1917 Hudson Phaeton
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1919 Hudson Phantom, 1919 photo
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1929 Hudson Roadster
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1929 Hudson Model R 4-Door Landau Sedan
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1931 Hudson 4-Door Sedan
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1934 Hudson Eight Convertible Coupé
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1934 Hudson Terraplane K-coupe
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1938 Hudson 112 coupé
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1939 Hudson Country Club Six Series 93 Convertible Coupé
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1941 Hudson Coupé
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Hudson dealer in Louisiana, c. 1930–1945
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Hudson Motor Car Co. factory in Detroit, circa 1930-1945
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1947 Commodore Eight Convertible
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1949 Hudson Commodore 4-Door Sedan
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1951 Hornet Club Coupé
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1952 Hudson
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Hudson Hornet race car
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1957 Hornet Series 80 4-Door Sedan
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Australian-market 1926 Essex Six Tourer
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Australian 1937 Hudson Terraplane with body built by Ruskin Motor Works
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1955 Hudson Hornet (Australia)
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1938 Hudson Terraplane convertible (New Zealand)
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Two right-hand-drive 1954 Hudson Jetliners, either locally built or fully imported by Motor Holdings (New Zealand)
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1957 right-hand-drive Hudson Hornet V8 sedan (New Zealand)
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1957 Hudson Hornet (South Africa)
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1928 Essex Tourer, built by Hudson-Essex Motors in London
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English-built 1934 Hudson Terraplane Tourer
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See also
In Spanish: Hudson Motor Car Company para niños
