Meet the popularly-priced Essex Terraplane, one of the hottest cars on the road in 1933. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Hudson
Inside the Fabulous Hudson Hornets, 1951-57
The Hudson Hornet—sorry, we mean the Fabulous Hudson Hornet—might be the most memorable car the company ever built. Continue reading
Trans-Atlantic Hybrid: The Hudson Italia
In the 1950s, the Motor City enjoyed a brief fling with the design houses of Italy. The Italia, Detroit iron in Superleggera clothing, was Hudson’s trans-Atlantic hybrid.
Video: Introducing the 1957 Rambler Cross Country
Guided by George Romney, American Motors was busily reinventing itself in 1957. Here’s the station wagon piece of the puzzle. Continue reading
That’s Terraplaning!
It took guts to launch a new model line in the midst of the Great Depression, but Hudson managed to pull it off with the stylish and popular Terraplane of 1932 through 1938. Continue reading
Video: The Detroit Hudson Plant at Work, 1934
Here’s the most fascinating and educational clip you’ll watch today: A look inside the bustling Detroit Hudson plant at work in 1934. Auto manufacturing has changed completely since then. Just watch. Continue reading
Flameout: The Short, Sad Story of the Hudson Jet
Introduced in 1953, the compact Jet was intended to save Hudson, but it only accelerated the proud Detroit automaker’s downfall. Continue reading