Hudson Motor Car Company
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| Industry | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 25, 1909 |
| Defunct | July 4, 1954 |
| Fate | Merged with Nash-Kelvinator |
| Successor | American Motors Corporation (AMC) |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Key people | |
| Products | Vehicles |
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.
In popular culture
[change | change source]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.)
Gallery
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Hudson Super Six Phaeton 1929 -
Hudson Series T Coupé 1931 -
Hudson Terraplane 4-Door Sedan 1938 -
Hudson 112 Series 90 Convertible Coupé 1939 -
Hudson 112 Series 90 4-Door Touring Sedan 1939 -
Hudson Pacemaker Series 91 Coupé 1939 -
Hudson Business Coupé 1940 -
Hudson 4-Door Sedan 1947 -
Hudson Hornet Convertible 1951 -
Hudson Coupé -
Hudson Hornet 4-Door Sedan 1952 -
Hudson Terraplane 1934, wreck in Namibia
