it's gaining on you. Soon it catches up and blows your doors off. It's a Hudson Hornet, and it's the fastest American car in production that year. That bit of history comes courtesy of Dave Bonbright.

One of the first production cars to feature a perimeter frame, the Hornet was based on the "step-down" design of the third-generation Hudson Commodore. It was called like that because unlike a ...

the 1953 Hudson Hornet Hollywood Hardtop cost $3,095 when new, $107 more than the 1954 model produced for the period during which the Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator to become ...

“I said I already have a Hudson Hornet,” Leno continued. “She said, ‘Well, it’s a wonderful car. Will you just come look at it?’ So I drive out there, 94 years old, no hearing ...

A 1952 Hudson Hornet stock car. The car's high power and low centre of gravity quickly made Hornet a name to be reckoned with in NASCAR and AAA races. Bill Vance Hudson was a proud name in North ...

Hudson Motor Car Company was undeniably an innovator. The Hornet cars that participated in NASCAR were aerodynamically styled with a low center of gravity that made for good handling, as well as ...

Characters like the "Fabulous" Hudson Hornet (voiced by real-world automotive and movie icon Paul Newman) is based off of a real car — the Hudson Hornet from the 1950s, itself a racing legend.