Hudson did not do well in 1956, selling around 12,000 cars—about one-tenth the volume it sold in 1950. The company’s 1954 merger with Nash to form American Motors had not improved sales.

One of America's many orphan brands, Hudson was established in 1909 and disappeared in the 1950s. It merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC) in 1954 and was retired ...

This ‘51 Hornet boasts the classic Twin H-Power inline-six 308-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) engine. It also boasts an automatic Hydra-Matic transmission. Back in its heyday, it could output 145 ...