1951 Hudson Hornet 2 Door Coupe in Green & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in the Northern AZ on 6-23-19.
We're looking at a 1951 Hudson Hornet 2 Door Coupe in Green Paint. The car features the factory straight 6 cylinder engine and “Twin H-Power” carburation.
The car's Owner is Matt Frankel. Matt’s had this car since 2013. Matt shares he loves cruising in this car.
ENJOY!

[@jogalong]

I bet very few cars of modern era will get the love that these older cars do.

[@loucostabile]

Hi JogAlong, You're probably right. Good news! You're on the right KZbin Channel for the cars that "will get the love" :-) Lou

[@alexkalish8288]

This was my parents daily driver when I was a kid, in the same green color but not a two tone. They traded it in for a new 1964 Le Sabre . My mother said many times how much she liked the Hudson and regretted trading it in. These are very reliable cars -

[@loucostabile]

Hi Alex, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Parents car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@clydequinn4395]

My parents bought a new 1952. The car was solid olive green 4 door sedan. I can still remember sitting on the floor of the car playing with my toys. I think the car had a tan interior with cloth seats. I remember a luggage bag along the back of the front seat

[@juanmelendez2060]

1951 Hudson Hornet is a powerful car with style. That racing engine and loud horn will always wake up the whole neighborhood! Magnificent tough car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Juan, High praise :-) Lou

[@TheGnewb]

Most incredible. I have never seen a Hudson coupe in such detail, thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this one with you. This is the only one I've seen so far.

[@imoovabull6042]

Dad drove Hudsons till the early 60's. he never sold a car he owned till he retired. but i never saw a Hornet until this video. Thank you to the owner for allowing it to be shown.

[@loucostabile]

Hi imoo vabull, Happy to read this video reminds you of your Dad's Hudson you used to drive :-) My pleasure sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

[@billkarmetsky4003]

1951 -- the year of my birth. My father was a car enthusiast as a consumer, not as aficionado, collector -- none of that. But he made me keenly aware of the cars the neighbors were buying -- Cadillacs, Buicks, Fords definitely and he just had to have a new car ever year until the early 1980's. I must have seen Hudson products but I cannot recall from such a tender age. But this video presentation is wonderful. Thank you, Lou Costabile, for your interest and ability to travel about and document these great cars of an age gone by in America.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bill, Happy to read these cars brings back memories :-) Please watch the commercials before the videos, so I can get paid and keep sharing with you. Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@presspound7358]

Iconic symbol of American manufacturing integrity in the boom years following WWII. Rockets, steel and chrome. That colour is reminiscent of our old Hoover vacuum cleaner…. with all the chrome attachments. ‘Twas the era. Hudson had a very, very impressive manufacturing facility (main complex) It’s always a shame when such an impressive company isn’t able to transition through time. Great presentation with the added bonus of “Lou tries the trunk to sneak into the local Drive In” 😂

[@loucostabile]

Hi Presspound#, Happy to share this car with you :-) Lou

[@michaeltipton5500]

What a stately old beauty.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@cmoore7700]

Lou I never saw this video. You are correct , the level of design/ detailing is amazing. Thanks

[@loucostabile]

C Moore, Happy to read you found this video :-) You're welcome.

[@jasonjoncas5998]

Hey Lou those shields are not for leaking carbs they are for diverting exhaust manifold heat away from the carb fuel bowls AKA vapour lock.

[@opera93]

Jason joncas thanks,for info.....We had lots of Studebaker around Warsaw IND WHERE I WAS RAISED, FEW Hudson’s.......

[@loucostabile]

Hey Jason joncas, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@GottliebGoltz]

Good catch.

[@gcg2366]

You are correct. And those flex hoses and auto zone clamps are a beauty!......😂

[@chemxfan]

I'm sure you know this, but a Hudson #Hornet was in the movie #Cars, voiced by the great Paul Newman(Doc Hudson). This car has got the goods: an Art Deco interior wrapped in a pre-Space Age body. Fantastic! I admire how you get INTO your work, Lou - literally. I'd like to ride in this one - but then again, I want to ride in them all. Thanks Matt & Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi chemxfan, Happy to read your comment and glad to read "this car has got the goods" :-) Lou

[@youtoo2072]

I have not seen the Cars movie, it kind of bothers me since I grew up with the real thing to see it somehow silly maybe, maybe some day I will.. its not that I don't love that kids love it, its just not for me yet, it was my grandpa's King car and my grandma's and mine memory car.. no cartoon heart there . :)

[@chemxfan]

The Hudson character is not a silly one, if you ever see the movie you'll find that out for yourself.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Wow, its also a real car and deserves to be recognized as more than a race car. Not everything is a race car, Plymouth used to make sedans, but people only ever talk about the Plymouth superbird and 70's Plymouth chargers.

[@valengreymoon5623]

That object on top of the dash is for viewing traffic lights, since the big visor blocks the top of the windshield.

[@LynxStarAuto]

Yep, it reflected the light so you could know when it changed. Back then most traffic lights would hang directly overhead.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.

[@James_T_Quirk]

Nice Video, I can almost smell the Interior, I learnt to drive in my Dad's 47 Hudson, Commodore 6, Nice to see a Nice Shiny One, ours was in daily use until 1974, when rear axles & other Parts became very hard to get .. But My father Drove that from 1958 when he bought it, the Only issue we had with it was Vacuum window wipers, Steering & Components being rare here in Australia, with a lot of Country Miles the Hudson took it for nearly 30 years, sadly it was sold to a collector, in 1974, (Payed for a New Ford XB) just after moving it, Sadly, there was a Bushfire that destroyed the Property, all the the Cars, including the Hudson .. I have the "workshop" manual for Hudson here, but it is not strictly about Hudson's, but covers them, it has become 1 of the Memories of that Car for me & needing a packed lunch to move over to glove-box from Drivers Position..

[@loucostabile]

Hi James, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@eddieclark1459]

Hudson were a great car in their day.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Eddie, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@customkey]

It still has a futuristic vibe about it. What a beauty! Thanks Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi customkey, "still has a futuristic vibe" Agreed. You're welcome, Lou

[@TI4438]

Hudsons were some of the all time best looking cars!

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@jeremythompson9122]

The Hudson Hornet and the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 were the first really great NASCAR stock cars. Super cool car Lou

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeremy Thompson, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and glad to read you think this car is super cool :-) Lou

[@N2YTA]

The Oldsmobile was competitive because it was a mid sized, low cost car with a V8 engine, the Hudson Hornet was competitive because it had a lower center of gravity making it handle better.

[@johnvrabec9747]

My dad had 2 Hornet sedans, not '51s, though, these are pretty darn similar. That heater would get so hot, we lived in the Chicago area. They were fast beasts. All the trim and everything brings back memories. The rear seat was like a couch. They sure don't make them like this anymore.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@RandallCarrierINC]

That shade of green with that roof color is the bomb.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this color combo :-)

[@Dazza_Doo]

brilliant. so rare. we have lost all our styling.

[@loucostabile]

High praise.

[@cclapew]

That “special mirror “ on the dashboard behind the steering wheel was a cool option that because of the visor made it hard for the driver to see traffic lights when stopped at one.... instead of ducking your head down to look up and around the visor you just looked down into that lens mounted on the dash....

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.

[@michaelbaka4777]

Wow, what a beauty!! Oh yeah, Lou? Those straps on the seat backs are called robe rails, you hung a blanket over them on road trips. First 2-door I've ever seen! Again, a real stunner. One more thing; the triangle prism was called a "Trafficator". Maybe not on a Hudson, though??

[@loucostabile]

Hi michael baka, Happy to receive a "Wow" from you :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge regarding the "robe rails and "trafficator", Lou

[@yukimikasaki9705]

My favorite Hudson.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this is your favorite Hudson :-)

[@billace90]

Lou, as always bringing us jewels! Thanks a lot!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Guillermo Garraton, Happy to read you enjoy this "jewel" :-) Lou

[@disgustedvet]

So beautiful, As a kid we rented the top story of a two story apartment home in Indianapolis and the owner raced these cars as a hobby . Still remember watching him wrenching on them in the driveway.

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read this car brings back fun memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@dlwatib]

@ 9:44 That's a prism so you can see an overhead traffic light that would otherwise be obscured by the windshield visor.

[@loucostabile]

Hi dlwatib, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@rhm35z]

I'm shocked, Al , that you didn't know what that little glass piece on top of the dash was. It was as special an invention as all things were back in the fifties. All traffic lights, at the time, were hung from the center of an intersection from a suspended cable. If you drove a car with a windshield shade, as this Hudson has, and happened to be too close to the intersection.....you wouldn't be able to see the traffic light. As dlwatib stated, you could see the traffic signal through that piece of glass so you could know when the light turned green. Cool huh? Of course you could always wait for the guy behind you to HONK!

[@johncollins7423]

Oh, ok. Thanks for the info. Have a good one!👍

[@wmalden]

It is called a “Trafficator”.

[@ChristopherCerta]

Great video as always, Lou. Thank you for sharing.

[@joe6096]

Fantastic car! The beginnings of NASCAR right here!! The "mirror" on top of the instrument panel is actually a glass refractor. It's used to help the driver see the traffic lights if he pulls too close to see them by simply looking up. With the way the window angle, windshield visors, and roof line are on these cars, you can't see the traffic light if you pull too close to it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Joe, Happy to read you enjoy this episode and thank you for sharing your "glass refractor" knowledge too, Lou

[@billmcfarland2637]

I didn't read all the comments but those plates or shields under the carbs were heat shields. Note the carbs sit directly over the exhaust manifold and fuel systems don't like too much heat. Only enough to properly vaporize prior to delivery into the cylinders. Surprised the car guys didn't recognize a heat shield. Had to get rid of my 53 Hornet 2-dr years ago, wish I still had it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bill, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Lou

[@jackjohnson65]

My father had two Hudsons, a dark blue 4 door that stayed in the garage (parts car maybe) and a 1951 Hornet convertible, gold with red interior and black top.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jack, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@koz8850]

one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

[@loucostabile]

High praise :-)

[@acts2211]

Great specimen of The Fabulous Hudson Hornet. Wonderful video thanks for sharing lou

[@loucostabile]

Hi acts2211, Happy to read you enjoy car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@mr.warriorgaming4604]

True

[@joemackey1950]

I had a '53 Chevy Bel Air with fender skirts. They looked nice, but a bear to remove where dirt and all collected behind them. Had to change a rear once, after a rain, and put it in the truck till I could wash it down at home. The metal was thick with old mud. :)

[@loucostabile]

Hi joemackey1950, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@elizabethcherry920]

They don't make cars like that anymore, love it, I will always stop what I am doing to watch something on a Hudson.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Elizabeth Cherry, Glad to read you "love it" :-) Lou

[@derekantill3721]

Beautiful Hudson Hornet, like the rocket badges I guess for its year the car went like a rocket.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Derek, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car and the rocket badges too, Lou

[@martentrudeau6948]

As you said Lou "The Fabulous Hudson Hornet", it has long bold body lines, a massive chrome grille, a wide stance, it's handsome, strong almost gangster looking. With it's big 308 cu in flat head straight six they were the preferred race cars of their day, fast and powerful, the police departments liked them too.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Marten Trudeau, Thank you for viewing and sharing the details you enjoy on this car :-) Lou

[@MrTrack412]

Yes, the front hood to the engine compartment in incredible! I've never seen one like this. Thank you for going out to find this rare car. There will be less and less of them in coming years!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jed Clampett, Happy to read the details you enjoy on this car, and glad to share this car with you, Lou

[@trubadorphotography2541]

I love, love, LOVE the Hudson Hornet! And this was well before the Pixar movies came out. My uncles had a ‘54 4-door Hornet, and in 1958 they drove is cross country on a road trip from PA all the way to CA and back. I have 3-D color slides of their road trip, and one slide is from the interior while my Uncle Nick was driving 90+ MPH (you can see the speedometer in the slide photo. 😆🚙😎

[@loucostabile]

Hi TrubadorPhotography, High praise :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@trubadorphotography2541]

@@loucostabile Just subbed. 🙂 I quickly scanned thru some of your more recent videos list and saw that you made a video on a ‘65 Dodge Coronet coupe. While I was a kid, my dad had a ‘69 Coronet station wagon with a 318 V8. The car always started, no matter the weather or temperature, and never burned a drop of oil. The neighbors would love when we’d be the first to plow thru the deep snow after a snow storm, making fresh tracks for everyone else. 😆 Many memories of road trips, especially to the Jersey shore in the summer. My own very first car was a ‘75 Dodge Dart sedan with a slant-6. I loved that car, and it was my baby while in college. Had it for three years. An accident in a snow storm (radiator busted at the engine block) took its life. Tried to get it repaired, but it was beyond repair (at least affordably), and that was that. 😢 I miss that ol’ car.😔

[@garylewis6495]

Unusual color combination, but I love it. Thanks for bringing another jewel for us to see, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gary, Happy to read "I love it" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@wwsjr2]

Thank you Lou. I spent many a trip on the package shelf behind the rear seat in my father's Commodore. His Hornet was a convertible.

[@loucostabile]

Hi WWS TEXAS, Happy yo read your memories of your Fathers car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@vmat1000]

Car is awesome. I remember a 'History Of Hot Rodding' book i bought the the early '80s. There was a photo of Junior Johnson climbing out of the back window of a Hornet during a race, mid roll over. wow. Years ago, one was parked on a block not far away. always thought of that image when i saw it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi g mat, Happy to read your memories of a car like this and glad to read you think this car is "awesome" :-) Lou

[@DwainDwight]

So cool! Thx Lou. So much style. Simply amazing.

[@loucostabile]

Hi D Wnright, "Simply amazing" Nice :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@LlyleHunter]

When I was born in the end of 1961 this was my mother’s car. My father had a ‘59 Impala that followed a ‘54 Buick and in 1965 he replaced his ‘59 with a ‘65 Impala 4dr hardtop and bought my mom a ‘65 Impala Estate wagon. I really liked the Hudson.

[@loucostabile]

Good memories in your Mothers Hudson :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@Clarkecars]

Thanks, Lou good episode. I grew up on Hudson and have owned several myself including a `54 Convertible with a continental kit, twin spots, factory Motor Wheel wire wheels etc. Hudson was a major innovator in the industry. They had too many first for me to list them.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Clarkecars, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) You've clearly had some cool cars too, Lou

[@mr.warriorgaming4604]

The engine sound LIKE A BEAST🦁🦁🦁

[@loucostabile]

Just the way we like it :-)

[@robertphillips6296]

Very nice, thank you for showing it with all of its jeweler.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy this one, and you're welcome.

[@tippey2011]

Whst a neat car Lou!y dad drive a Hudson back in the 40's his was a Wasp I think. He said it was a great car back then too. The last time I saw a Hudson like this was in the movie Porky's that gangster's name was Porky and he drove one just like this. His had a pig for a good ornament and his horn sounded like a pig squealing when they used it. Such a great well made old car. Nothing like those old flat head straight sixes. I love the two tone colors too. Thanks for sharing Lou!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve Flad, Enjoy reading the story you shared, and details you enjoy :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@timkahn2813]

im 74 and we had a few of them and they were cool also studebaker cars .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tim, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your cars :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@mr.warriorgaming4604]

I am actually 14 years old and I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ muscle cars, vintage cars, sports cars and racing cars.

[@loucostabile]

Hi TABIS is cool, You're on the right Channel :-) Lou

[@philipstage333]

Beautiful

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@Olds_Gold]

That thing on the dash is called a traffic eye. It's helps you see stop lights before you get to them so you can stop more safely.

[@loucostabile]

Hi 1962 impaula, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@robertgiese4913]

The item on the dash in front of the steering wheel is a prism. Drivers used it to make it easy on themselves to see traffic lights while sitting waiting for the light to change.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@oldtown6240]

Cool find. But it is a shame that none of you knew very much about this classic 50's car. Never a hot rod, but very comfortable. In the 50's my buddy's father had one that we used for double dating in high school. In those days, it was almost always a dad's car not your own. People forget WWII was just over. A time never to be duplicated.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Old Town, Glad to read you enjoy this find. Thank you for viewing and sharing your experiences in a car like this, Lou

[@jons.6216]

There's a solid yellow one here where I live that appears every so often!

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you know of one like this one :-)

[@jimmybanta4520]

I love ❤️ this car

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jimmy, Happy to read you love this car :-) Lou

[@thealexandersir]

The attention to detail is remarkable!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the details :-) Me too.

[@ronsimpson7596]

The patina on the car would make the icon guy go wild!

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

So great to see these cars running! Keep the history going!

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you enjoy hearing this car run :-)

[@gordonmckenney4525]

The front wheels track was wider then the rear wheel track giving it an advantage in handling and cornoing!! This style was from 1948. The 48-52 Commodore became a Hornet by boring and striking the Commodore 262 six to a 308 and adding the Hornet badging, thus a Hornet was born with the same interior and body! The Twin H Also had an aluminum Head that gave some head gasket issues. The single carb 308 had the same cast Iron Head as The 262 Six that was in the Super Six and Commodore. My Parents were Hudson, International and Chevrolet Dealers in Maine. I've personally owned Six Hudson's and they were very safe and rode and handled very comfortably.

[@loucostabile]

Wonderful memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@steelassault262]

An older friend of mine told me that the Montana Highway Patrol bought Hudson's for their patrol cars for a few years, back in the day.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steel Assault, Thank you for sharing the story your Friend told you, Lou

[@guitarhole]

That's a beautiful beast of a car . I've seen them but not up close like that . Thanks for posting .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bud Lee, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) My pleasure to share with you, and you're welcome, Lou

[@johnkarl8373]

Boy if I had that car, I'd be the classiest person anywhere I go, I'm talkin' about around the world, I fell in love with the Hudson Hornet ever since I saw the movie Cars.

[@loucostabile]

Hi John Corelli, Happy to read your comment :-) Glad to share this car with you, Lou

[@robertgiese4913]

The ‘51 Hudson, non-twin-H, we had when I was in high school was a very powerful car. Being a high schooler myself back then, I liked to drag race. My greatest victory was when I blew the doors off a ‘57 Chevy with the Power Pack in it.

[@loucostabile]

Sounds like fun times :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@arthurn9237]

THE LIL THING ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT SPOTTER BECAUSE OF THE OVR HANGING VISOR YOU ADJUST IT SO AS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT CHANGES

[@loucostabile]

Hi ARTHUR N, Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Lou

[@steppen10]

My grandfather owned a 1953 Hudson Hornet...It was the last car he ever owned...He died in August of 1953.

[@loucostabile]

Your Grandfather had a cool car for sure. Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@steppen10]

@Kirk Moore I was 5 when he died and I remember that my Dad had just bought a new car. We were living in Massachusetts and my grandfather died in NYC. If memory serves me the car went to a close friend of the family. Pretty sure Hudson's weren't considered classic cars back in 1953. Probably wasn't long after that Hudson was taken over and merged into what eventually became American Motors.

[@steppen10]

@Kirk Moore I grew up in NYC during the 50's...We had neither the room or the money to hold on to cars. We had one car and my Dad would put 100,000 miles on the car every 3 years and then trade it in. My Dad and my older brother both bought 1968 Rambler American Rogues, both black and yellow and my Dad's had a 4 speed, spinners and black bucket seats. My brother's had the automatic. I learned how to drive a stick driving my Dad's car. Nice looking car but it didn't hold up over time. Always had trouble with the clutch and clutch plate and AMC never seemed to be able to fix it properly.

[@gordonmckenney4525]

FYI , the early GM Automatic Transmissions parked in reverse. The reverse gear had a block when you held your foot on the brake and shifted into reverse and shut the key off, you'll hear a lock click, indicating you are in park. The 52 a nd up had The GM Duel Range Transmission.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gordon, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@joseb2435]

O mais incrível deste Hudson? Ele corria na Nascar e vencia!! Banheira Voadora! O conforto é ímpar! Bruxel.

[@loucostabile]

Need to have some help with translation please.

[@maryrafuse2297]

This is a truly wonderful car. One of these belonged to Don Messer an icon of folk music in Canada. Don Messer and his Islanders had one of the highest rated shows on CBC TV during the 1960's. The Hudson Hornet took Don from gig to gig and then on to CBHT studios in Halifax NS to record his National TV Show. A unique car for a unique entertainer during a special era.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mary Rafuse, Thank you for viewing, and sharing your knowledge and story regarding the Hudson Hornet :-) Lou

[@blindhog2756]

My grandfather had a 49 Commodore,sadly my older brother killed it,before I could drive it. Massive interior,very styled,and cool.

[@loucostabile]

Hi bling hog, Unfortunate ending to your Grandfathers car :-( Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@rusty3831]

What a beautiful automobile! There was so much steel leftover from WWII that something had to be done. Might as well as create some works of art and put them on wheels.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Rusty, Happy to read you enjoy this "work of art" :-) Lou

[@antoniohumann]

I love that one I'm looking to buy one

[@loucostabile]

Hi Antonio, Hope you find the right one for you soon, Lou

[@60viking]

I bought one for 75.00 in San Jose CA and after I got the hay out of it and the old gas I performed like the great car it is. 1966 I think.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Don Berry, Glad this video reminded you of your Hudson Hornet :-) Lou

[@creyetivemedia]

A beautiful historical piece.

[@loucostabile]

Well said :-)

[@creyetivemedia]

@@loucostabile Thanks, Lou!

[@JDSFLA]

9:41 That "special mirror" LOL, is there so you can see the stop light which is otherwise hidden by that huge external sun visor.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge Chester.

[@STEVE33437]

Lou, you've really done a good job of showcasing this Hudson. It is indeed beautiful. I was a young boy in 1951and always interested in cars. At this time I felt it was an ugly design compared to other cars of the '50's. Now I think differently after seeing this video.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve W, Glad to read you comment, and happy to read you appreciate this car now :-) Nice, Lou

[@williamg2552]

HUDSON Hornet : The NASCAR CHAMPION

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Nice ride love the color. Thanks for sharing buddy.

[@loucostabile]

My pleasure sharing this car with you :-)

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

It's a spaceship!

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@opera93]

Thanks, nice Car: we did not see many Hudson’s in Northern Indiana in ,50’s: though many Studebakers, and the usual big three.Anyways, great stuff to show .....

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Opera, and my pleasure to share with you.

[@emjayay]

The door handle guards and exhaust tip are probably dealer accessories. What we now call the Art Deco period (erroneously referenced in the video) is between the wars, and by the end it was turning into Streamline Modern. The lettering and numbers on the instruments and the design of everything else are not Deco but postwar modernism from before the international style of Mid Century Modern we are now familiar with really took hold.

[@loucostabile]

Hi emjayay, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@Blog4Justice]

Very nicely filmed. It's a shame you can't capture the aroma too. Smell-o-vision would complete the experience.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for the kind words on the video. Smell-o-vision, that would be a nice add on to the video :-) Lou

[@youtoo2072]

I knew what they originally smelled like AND THEY COULD KNOCK A HORNET'S NEST DOWN AND DEAD!!! L!!! well, the ones that had been sitting a bit of course had some good old car mustiness BUT STILL HAD A NICE STRONG Mix of oil and leaded gas.. and had a Monstrousitous subtle very quiet low vibration rumbling idle. The backseat as it pulled out would barely feel it but you could hear the engine growl and the body would then follow L!! At nearly 20yrs old when I had ridden in one same model as this.. it was a Good mix of gas and oil, not like a oil burning say Camaro late 60's but this was a sedan LARGE leaded gas using CAR CARRR mix !! L! Hope that helps, actually THAT WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF IT/ BC INSIDE WAS NOT leaky / and was QUIET!! and A GROAN subtle vibration idle and SMOOTH GLIDE RIDE!!! TRULY MISS THIS MOVING ROOM !!L!! It WAS SOFFFTTT!!! They REALLY MADE QUALITY THEN!!

[@Underledge]

The "special mirror" on the dash allows one to see the traffic light at intersections.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing your knowledge.

[@vernwallen4246]

The name Hudson derives from a Detroit businessman named J.L.Hudson.He was a major investor.💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[@loucostabile]

Hi Vern, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@vernwallen4246]

Hudson back in the day kicked butt on the NASCAR track.🔧🔧🔧

[@marjorietrimble5710]

Your 1951 Hudson is a beautiful car my late husband and I had a 1953 four-door Hudson V8 hornet beautiful car in the post 3 in it what's that like here like a mohawk here or something I don't know exactly what they called it it had all kinds of room we had a 1953 wasp two-door V8 we had a 1955 four-door Hudson V8 hornet we had a 1957 four-door Hudson VA hornet and the believe the 55 and 57 are the ones that you could pull the front seat down to the back and they make into a bed it was nice when we went fishing with the kids lately night fishing.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Marjorie Trimble , Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@rightlanehog3151]

Not content with a large river and a very major bay, Mr. Hudson started a car company as well. #TheGreenHornet

[@doglips1958]

Don't forget his good lookin daughter Kate....

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@doglips1958 Good point.

[@youtoo2072]

Hudson department store founder who had then I think a son-in-law of Nash motors ,got Mr store Hudson into the motor-trade thus how Nash took on Hudson later on. I think this is the true rest of the story.. LOL used to listen to Paul Harvey on radio in this same model Hudson in grandma's Hornet with her going to store! :)

[@loucostabile]

Good one :-)

[@HappyHands.]

That car just oozes coolness

[@loucostabile]

Hi Happy Hands, Agreed :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

Lovely colours for this hornet !

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you enjoy the colors on this car :-)

[@Dazza_Doo]

Believe it or not the Hudson Horner's motor was very complicated. I found a resource online that shows the owner's manual for the 51 and it goes into details on what materials were used for different engine components. That's the owner's manual 😮 The engine Could be refurbished By anyone and we don't have that now. If there's a problem with my engine now it comes up with a warning light telling me to take it back to the dealership. I cannot service my own vehicle. 😢 Some Hudson hornets came with the aluminum head, And the aluminium piston 😮😮😮 Even my dad who was born in 1946, Didn't realise that aluminum was used in engines this early. No hudsons made it to my country (Australia) a few were sent to NZ. I would add a small roots blower to that engine. The flathead engine as it was called the USA, Also known as the L engine and a side valve engine. This would help solve some of the issues with such an engine, Just enough to allow the engine to breathe. The roots blower is a very old technology back from the 1800 that we have currently perfected😂😂

[@loucostabile]

Hi Dazza_Doo, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@majorpayne5289]

Nice! Thx Lou👍

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this one Major Payne :-)

[@henryellis1358]

UK - Thank you, I really enjoyed and appreciated this video, I note there are nine thumbs down, perhaps they prefer more plastic and fibre in the choice of car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Henry Ellis, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) As long as you and I are having fun with this KZbin Channel, I'm not concerned with the thumbs down. Glad you're along for the ride, and you're welcome, Lou

[@DrDWHot]

a beautiful car..cuz had one .I was amazed of the step down inside..

[@loucostabile]

Hi Dr WoDo, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car, and nice to read your Cousin had one too, Lou

[@davidterry8584]

Good job Lou👍

[@loucostabile]

Thank you David :-)

[@allenmax8995]

Dang LOU!, ya just did another of my top ten!....your on fire!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read this one is a Top 10 Car for you allen max :-)

[@petemedina8446]

What a beautiful car there great styling nice two tone color It definitely has plenty of trunk space even with a full size spare tire. Great l looking interior and engine bay too.👍👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pete Medina, Enjoy reading your comment and the details you enjoy, Lou

[@toddknox685]

Really great video. A wow of a car for sure. And now we know where Pontiac got the V on its cars. Everything old is new again. Oh, come on, the owner doesn't know what that accessory on the dash is. Geez, I guess I'm old, and old enough to know that it's the device for seeing the stop light change from red to green. Lou, you've done enough to these to also know.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Todd, Well when we don't know, the bonus is Viewers like you can share knowledge and remind us :-) Happy to share this car with you, and thanks for sharing, Lou

[@toddknox685]

@@loucostabile keep up the good work. I really look forward to the videos. By this point in my life I've owned some of those "antiques" and yearned for the others.

[@e.a.p3174]

beauty

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@GottliebGoltz]

My old Man traded in one of these in cream color in & out for a new 1957 4 door with "Go-Go" seats in copper and beige. I later met an older man at a show that told Me the 1957's were made to use up 1956 parts. in the later 1960s, there was a Sherrif from Twin Bridges, Montana that had a 52 that nobody could run away from I learned this from a person that tried with a 1961 Pontiac and failed. Yup.

[@loucostabile]

Good story :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@rays7437]

He has some great cars in the background too. Did you see that Toronado?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ray S, Yes. Stay tuned as there maybe a few more from the Collection coming up in the future :-) Lou

[@junkman6456]

This is awesome. Reminds me to the game-changing Tucker.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Z B, Happy to read you consider this car "awesome" :-) Lou

[@baronreidelbach]

My dad had a '49 Hudson Hornet.

[@loucostabile]

Dad had a cool car :-)

[@LynxStarAuto]

Incredible hornet, but my goodness Porsche goodies in the background! Will those be making an appearance?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Lynx Star Automotive, I'll give you a hint....stay tuned :-) Lou

[@LynxStarAuto]

Lou Costabile Can't wait