1952 Hudson Wasp - A Rolling Time Machine

Wood, trimmed windows, miles of steel, the best of 1950s luxury, and none of the safety! #hudsonhornet #hudsoncars #hudsonwasp #classiccars

[@Thetruthisstrangerthanfiction]

Way cooler design than anything today, and of super high quality materials, steel and minimal plastic. From the days when the American dream was for real.Thanks for this posting!

[@trackman174]

Very nice Wasp and in great condition. I was a kid in the 50’s and rode in several Hudson’s. My friends dad had several of varying years and models. He took us to Hersey Pa. In his Twin H Hornet….fabulous car.

[@mikewinkelman7015]

It was so solid it was like driving your house down the road. Now new cars are crap ,plastic thin metal ,throw aways.

[@tedalexander162]

Lets get it pulled out and cleaned up....we need to go for a ride!!!!

[@mikewinkelman7015]

We had same car only dark green when I was very young , loved that car.

[@moosejawventure]

Awesome it's got the authentic Hudson tissue dispenser, that was elegance

[@mikescarlett3186]

My dad worked for hudson motors after the war. He said those cars were ahead of their time back then.

[@americanrambler4972]

Yes, they did introduce the drop down perimeter frame design which was a industry leading feature and adding superchargers to their six cylinder in an affordable passenger car was also leading, but not being able to afford to supply a v8 overhead valve engine option hurt them sales wise big time.

[@markotterby4297]

Yes, clean it up and get it out on the road! Very cool car!

[@CharlieLarkin75]

If you haven't yet, I suggest you join the Hudson-Essex-Terreplane Club. Nice people, very helpful membership, and a good source for parts. The meets are a lot of fun, too.

[@user-wc4uh4rl3z]

I know aguy here in sunnyvale calif since 1979 that has a clean hornet hudson 🇺🇲

[@greggordon120749]

It’s so original and great condition. Those vacuum wipers were interesting, the faster you drove the slower they swept!

[@johndonlon1611]

Beaurtiful survivor car--time to get it back on the road.

[@user-wm1js2no9x]

That headliner had almost as many rolls as my exwife🐘

[@czechmate6916]

Beautiful time machine you have there. It’s been well taken care of too.

[@eddieharkness246]

My brother branded my back with the cigarette lighter in my aunts Hudson.

[@user-pd1tz3ge1s]

Must have been restored at some point. A true beauty! Thanks for sharing!😊

[@americanrambler4972]

That rope handle on the back of the seat is not a grab handle. It’s is the strap for the rear seat lap blanket. Back then you fed a throw blanket through that strap and used the blanket to cover your lap to keep your legs, feet and ankles warm. Remember, back then, women and girls often wore only dresses and they often had exposed legs and ankles in cold weather and the back seat areas of cars were poorly heated and quite drafty in cold weather. Also in that time period, engine coolant supplied water heaters were commonly placed under the seats, to blow warm air into the foot well areas front and rear.

[@sethhashobbies]

Very cool, I didn't know that. They really thought of everything, except seat belts!

[@americanrambler4972]

@@sethhashobbies They were thinking about seat belts back then too. Ford offered seat belts as an option beginning around 1953. But very few people ordered them. People thought it was better to be thrown clear of the car than being trapped inside. Or they believed they could dive under the dash during the crash. Some cars were designed with a designated crash box area behind the dash board area. At that time there was considerable debate going on about the actual safety and effectiveness of seat belts. A whole lot of people thought the steering wheel offered a lot of protection and they could hold onto the steering wheel in a crash. Road hugging weight was the safety go to feature of the day. But many of the car designers were thinking about overall safety in their designs at the time and incorporating those ideas. These ideas and features were showing up in the structural construction of the cars of the period. It was not really until the 1960’s that the modern crash stands started to be developed and incorporated into cars. Nash, American motors, Hudson and Studebaker were actually some early pioneers in crash safety and design going all the way back to the late 1940’s. And everybody has heard of the advanced safety ideas built into the Tucker. Even though some of the configurations and ideas (like pop out windshields) later proved to be the wrong direction and were discontinued. While we consider the braking systems of cars from the late 1940’s into the 1950’s and even 1960’s as pretty terrible, they were advancing rapidly in technology and performance during that time frame.

[@RoadkillXoutlaw]

search the seat cushions for change ,clean it up and put it in the Smithsonian. dang sweet old car

[@herbgreen3599]

Nice car

[@GracielaBuenavida-dn1kz]

Que hermoso auto cuando te aburras de el te lo compro.

[@sharksport01]

Steering wheel looks like bakelite/catalin.

[@timothyproksch2915]

You skipped the 1/4 windows up front that they still should still have

[@user-wm1js2no9x]

Comes with unused bodybags in the trunk, how nice. When cars were cars😂

[@sethhashobbies]

Those were an add on

[@tracypatterson14]

That car is in really good condition, especially for going on 72 years old. Very pricey.

[@garyb.4080]

I knew they made a Hornet, but not a Wasp, what’s the difference?

[@CharlieLarkin75]

The Hornet had a longer wheelbase, and a 308 cu. in. straight six, also an L-Head, like the Wasp's 262. Hornets also had a bit plusher interior, and some other little extras. Very nice cars comparable to a Buick Super or Roadmaster for price and trim.

[@styldsteel1]

So, The step down Hudson's came in different trim levels. Pacemaker (gotta love that name) Wasp, Commodore, later came the Hornet. I own a 49 Straight 8 Flathead Commodore which is on my own KZbin channel. It's got like 49 views since I posted it. I think I'm a victim of KZbin shadow banning and algorithms.

[@CharlieLarkin75]

@@styldsteel1 Just watched a couple of your videos. Very nice C8.

[@styldsteel1]

@@CharlieLarkin75 thank you sir. I just posted just yesterday my 1957 Studebaker Champion. No views other than my own. that's definitely by design. Absolutely no interest in a 57 Studebaker? Now that's a hard sell. What a shame.