Hudson · 1951–1954

Hudson Hornet

Every Hudson Hornet model year from 1951 to 1954: production counts, engines, options, paint, prices and the stories behind them, with a source for every figure.

4 model years offered · 4 fact sheets · 1 story

Dark blue Hudson Hornet stock car with number 92 and FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET lettering in a museum
Herb Thomas's "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" No. 92 stock car at the Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum Photo: APK, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stories

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

YearWhat was countedCountStatus
1951 Hornet, all bodies (series 7A)built, model-year 43,666 Reported
1952 Hornet, all bodies (series 7B)built, model-year 35,921 Reported
1953 Hornet, all bodies (series 7C)built, model-year 27,208 Reported
1954 Hornet, all bodies (series 7D)built, model-year 24,833 Reported

Model years

  1. 1951 Fact sheet
  2. 1952 Fact sheet
  3. 1953 Fact sheet
  4. 1954 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.