Hudson Hornet - Steve McQueen's Doc Hudson

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Hudson Hornet - Steve McQueen's Doc Hudson

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Created on March 21, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Tim Scott - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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Pawel Litwinski - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - in the livery as it left the factory

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - Steve McQueen had a soft spot for legendary racing cars

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - aerodynamic design, low center of gravity

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - long owned by Steve McQueen

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - when this front end appeared in the rear-view mirror, many a sports driver had to move to the side

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - how his pursuers usually saw him

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - a steering wheel gearshift was not yet considered unsportsmanlike at the time

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - the function of the instruments is not immediately clear

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - Hudson sign on the steering wheel hub

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - the creative mileage tachometer

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - space for six people

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - even inside it is immediately clear which car you are sitting in

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - the in-line six-cylinder engine with around 170 hp

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - Air for the six-cylinder

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - Front flank with type lettering

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - the third side window

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - engine designation also on the trunk lid

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Hudson Hornet (1952) - as Doc Hudson in the Pixar film "Cars"

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Hudson Hornet (1951) - a successful touring car

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Hudson Hornet (1953) - shown at the 1953 Paris Motor Show

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Hudson Hornet Hollywood Coupe (1954) - another fake convertible - Geneva Motor Show 1954

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AMC Hornet Hatchback (1974) - Coupé with tailgate

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AMC Hornet X (1972) - Rear section of the hatchback coupé

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Hudson Hornet Sedan (1953) - offered as lot 101 at the Monterey RM Auction on August 17 and 18, 2012

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Hudson Hornet Sedan (1953) - offered as lot 101 at the Monterey RM Auction on August 17 and 18, 2012

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Hudson Hornet Six (1952) - Field 1 - Lenzerheide Motor Classics 2018

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Summary

The Hudson Hornet is certainly one of the lesser-known cars in Europe. And this is despite the fact that the popular Pixar film "Cars" actually helped it to achieve an above-average media presence. In the movie, a Hudson Hornet appears as the grumpy judge "Doc Hudson" and teaches the impetuous Lightning McQueen the finer points of stock car racing. This article is about a 1953 Hudson Hornet that once belonged to the "King of Cool" Steve McQueen.

This article contains the following chapters

To get down
No lightweight
Six-cylinder power
Racing successes
Part of Steve McQueen's collection
Not the last Hornet

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Hudson Hornet is certainly one of the lesser-known cars in Europe. And this is despite the fact that the popular Pixar film "Cars" actually helped it to achieve an above-average media presence. In the movie, a Hudson Hornet appears as the grumpy judge "Doc Hudson" and teaches the impetuous Lightning McQueen the finer points of stock car racing. The Hudson Hornet was based on the "step-down" design concept of the Hudson Commodore presented back in 1948. This design was a hybrid of self-supporting construction and separate chassis construction. The car floor was significantly lower than that of bodies mounted on ladder frames. The term "Step Down" was also used to indicate that you had to step down into a Hudson.

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