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Originally Posted by ffindling
Despite all their success in NASCAR, Hudson disappeared as a marque in
1957. Hudson might have outclassed the other marques on the racetrack,
but they certainly didn't outclass them in the showroom.
....Fred
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Interesting point, Fred. Actually, Hudson truly died in '54 (I happen to own one of the very last true Hudson Hornets, made in the last week before the line shut down for good in '54)... the Hudson nameplate simply got slapped on Nash cars until '57, except that the 308 did soldier on for a while past '54. Just goes to show that a marque with recognized "Milestone" stepdown design, topnotch performance and--for the times--safety as well as some of the most beautiful body and interior styling of the day simply couldn't compete with the low costs, hucksterism, and market power of Great Monster.
The fact remains, if I may nudge us back to the topic of siamesed engine cylinders, that successful siamesing of cylinders in a high performance engine pushing or exceeding original design limitations WAS done well before Ford or GM would have considered it in subsequent DECADES!
