Hudson Hornet from the '60's

Lynn A McCarty · 04-15-2010, 09:35 PM

Did any Hudson Hornets come turbocharged or Super Charged? My younger son Nick is at Columbia University (Summa Cum Laude I might add) and decided to buy a 56 Hudson Hornet. He is completely restoring it himself. Kind of doing a retro-mod deal. It is his real first interest in cars. Can we power up that Kelvinator? That tank needs some boost!

Billy Nees · 04-16-2010, 07:57 AM

Lynn, I don't believe that 56 Hudsons WERE Hudsons, I think they were Nashes. All isn't lost though. I also believe that there were some twin side draft Nash engines made. (really!)

Jeff Stout · 04-16-2010, 11:33 AM

Spoke with my dad and to the best of his knowledge no turbo or s/c on pre 56 Hudson.

Lynn A McCarty · 04-16-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Lynn, I don't believe that 56 Hudsons WERE Hudsons, I think they were Nashes. All isn't lost though. I also believe that there were some twin side draft Nash engines made. (really!)

Yep this one is a Hudson Hornet with an AMC motor. The pictures are too big to load, I will try.

dakota tom · 04-16-2010, 10:02 PM

Hudson and Nash shared bodies in 56. The 308 Hudson engine was improved in '56 with higher nickel content in the block casting, Hydrulic lifters, and larger head bolts.

I have a 56 engine that was a replacement engine in one of the 1951 Hudsons that the local police dept. had back then. The twin H is on it along with the "51 3spd overdrive trans.

My 49 that my uncle bought new. 262 six 3spd overdrive.

Jeff Stout · 04-16-2010, 11:22 PM

My dad will enjoy the pics of your car. It will give him the extra boost to convert his to stock faster

Lynn A McCarty · 04-16-2010, 11:53 PM

Stout,

I am so proud of you. You compared our Pontiacs to Clegg's weed eater motored Margarita mixer, but you resisted comparing them to the Hudson Hornet 308 two barrel. Maybe the sun down that way has softened you up a bit?

bill dedman · 04-17-2010, 12:12 AM

There was a website a while back called "Uncommon Engineering" that featured some weird Hudson experimental engines that had been modified by adding a head that contained an overhead valve for each cylinder, and because there was only ONE valve (they kept the two side valves and used them both as exhaust valves), it was HUGE, like maybe two and three-quarters of an inch in diameter. It served as an intake valve, and I can only guess at how good the cylinder filling was with this setup.

That website has shrunk and none of the really weird stuff that used to be on there seems to be shown, now. Too bad; it was crazy....

04-15-2010, 09:35 PM	#1
Lynn A McCarty Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Plainfield (INDY) Indiana Posts: 468 Likes: 1 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's Did any Hudson Hornets come turbocharged or Super Charged? My younger son Nick is at Columbia University (Summa Cum Laude I might add) and decided to buy a 56 Hudson Hornet. He is completely restoring it himself. Kind of doing a retro-mod deal. It is his real first interest in cars. Can we power up that Kelvinator? That tank needs some boost! __________________ Lynn A McCarty 3470 SS

04-16-2010, 07:57 AM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,504 Likes: 3,606 Liked 7,814 Times in 1,748 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's Lynn, I don't believe that 56 Hudsons WERE Hudsons, I think they were Nashes. All isn't lost though. I also believe that there were some twin side draft Nash engines made. (really!) __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

04-16-2010, 11:33 AM	#3
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,489 Likes: 66 Liked 706 Times in 283 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's Spoke with my dad and to the best of his knowledge no turbo or s/c on pre 56 Hudson.

04-16-2010, 10:02 PM	#5
dakota tom Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's Hudson and Nash shared bodies in 56. The 308 Hudson engine was improved in '56 with higher nickel content in the block casting, Hydrulic lifters, and larger head bolts. I have a 56 engine that was a replacement engine in one of the 1951 Hudsons that the local police dept. had back then. The twin H is on it along with the "51 3spd overdrive trans. My 49 that my uncle bought new. 262 six 3spd overdrive. Attached Thumbnails

04-16-2010, 11:22 PM	#6
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,489 Likes: 66 Liked 706 Times in 283 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's My dad will enjoy the pics of your car. It will give him the extra boost to convert his to stock faster

04-16-2010, 11:53 PM	#7
Lynn A McCarty Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Plainfield (INDY) Indiana Posts: 468 Likes: 1 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's Stout, I am so proud of you. You compared our Pontiacs to Clegg's weed eater motored Margarita mixer, but you resisted comparing them to the Hudson Hornet 308 two barrel. Maybe the sun down that way has softened you up a bit? __________________ Lynn A McCarty 3470 SS

04-17-2010, 12:12 AM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Hudson Hornet from the '60's There was a website a while back called "Uncommon Engineering" that featured some weird Hudson experimental engines that had been modified by adding a head that contained an overhead valve for each cylinder, and because there was only ONE valve (they kept the two side valves and used them both as exhaust valves), it was HUGE, like maybe two and three-quarters of an inch in diameter. It served as an intake valve, and I can only guess at how good the cylinder filling was with this setup. That website has shrunk and none of the really weird stuff that used to be on there seems to be shown, now. Too bad; it was crazy.... __________________ Bill