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Huddy42
Huddy42 Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
We here in Australia include American Motor Corporation cars ( Rambler) into the club, if we don't do this we don't have the ability to grow as most younger guys prefer the later cars and not really interesed in driving an older car such as Essex or Terraplane. Hope you enjoy the few pics.

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  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Speaking as a "younger" guy myself hopefully as they get older they'll get wiser. LOL
  • hudsontech
    hudsontech Senior Contributor
    Being an old (sic) Rambler lover/driver I can see I'm living in the wrong country!!!!



    I need to move to Austrailia and enjoy the best of both Hudson and Rambler worlds!!!!



    Hudsonly,

    Alex Burr

    HudsonTech

    Memphis, TN
  • PaulButler
    PaulButler Administrator
    Some nice cars shown here - I do like the Rambler!

    Any chance of some more pictures of the 112 please?
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    Huddy42 wrote:
    We here in Australia include American Motor Corporation cars ( Rambler) into the club, if we don't do this we don't have the ability to grow as most younger guys prefer the later cars and not really interesed in driving an older car such as Essex or Terraplane. Hope you enjoy the few pics.


    Nothing wrong with letting AMC in, they did buy Hudson after all!

    The thing that gets me is in the 60.s Detroit still had style in-mind with their designs overall.

    When you see those 60.s vintage cars next to the 30-40-50.s , you see a natural progression of technology and design, but still a unique and coherent styling effort.

    By the 80.s designers had they lost their way (IMHO), now it's all about plastic-look-alike cars and the young designers can't seem to be able to decide between curves or straight lines (please PICK ONE :eek: :D)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    rambos_ride wrote:
    Nothing wrong with letting AMC in, they did buy Hudson after all!



    The thing that gets me is in the 60.s Detroit still had style in-mind with their designs overall.



    When you see those 60.s vintage cars next to the 30-40-50.s , you see a natural progression of technology and design, but still a unique and coherent styling effort.



    By the 80.s designers had they lost their way (IMHO), now it's all about plastic-look-alike cars and the young designers can't seem to be able to decide between curves or straight lines (please PICK ONE :eek: :D)



    Dan,



    Nash (which wasn't exactly a cash cow) merged with Hudson to form AMC. AMC buying Hudson...I never. :p
  • rambos_ride
    rambos_ride Senior Contributor
    Dave53-7C wrote:
    Dan,

    Nash (which wasn't exactly a cash cow) merged with Hudson to form AMC. AMC buying Hudson...I never. :p

    Either way, I'm sure some money changed hands somewhere :D
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Seems they might have styling ideas on new cars but they never get past the concept cars if they're even that lucky. Any styling they might have gets shoved into a wind-tunnel and surprise!...comes out the same. Wind-tunnel babies. That's why I had to pinch myself when the Chrysler 300 came out. 'WHOA look an actual Grill !!' LOL ...... Have to agree with you there Rambo. wonder why anyone even goes to an automotive design school anymore. I'd take a AMC car over anything new.
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    Dave53-7C wrote:
    Dan,



    Nash (which wasn't exactly a cash cow) merged with Hudson to form AMC. AMC buying Hudson...I never. :p



    I was there on the sidelines. No cash changed hands. It was simply handled as a merger, with the Nash-Kelvinator stockholders getting equil shares in AMC, and Hudson stockholders getting something like two shares of AMC for five shares of Hudson. Far from an even exchange. What else was Baritt to do, let the grand old company go belly-up? AFter all, it was his management team that put Hudson in the mess it was in.



    Jerry

    53jetman
  • Ol racer
    Ol racer Senior Contributor
    I understand that in the mid 50's 'all remaining Independents' were being forced to merge in hopes of survival from 'the big Three' monopolizing Raw Materials..

    Regardless, letting Rambler into the mix is nice idea showing Hudson's evolution over the Decades
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I have the complete merger docs between Nash and Hudson and they are a very interesting read. They are on my list to scan and share. Its over a 100 pages so it will be a while.
  • ESSX28-1
    ESSX28-1 Senior Contributor
    51hornetA wrote:
    I have the complete merger docs between Nash and Hudson and they are a very interesting read. They are on my list to scan and share. Its over a 100 pages so it will be a while.



    I look forward to reading them. Do tell us when they are on your website.
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