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at the turn of the century at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Events focused around the student boarding house of Howard Coffin's mother
where the eventual founders of the company were friends and roommates.
Roscoe Jackson, Roy Chapin and Howard Coffin, prior to founding Hudson,
first worked at the Olds Motor Works. The Olds Motor Works is considered
to be the company which launched the Michigan auto industry. From
Olds, the three friends, together with E. R. Thomas created the Thomas-Detroit
car, which later became the Chalmers-Detroit car, after Hugh Chalmers purchased
majority stock from E. R. Thomas. After working together in 1909
to produce Hudsons, Chalmers and Chapin in early 1910 announced that
each company would go its separate way. Thus began the independent
Hudson Motor Car Company with Roy Chapin as President, Howard Coffin as
Vice-President and Roscoe Jackson as General Manager. Chapin and
Coffin became partners with purchasing agent, Fred Bezner. The three
partners were represented by the three sides of the company triangle emblem.
Another symbol of the famous triangle was that each point represented performance,
service and value. Joseph L. Hudson, the Hudson Department Store
magnate, provided the funds for the startup of the Hudson Motor Car Company,
as well as the Hudson name.
By the summer of 1910 the first of the Hudson Express racers appeared. They were only fairly successful in racing until 1916. Then Hudson invented the revolutionary counter-balanced crankshaft inline Super Six, which dominated the popular "stripped" stock racing chassis class for many years into the 1920's. During the Depression era years of Indiananpolis 500 Racing, Hudsons appeared several times. The Hudson factory supplied only modest support for one team, but private owners also entered the Indianapolis 500. By the time stock car racing developed in the early 1950's, Hudson Motor cars had been around the track for four decades. In 1952, Hudson set an amazing victory record
on the race track. The Hudson Hornet completely dominated stock car
racing in 1952.
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Dick Burdick's 1916 Hudson Super Six in the 1999 Great American Race
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HUDSON MOTOR CAR PROMOTIONAL
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HUDSON HORNETS SET ALL-TIME STOCK
CAR RECORD IN 1952
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Milwaukee 1952
The Hudson Victory Record
1952
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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Jun. 20 - 100 miles 1. Hudson Hornet-Tim Flock DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. GARDENA, CALIF. TAMPA, FLA. N. WILKESBORO, N.C. MARTINSVILLE, W. VA. COLUMBIA, S.C. MACON, GA. LANGHORNE, PA. DARLINGTON, S.C. TOLEDO, OHIO DAYTON, OHIO GARDENA, CALIF. CANFIELD, OHIO SAN DIEGO, CALIF. TOLEDO, OHIO AUGUSTA, GA. OCCONEECHEE, N. C. CHARLOTTE, N.C. DETROIT NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. TOLEDO
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OSWEGO, N.Y.
WILLIAMS GROVE, PA.
MONROE, MICH.
MILWAUKEE, WISC.
GARDENA, CALIF.
SOUTH BEND, IND.
DAYTON, OHIO
RICHMOND, VA.
WILLIAMS GROVE, PA.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
MILWAUKEE
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
MILWAUKEE
ATLANTA, GA.
DAYTON, OHIO
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
WILSON, N.C.
POMONA, CALIF.
MARTINSVILLE, VA.
N. WILKESBORO, N.C.
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A special thanks to Hal Waddell and those who assisted him: Dick Burgdorf, HET Club Library, HET Historical Society Library, Dave Kava, Jack Miller, Dick Rathman, Paul and Dorothy Tobler, and Irene Williams.
TRY A HUDSON TODAY
NO OTHER CAR IN THE WORLD CAN MATCH THIS RECORD
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