Day 4 of “A week of ‘51s”
DUNKIRK, N.Y.
1951 Hudson Commodore 8
Hudson styling was certainly unique in the late 1940s/early 1950s. Its “step-down” design, introduced for 1948, put the entire passenger compartment between the frame rails, which made it safer for passengers in the event of a crash, and gave it a lower center of gravity for a better ride.
In the bottom photo, you can see my Mom & Dad on their wedding day in 1948 in the back seat of a borrowed four-door step-down, which the photographer brilliantly recognized as a perfect photo op.
Today’s RealRide was seen at last summer’s Studebaker swap meet at the Chautauqua County fairgrounds.
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