Car of the Week: 1951 Hudson Hornet

Hudson Hornet perfection, 2024 Automotive HOF inductee class and GM Motorama comes to the Petersen in this week's newsletter. 

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Car of the Week: 1951 Hudson Hornet A stunning 1951 Hornet is one of many in Hudson collector's nest. Larry Kennedy bought his first Hudson automobile, a 1951 Pacemaker Club Coupe, in 1966 at the age of 12. He had saved up $50 from his paper route earnings to buy the car. Initially, his intent for the paper route money was to buy a mini-bike or go-kart, but his mother, Marie Hardin Kennedy, was not having it. As an emergency room nurse, she had seen too many hospital patients get seriously injured from losing control and then crashing their mini-bikes and go-karts, so she told her son to stay away from them. With respect to his mother, the 12-year-old looked for another form of transportation that was safer, more practical and something she would approve of. While on his paper route, Kennedy noticed a 1951 Hudson Pacemaker offered for sale at $50. He and his late father, Bennie W. Kennedy, used to play the "identify that car" game, and the Hudson automobile was one he fondly recalled from the many times he and his father played their game while on the road. In 1995, Kennedy landed the beautifully restored 1951 Hudson Hornet convertible featured here. He'd known about the car for more than a decade, but it didn't look as good as it does today. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! Automotive Hall of Fame announces class of 2024 inductees The 2024 Automotive Hall of Fame's Induction & Awards Ceremony will celebrate a new group of automotive pioneers. DEARBORN, MICH. –  The 2024 Automotive Hall of Fame's Induction & Awards Ceremony will take place on September 19, to recognize a selection of global mobility pioneers. Widely considered the single greatest honor an individual can receive in the automotive industry, induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame is reserved for noteworthy individuals whose efforts helped shape the automotive and mobility marketplace. See More GM Motorama makes its way to the Petersen Automotive Museum Six original GM Motorama cars to be displayed at Petersen Automotive Museum courtesy of the Joe Bortz Collection. Not since General Motors' original Motorama traveling shows have six of its mid-1950s dream cars been displayed together. For two full years beginning this April, the Petersen Automotive Museum will unite them, allowing visitors the "Motorama experience" once again. See More Now You Can Look 'Em Up Online! How much is your vintage ride worth? You can now join the Old Cars Price Guide Membership and find out online. Pricing right at your fingertips. JOIN NOW! Subscribe Now to the Highest Frequency Publication for Die-Hard Car Lovers! Your subscription to Old Cars includes: All the recent news from around the old car hobby Coverage of all the important collector car auctions and shows Classifieds including expert advice SUBSCRIBE NOW! Active Interest Media 2143 Grand Ave Des Moines, Iowa, 50312 United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Old Cars Weekly eNewsletter. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.