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A red hot Hudson Hornet by the Dapplegray School sign, off of PV Drive North.
The tile mural was hand-painted & donated by Julie Hatch.Now I just wanted to get a shot of a horse and rider in the frame too...
...and while not quite as picturesque as I envisioned, I got my wish. 
21 comments:
Wow, that's a great car!
Tash, love these images of a wonderful classic! WOW.
-Kim
That's a SWEET car! Never seen one quite like that! I'd pay for a ride in that dream boat!
What mural? Oh, I see it...
great car!
Great shots!:-)
LOVE that vintage car! Very cool!
What a classic! That is the flashiest Hornet I have ever seen. I would love to have that for a Sunday drive.
Those were the days..... A red Hornet...it didn't get any better!
Uh, oh, Tash! Now you've done it! You've unleashed a torrent of historical trivia from «Louis»!
«Louis» thinks this is a '53 Hudson. In '48, Hudson introduced this body style - it was quite radical at the time. It was one of the first production cars with a unitized body and was unusually low for the era, the low height made possible by the unitized body. As a result, there are foot wells. Hudson featured this in their ads as the "step down" design. With the introduction of this body, Hudson offered two series, both named after famous U.S. Navy aircraft carriers of WWII, the Wasp and the Hornet.
The Navy has had a Hornet since the late 18th century. The Hornet used in the Doolittle raid over Tokyo, CV8, was lost in the Battle of Santa Cruz Island in October, 1942. CV12, originally slated to be Kearsarge, was under construction when CV8 was lost, and was quickly renamed Hornet. CV12, now retired, recovered the Apollo space capsules, and is now berthed at Pier 3 at the former Alameda Naval Air Station, the very pier where CV8 took on the B-25 bombers used in the Doolittle raid.
The current Hornet in the Navy is the F/A18 fighter plane.
If this Hudson Hornet has a "Twin H Power" badge on the trunk lid, that means that it is one of the dual carburetor engine models. These were fast cars and won Hudson many trophies in various road races.
More trivia: Hudson was founded in Detroit by the same family that had the Hudson Department Stores. Hudson Department Stores merged with Dayton in Minneapolis. Dayton-Hudson ultimately became Target.
Still more trivia: one of the Hudson daughters married British Navy Admiral Sir David Beatty who was second in command under Jellicoe in the Battle of Jutland in World War I. She was notoriously promiscuous and was a great source of grief because of it to Admiral Beatty.
Now, aren't you sorry «Louis» stopped by and used up all this bandwidth?! ;-D
Time periods collide in that last image.
Lol, I just love the last one, coming down into reality!
Beautiful ride. Loved the informative comment by Louis too!
What a great shot for the day and what memories that old car stirred up!! And I like the horse and rider, too. Beautiful, Tash! Have a great day!
Sylvia
Louis La Vache
I like your segways. Metal detail in the first photo...Now why a Rocket when the cars a hornet?
Did I tell you how much I love the name Dapplegray for a school?
C'est VINTAGE, magnifique!
Wonderful post dear Tash, congratulations, this "car"is a master piece!
Hugs
Léia
Love the way compositions come together sometimes.
And what a lovely name for a school.
That is one HOT car! I want a ride!
What a fabulous car!
Tash...are you sure you're not in South Pasadena???
Fabulous car!!!
It's back to the old days with horses and old cars!!
Looks like you were back in So Pasa.
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