Dick Rathman Hudson Hornet
Jan 27, 2019 18:35:17 GMT -5
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Post by 1961redlegs on Jan 27, 2019 18:35:17 GMT -5
I recently completed this replica of Dick Rathman’s 1952 Hudson Hornet.
In the early years of NASCAR, the Hudson Hornet supplanted the Oldsmobile 88 as the car to have on track. Hudson, with its cars winning, saw a chance to market its cars and provided full factory support to drivers of their cars. The big, low slung machines proved ideal for the rutted, dirt short tracks which dominated the series schedule.
NASCAR proved a happy Hudson hunting ground between 1951-1953. The marque won many races and carried their drivers to the championship each of those seasons. Dick Rathman won five races a piece in 1952 and 1953, winning at a variety of tough tracks such as Langhorne and Darlington (not the Southern 500).
His success in stock cars propelled him to the top of the sport, he moved to AAA/USAC and started several Indianapolis 500s, though never attaining the success of his brother Jim.
I built this from the Moebius Hudson Hornet kit, with Powerslide Decals, and painted Tamiya Black and Racing White. I painted the headlights radome tan to simulate masking tape.
In the early years of NASCAR, the Hudson Hornet supplanted the Oldsmobile 88 as the car to have on track. Hudson, with its cars winning, saw a chance to market its cars and provided full factory support to drivers of their cars. The big, low slung machines proved ideal for the rutted, dirt short tracks which dominated the series schedule.
NASCAR proved a happy Hudson hunting ground between 1951-1953. The marque won many races and carried their drivers to the championship each of those seasons. Dick Rathman won five races a piece in 1952 and 1953, winning at a variety of tough tracks such as Langhorne and Darlington (not the Southern 500).
His success in stock cars propelled him to the top of the sport, he moved to AAA/USAC and started several Indianapolis 500s, though never attaining the success of his brother Jim.
I built this from the Moebius Hudson Hornet kit, with Powerslide Decals, and painted Tamiya Black and Racing White. I painted the headlights radome tan to simulate masking tape.
