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'51 Hudson Hornet

Release Date: March 2008

Cast Number: 982

Hudson’s ‘51 Hornet was actually a Commodore boasting a high-performance six-cylinder engine with some unique exterior details. Special features included a gold and chrome-plated hood ornament, and the body side moldings and trunk showed off “Badges of Power.” These badges were of a rocket piercing to vertically angled bars with Hornet lettering turning them into an “H.” More than 43,600 were built..