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This is a '52 Hudson Hornet, a full-sized automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Car Company from 1950 through 1957. Designed by Don Butler, Arthur Michael and Frank Spring, the Hornet initially featured the unique "step-down" body that Hudsons were so well known for during the '40s and '50s. Powered by a 308 ci (5.0L) inline-6, the Hornets and their low-slung streamlined styling wowed the crowds, with their styling occasionally being regarded as eclipsing other luxury Marques like Cadillac. The step-down styling was ditched in 1954, with the Hudson essentially becoming a rebadged Nash for 1955, at which point sales fell significantly. 157,222 were produced.
Now this casting was designed by Phil Riehlman and introduced in 2012 under the HW Boulevard series. This casting first entered the mainline in 2016. It has seen a total of ten known releases; a Super Treasure Hunt version is known to exist. This casting was last seen in 2020. The above release is from the Cool Classics series from 2014; I believe this is the last known version with a metal base.
