The following excerpt appeared in the June 1955 Hudson "Service Merchandiser" Vol. 1 No, 3:

"Effective with Engine No, P10050 a new dust cover (Carter Part No, 118-1120) incorporating an atmo-
spheric vent valve was placed in production.

"On all Hudson Hornet V-8's that come into the shop below the above serial number, install the new
Dust Cover Unitized Package. Part No. 3119115, furnished by your Zone or Distributor.

"The installation of this unit will be a great aid in eliminating hard starting with the engine hot,

"Upon closing the throttle, the valve is automatically opened venting atmospheric pressure “in” to the
float chamber and internal pressure “out”, This permits greater differential pressure between the fuel in
the float chamber and idle discharge ports, increasing fuel flow out of idle discharge ports at time of
cranking engine, Upon throttle opening, the atmospheric vent valve closes, permitting the balance vent
tube to control fuel metering,

"The carburetor float level has also been revised from 3/16” to 1/4”.  At time of float adjustment, it is
important to inspect for float interference which may exist between the side of float and float bowl
chamber. In this instance, a slight pressure may be applied to the float to-provide clearance. Interference
may also exist between the pin end of the float lever and the side of the Pin mounting boss. This would
result in the float binding, Float interference will result in either a flooding or a starving condition and
must be corrected.


7/11/55/22

The following information appeared in the March and April edition of the Hudson "Service Merchandiser":

"The dual contact distributors Part Number 6471072, Auto-lite IBK-4001-B. 6-volt type and Part Number 6480362, Auto-lite IBJ-4001-D,
12-volt type are so similar in centrifugal and vacuum ignition advance curves that they could be interchanged without a noticeable effect on vehicle performance.

"For this reason, a number of 1956 Series were built with the IBK-4001-B distributors before the later IBJ-4001-D distributors were incorporated at Engine Serial P-25306.

"For service testing specifications, consult the 1956 Technical Service Supplement when working with distributor IBJ-4001-D and the 1955 Technical Service Manual when servicing the IBK-4001-B distributor."




5/22/56/63

The following information appeared in the March and April edition of the Hudson "Service Merchandiser":

"Changes in spark plug heat range and gap settings have been made in the 1956 V-8 Series.

"Prior to Engine Number P-21543, Champion N-8 spark plugs were used.  Gap setting was .035"-.037".  At Engine Number P-21543,
Champion N-18 spark plugs became effective.  Gap setting is .033"-,037"

"Champion,N-18 spark plugs will be supplied for service replacement in all 1956 'Hornet' V-8 Series engines,

"Please note the above in the V-8 Series Engine Section and Electrical Section of your copies of the 1956 Technical Service Manual Supplements".






5/22/56/65

Models Available - Hudson has dropped the Wasp series but will continue to offer the Hornet series. Models available are the super and custom four-door sedan and the two-door "Hollywood" hardtop.

Body Information - Fourteen inch wheels and chassis refinements have resulted in a two inch decrease in height.

Engine Information - The six cylinder engine is not offered in the 1957 models. Power and torque have been increased in the American Motors V-8 engine through increased displacement and compression ratio.

Brief engine specifications are as follows:

Engine Type - No. Cyl.	V-8	Compression Ratio	9.0
Bore (in.)	4.0	Horsepower	255 @ 4700
Stroke (in.)	3.25	Torque (ft. lbs.)	345 @ 2600
Displacement (cu. in.)	327	Carburetion	4-barrel

The Delco-Remy 1110887 distributor is used.  Basic setting is 5º BTC.

The Auto-lite AL-7J or Champion H-10-64D spark plugs are used as standard equipment.

Premium fuel is recomended.





10/30/56/108

     
                                    Production Summary 1955 Hudson Series 5500  

Model	Body Style	Total
Wasp "6"  (202 CID)	45-35545 - 4-Dr. Sedan 47-35547 - 2-Dr. Hollywood	5551 1640
	Total Wasp	7191
Hornet Special "6" (308 CID)	65-35565 - 4-Dr. Sedan 67-35567 - 2-Dr. Hollywood	5357 1554
	Total Hornet '6'	6911
Hornet "V-8" (320 CID Packard)	85-35585 - 4-Dr. Sedan 87-35585 - 2-Dr. Hollywood	4449 1770
	Total Hornet 'V-8'	6219
	Total 1955 Hudson Production	20,321

Distribution of 1955 Hudson models

Destination  

Model	Destination	No. of  Cars
Wasp	Domestic Export Canada	6821    367    3
	Total	7191
Hornet "6"	Domestic Export Canada	6474   390     47
	Total	6911
Hornet "V-8"	Domestic Export Canada	6150 35 34
	Total	6219
	Total 1955 Production	20,355

 
 
Production Summary 1956 Hudson Series 5600  

Model	Body Style	Total Made
Wasp "6"  (202 CID)	5645-35645 - 4-Dr. Sedan (Only Sedans in 1956)	2519
Hornet Special "V-8"  (250 CID AMC V-8)	3665-35655 - 4-Dr. Sedan 5655-35657 - 2-Dr.  Hollywood	1528         229
	Total Hornet Special 8	1757
Hornet "6" (308 CID)	5665-35665 - 4-Dr. Sedan 5665-35687 - 2-Dr. Hollywood	3022        358
	Total Hornet 6	3380
Hornet "V-8" (352 CID Packard)	5685-35685 - 4-Dr. Sedan 5687-35687 - 2-Dr. Hollywood	1962      1053
	Total Hornet "V-8"	3015
	Total 1956 Hudson Production	10,671

  Distribution of 1956 Hudson models Destination

 

Model	Destination	Nr. of  Cars	Model	Destination	Nr. of  Cars
Wasp	Domestic Export Canada	2399    52    68	Hornet Special "V-8"	Domestic Export Canada	1744       2     11
	Total	2519		Total	1757
Hornet "6"	Domestic Export Canada	2969   349     62	Hornet "V-8"	Domestic Export Canada	2923     43    49
	Total	3380		Total	3015
					Total All Models -   10,671

 


Production Summary 1957 Hudson Series 5700   

Model	Body Style	Total
Hornet "V-8" (327 CID AMC) -	35785-1 - 4-Dr. Sedan (Super) 35785-2 - 4-Dr. Sedan (Custom)	1103 2256
	Total Sedan Production	3359
Hornet "V-8" (327 CID AMC)	35787-1 - 2-Dr. Hollywood (Super) 35787-2 - 2-Dr. Hollywood (Custom)	266 483
	Total Hollywood Production	749
	Total 1957 Production	Super - 1369 Custom - 2739

Distribution of 1957 Hudson models

Shipments - 1957

Model	Shipment Method	No. of  Cars
Hudson Hornet (all)	Rail Truck Owner Drive Away Dealer Drive Away Boat KD (Knock-down for    unassembled export)	415 2792 23 640 6 232
	Total 1957 Shipments	4108