Hudson Commodore #7 Mario Andretti 1948

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Hudson Commodore #7 Mario Andretti, 1948

Mario Andretti's Hudson stock car, helping fill gran turismo's sparse 1940s collection of cars.

SPECIFICATIONS
Engine & Performance
• Engine : 7X Inline-6
• Power: 108 kw (145 HP)
• Torque: 348 N.m (257 lb.ft)
• 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) Time = ???
• Top Speed = 157 km/h (98 mph)

Drivetrain
• Layout Front engine, Rear-wheel drive system
• 3 Speed Manual transmission

Dimensions & Weights
• Length: 5,283 mm (208 in)
• Width: 1,971 mm (77.6 in)
• Height: 1,534 mm (60.4 in)
• Wheelbase: 3,150 mm (124 in)
• Weight: 1,292 kg (2,848 lbs)

 

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Hudson Commodore

Commodore? I've seen it general referred to as a Hornet.

 

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Commodore? I've seen it general referred to as a Hornet.

Hudson Hornet was introduced in 1951, the model above is from 1948, so its a Commodore.

 

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Hudson Hornet was introduced in 1951, the model above is from 1948, so its a Commodore.

And yet:

Mario Andretti Credits Down-Home American Racing With His Motorsport Success - Jalopnik

Mario Andretti was 15 years old when his family packed their bags and moved from Italy to Nazareth, Pennsylvania. A young Andretti and his twin brother Aldo had witnessed the glory of the Mille Miglia from the Abetone pass and had basked in the spectacle of Formula 1 at Monza. The brothers knew...

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1948 Hudson Hornet

Mario Andretti | Formula 1®

Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and achieved considerable fame and fortune.

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began racing, at the wheel of a self-prepared Hudson Hornet

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1948 Hudson Hornet

Mario Andretti's '48 Hudson Hornet racer re-created for 'Gran Turismo 6' doc

Mario Andretti's '48 Hudson Hornet racer re-created for 'Gran Turismo 6' doc

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1948 Hudson Hornet

Mario Andretti Reunites With His First Racing Love & You Can Too: Video

Mario Andretti was born in 1940 in a portion of Italy that is now part of Croatia. His family moved to Nazareth, Pennsylvania when he and his twin brother Aldo were 15 years old. Not far from Nazareth was a circle track for racing, and it quickly drew in the young Andretti brothers. Mario and...

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1948 Hudson Hornet

Curious, isn't it?

For what it's worth, the Andrettis reportedly called it a "Hudson Hornet Sportsman". I reckon it might have started out as a Commodore or a Super (Club Coupe either way), but all that remained was a shell and once stripped of the trim differences between the two there's no way to tell. The 7X engine is basically an off-the-shelf race engine derived from the Hornet's 308, which is probably why they called it that - and all of that is probably why PD just called it "1948 Hudson" in GT6.

Personally I'd be tempted - as it's a race car - to go with what the Andrettis called it, plus the required other info: Hudson Hornet Sportsman #7 Mario Andretti 1948. That does blur the "first year of competition" rule a bit though, which would be 1959 I think.