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Ass-Kickin' Engine of the Day: Hudson Six

You know what's wrong with NASCAR these days? Two things: the fans no longer drink beer from steel cans, and nobody races inline-six flatheads! Oldsmobile and Chrysler had new overhead-valve V8s in the early 50s, but Hudson Hornets equipped with 308-cubic-inch, twin-carb (called "Twin-H") flathead six engines utterly dominated NASCAR during the era. You can get a 308 equipped with a 4-71 supercharger nowadays, in case your Hornet needs even more power! Make the jump for the sound of the Hudson six. [Collector Car Market] More »

2:00 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,113 views, 37 comments

Latest by n/a: Ah, sweet music to my ears!! Reminds me of my Dad when he built a '57 Ford for my uncle--took the stock inline 6 out and installed a 262 inline 6 truck engine that had been bored out to 300 more »