Hudson

Hudson – Joseph Hudson provided the finance for friends Roy Chapin and
Howard Coffin, who sold their first car in 1909 from their Detroit factory. They
made an excellent start by selling 4000 cars in one year, which was a record at
that time.

Joseph Hudson – Roy Chapin – Howard Coffin

Sales continued to grow to 25’772 cars sold in 1916. In the same year a Hudson
Super Six was the first American car to drive from New York to San Francisco
and back. Great achievements were important at that time. This was followed
with a ninth place in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 mile race. So by 1925 Hudson
occupied third place behind Chevrolet and Ford. In 1929 Hudson sold an
amazing 71’179 cars. Sales peaked at 87’900 cars in 1940 and started to
decline from there.