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It is ok if you do not know what the Hudson Commodore is, or even if you have not heard of Hudson at all. It would be much more surprising that you have ever seen a Hudson given that the Brand was only around for two models. The Hudson Commodore was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1941 and 1952. During its years in production, the Commodore model represented the largest, and most luxurious of the Hudson models, which really isn't saying that much because there were only two. The Commodore models rode exclusively on the 121" wheelbase, while Commodore Customs, a sister vehicle, rode either on the company's 121" wheelbase for coupes, or 128" for sedans. For the 1948 model, Hudson introduced the "step-down" automobile body. This was based on the added height of the configuration, requiring passengers to step up and into the vehicles and then step down to the vehicle floor.

For those wondering where Hudson even came from, they made an impressive comeback after World War II and began automobile production again on August 30, 1945. Body styles were trimmed to Sedan, Club Coupe and Convertible. All models were based on the 1942 model Hudson with mostly minor cosmetic changes. One exception to this was the car's grille, which now sported a concave center section. Most have heard of AMC, and Hudson eventually was swallowed up by the company. Following their merger into Nash, Hudson automobile production was switched to the American Motors facility in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Following a weak 1955 model year, AMC chose to hand over the Hudson styling contract to Richard Arbib, who created a distinctive look for the Hudson line based on what he termed as "V-Line" styling. The move failed to attract any new customers to Hudson, and production quickly fell beneath the brand's disastrous 1955 model year product. Thus, Hudson came to an end. They survived WWII, but not a corporate buyout.