'53 had blue or green interiors. I'd have to see the interior to tell you if it was correct or not. If you have original paint, the mark for the paint code may still be on the inside of the passenger door frame. It would have been somewhere above the VIN tag, I think.

If the Vin starts with a 7B, It's a 52. 7= Hornet A=51, B=52,C=53 and D=54 Sorry I am not an expert on the interior colors for your car. Someone will chime in...

Oh! A '52! Heh. Now I know what 7B stands for! A '52 Hornet would have had a brown or blue interior.

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This is the back seat of John O'Halloran's '52.

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This is Michael J. Sandberg's with a blue interior.

Hudson for '52 offered nine solid colors, four special colors, and nineteen two-tone combinations.

[url= ]Solid Colors[/url]
K-5 Ebony Black
RR-72 French Gray
M-64 Toro Red
N-92 Boston Ivory
B-96 Broadway Blue
J-97 Southern Blue
CC-93 Symphony Blue Green Light
P Symphony Blue Green Dark
Q-115 Gulf Green

[url= ]Special Colors[/url]
S-62 Jefferson Green Poly
G-95 Jupiter Gray Poly
P-63 Naples Green Poly
H-27 Texas Tan Poly

[url= ]Two-Tone Combinations[/url]
RA Boston Ivory over Ebony Black
RB French Gray over Broadway Blue
RC Boston Ivory over Southern Blue
RD Boston Ivory over Jefferson Green Poly
RE Naples Green Poly over Jefferson Green Poly
RF Boston Ivory over Texas Tan Poly
RH French Gray over Toro Red
RI Ebony Black over French Gray
RJ Toro Red over French Gray
RK Southern Blue over French Gray
RL Jefferson Green Poly over French Gray
RM Boston Ivory over Symphony Blue Green Light
RN Symphony Blue Green Light over Boston Ivory
RO Texas Tan Poly over Boston Ivory
RP Jefferson Green Poly over Boston Ivory
RQ Symphony Blue Green Light over Symphony Blue Green Dark
RS Gulf Green over Jefferson Green Poly
RT Symphony Blue Green Dark over Symphony Blue Green Light
RU Jefferson Green Poly over Gulf Green

The original exterior paint code was stamped into the right hand front upper door hinge. Very few survived the usual rust in that area. 54 was an exception. Hudson used a "paint" stamp on the vin tag. That "Might" survive.
On the subject of interior colors.. Once upon a time, I had a very nice original 53 Super Wasp that had a green interior but had a red exterior. UGH!!! Other wise, Was a damn nice car to drive.

Under the heading of useless (maybe) but interesting trivia;
Serial Number 146360, according to the info I have, was built in Feb. 1952. There were 6,797 cars built that month. Out of 70,000 cars shipped in 1952 35,926 were Hornets. No break-out of body style, however.

Hudsonly,
Alex B

thanks guys for all of the info. I will take some pictures and post them, maybe can find out who owed the car and where it came from.

Gene

If any previous owners bothered to register your car with the Club, it will be on the registry for that particular year. To learn who keeps the registry, click on INFO at top of this page, then choose from the drop down menu, "VEHICLE REGISTRIES".

I have only had my '53 for 3 days but the interior is new and suppose to be exact original type fabric

I have a 53 sedan also.
The interior looks a lot like mine. Which I believe was original considering it was well worn. I found the material at S&S Fabrics

Here are some pictures of this hornet I am working on, two days ago like all Hudson, it came to life, runs like a top, we are now rebuilding carbs changing rear end grease, transmission fluid all ready put plugs points wires.

Gene

The outside looks like French Gray over Toro Red. The car is a '52, but the Twin-H Power badge on the trunk is '53 only. The tires and rims aren't correct for the car. The car has a brown steering wheel, but it looks like the turn signal and gear shifter knobs are from a car with a blue interior. Can't be for sure, but it looks like the glovebox is from a blue car, also? And the glovebox door sitting on the back seat is for a '51. I've heard about Hudson offering a red leather interior, but I don't think that's what's in this car. I'm going to say this car originally had a brown interior, but someone monkeyed with it at some point.

But maybe I'm wrong? I know precious little about the leather interiors.

I just noticed the instrument panel is from a '51! I've heard about Hudson putting leftover ones in the cheapie model '52s, but I don't think it's right for this car.