Post-War Automotive Engineering - Hudson's Innovation, Jaguar's Birth, & Pegaso's Pursuit of Speed

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It's after the war, and people have been missing the excitement of automotive evolution. Consumers are ready for something new, and manufacturers are itching to make something different. Luxury, durability, and sport are all on the menu, and the US, UK, and Spain are ready to come out swinging. Wait... Spain? Yes, Spain. Not only are fresh designs emerging, but so are fresh companies - and they want to go fast. Join Donald on a journey through post-war engineering in the automotive industry.
00:00 - 01:33 Intro
01:33 - 05:11 Hudson History and Hudson Commodore
05:11 - 10:15 Jaguar History and Jaguar XK120
10:15 - 15:41 Pegaso History and Pegaso Z102
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@pcar5 6 ай бұрын

Another huge leap by Jaguar was their early adoption and assistance in the development of disc brakes in the 1950s.. Not only were the XKs fast they could actually repeatedly slow down and stop without brake fade which was a huge advantage on the race track as well as driving the twisty public rods.

@michelstockhem5124 6 ай бұрын

If you visit Belgium : the Jabbeke straight section on the highway linking Brussels to Ostende (Belgian North Sea coast) is still there. It was the first highway on European soil outside destroyed Germany, and was perfectly flat (see Jacques Brel, "Le Plat Pays Qui Est le Mien"). Nothing comparable elsewhere on the continent, reason why foreign manufacturers brought their toroughbreds there for speed tests in the late 40's. The Belgian Automobile Club was very pleased indeed with this publicity, and provided all facilities. Today, don't expect to exceed 75mph...

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

I think a trip is in order….

@thirdvisiongarage9148 6 ай бұрын

As much as I love the Hudson and Jaguar, the Pegaso is just gorgeous.

@stuffhappens5681 6 ай бұрын

Agree!

@marcoluoma3770 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another enjoyable trip down memory lane. My Dad's first family car was a well-used Hudson Jet. And if there’s a more likable presenter on KZfaq, I can’t name him or her.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@godfreyberry1599 6 ай бұрын

Same here - 20 years of faultless memories for me personally with the Jet. Something still absolutely sublime about that Stepdown Commodore - presently have a Pacemaker & Super Six in restoration & the in-depth innovation never ceases to AMAZE.

@vladtheimpala5532 6 ай бұрын

Our family had a Hudson Jet when I was a kid. I didn’t appreciate it at the time because it wasn’t a Chevy and it wasn’t the 49 Mercury which we had before and I loved. I’m sure I could appreciate it now. It did look a little like a 55 Chevy if you stood back and kinda blurred your eyes a bit. 😏

@johndavey72 6 ай бұрын

Happy new year Donald . Superb coverage ! The XK 120 LWK 707 as you know, achieved the incredible record to achieve over 100mph for a week ! 24 /7 ! And the Pegaso ...What a machine ! Thankyou Sir !

@donelmore2540 6 ай бұрын

That green Pegaso is unbelievably beautiful! It kind of looks like a Datsun 240Z. I’d LOVE to have one, but I’d have to have spare parts machined. I believe my uncle had a Hudson in the late ‘50s or early ‘60s. I liked the car even then.

@gerarddion4859 6 ай бұрын

Great program Mr. Osbourne! I really enjoyed this presentation of some post war history of Jaguar and the relatively little known Pegaso! I can't wait to come down to the Audrain next month to see them!

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

We look forward to seeing you!

@georgewallerlll496 6 ай бұрын

That Pegaso from Spain looks like an early version of a Datsun 240z, but definitely more Beautiful! I love the wire wheels!

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching our videos!

@jamesonpace726 6 ай бұрын

Just astoundingly beautiful that Pegaso, but the 120 is my favorite for sentimental reasons....

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Can’t go wrong either way!

@garthlundquist3623 6 ай бұрын

My Hudson Commodore had the 308 cubic inch flathead 6. It was very torquey and would spin the rear tires easily in first and shifting into second. The engines were famous for longevity due to the high nickel content in the block. The Twin H Power Hornet variant had dual carburetors and made 170 horsepower, more than the 160 hp Jaguar DOHC 3.4 liter motor in original form.

@stephenscholes4758 6 ай бұрын

So the Jag had 30% less capacity but made only 10bhp less? I think we know the way forward

@UberLummox 6 ай бұрын

@@stephenscholes4758 You sure can easily identify the nationalists in an automotive comment section.

@stevewellman3154 6 ай бұрын

I love the Pagaso!!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful presentation. It opens a whole new way of appreciation for advanced styling and engineering.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

So glad you liked the video! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe and turn on your notifications... there is a motorcycle highlight video coming up very soon!

@godfreyberry1599 6 ай бұрын

Beautifully presented and researched. The Hudson Stepdown was indeed quite special.

@cherylweber1246 6 ай бұрын

The Hudsons engine was an L head 6, the high powered version was marketed as the Twin H, dual carburetor version with about 306 cu. in. displacement.

@chrisloukes424 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful stuff. Jaguar in a nutshell. Never knew how brilliant the Hudson was (here in the UK). Pegaso was a wild number!! Love this channel.

@scottg2946 6 ай бұрын

Interesting combination of cars to illustrate a similar thought! Very nice format.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

An unlikely trio, indeed!

@marcelnetherlands6777 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with us Mister Osborne! Great video🔥🔥

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!

@edwinstupka3645 6 ай бұрын

So entertaining. The best story telling I've heard in awhile. I'm going to watch this again or better yet find the first edition that I missed seeing.

@walterroettinger6727 6 ай бұрын

I well remember the Hudson. My dad had several and I believe it was first car I went 60 mph in. The rear armrest was wide enough for (us) kids to sit on.

@jonnyboyautomotive 6 ай бұрын

This content is G O L D! I really enjoy the history and insight.

@XantoS771 6 ай бұрын

That Pegaso is sublime

@2010jimn 6 ай бұрын

Seeing the footage of the Pegaso I now know what it feels like to fall in love.

@stewartbrass 6 ай бұрын

In 1912, Hupmobile introduced the same "step down" frame/floor design. The fact that they dropped it a few years later, indicates that they were way ahead of their time.

@nanorodri2894 6 ай бұрын

Hello from Brazil, beautiful dashboard of the spanish flying horse.

@tejastiger61 5 ай бұрын

WoW ...! What an incredible history lesson, and the subject is so near and dear to my heart. PEGASO'S have always fascinated me, the reason is simple. My father's collection of hardback AUTOMOBILE®-automotive books that arrived by subscription, featured several PEGASO'S. When I first saw a picture of Z102 QUAD CAM V-8, with not 1 but 4 carb set up, holy smokes I was hooked, and when you throw in the wild colors, red rubber wheels of the PEGASO"S show cars even an 7 or 8YO can grasp the simply incredible presentation these ultra exotic cars from Spain had on the MATCHBOX & CORGI & later HOT WHEELS buying public.

@alexkalish8288 6 ай бұрын

Well done , very interesting presentation - the late 40's is an under appreciated period in design. The Pegaso is an example of a company buying the technology by buying the engineers. They should have also hired the production engineers as 70 cars isn't going to finance a company.

@mahfoodhmusallami835 6 ай бұрын

Great informative and entertaining video. Thank you Mr. Osbourne

@davidoldbikes799 6 ай бұрын

Great clip. Enjoyed it very much. All beautiful cars but I'd take the Hudson anyday. The build quality of those cars plus the elegance and stunning beauty is superb.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

You can see more of the Hudson here: Audrain Goes to The Amelia! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqp_a6iAtaqWe58.html It participated in the tour at the Amelia Island concours and it drove beautifully.

@wesalexander2693 6 ай бұрын

Another great video, Mr. Osborne, very much appreciated! I really enjoy your knowledge and perspective on the history of some important automotive marks. Great job, sir!

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@iggyzorro2406 6 ай бұрын

thank you for a very interesting exposition of automotive history

@peterruddick1952 6 ай бұрын

I knew about Pegaso when I was only 9 years old... I had a model that I believe was produced by the Ideal Toy Company... I wish I had kept that rare model of a super-rare car

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

@davidjernigan8161 6 ай бұрын

Just think what the Hudson's could have done with the 308 inch straight six with an overhead valve cross flow head.

@timothykeith1367 6 ай бұрын

The public wanted a v8

@F8Tributo 6 ай бұрын

Wish I had enough time, money, and space to accommodate all the beautiful automobiles that have stolen my heart.....

@garryferrington811 6 ай бұрын

Quite interesting comparisons! Hudson was a good company: when it failed, followed by Packard, the city of Detroit started it's downhill slide.

@lynnpoole7830 6 ай бұрын

Donald is the real deal. My hat is off to you sir!!

@arnaldorentes5371 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you, Sir.

@Szinbad 5 ай бұрын

Super. Thank you.

@graysenfox3600 6 ай бұрын

I want to be AMAZED!

@JohnCBurzynski 6 ай бұрын

I loved this episode. Intelligently presented with interesting side stories. I will subscribe.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support!

@duncanyourmate2433 6 ай бұрын

Thats right , put steering on the other side , huge market , of cashed up former WW2 soldiers ,whom had just left ,and wanted fast cornering ,an brakes that worked , an worked again ,shave off ,30-40 mph , in a lane , back to 70+ in seconds ,yes expensive ,yet far more thrilling than automatic of that sludged along ,Great show thank you

@marcelpacheco7878 6 ай бұрын

Well done sir !

@eeblatter 6 ай бұрын

Hudsons were very high quality cars, however, not first with a new car after WWII. "First by far with a postwar car", the 1947 Studebaker was a new body design. Raymond Loewy was the design firm that worked for Studebaker and designed the new models. During the war car companies could not use their engineering staff on non war related work. Since Loewy was an independent contractor he had no restrictions and gave Studebaker an advantage in getting a new car developed sooner. Great show and I just subbed.

@paulottersen2446 6 ай бұрын

As usual a great video, with great diction

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@charlesyoungblood1402 6 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation 👏

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dannywoody5497 6 ай бұрын

Hudson is one of my favorite cars I owned three of them also the 120 magnificent automobile

@jamesellsworth9673 2 күн бұрын

Very interesting examples.

@SpelunkersDance 6 ай бұрын

My Dad ordered information on the Pegaso which I had for years. Seeing as how he had two Citroens including a wagon and an XK150 Jag, not surprising that he would be looking at the Pegaso.

@Pauley_in_GP 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Great stories about fabulous cars (the 120 has my vote for the _most_ fabulous). ;)

@vladtheimpala5532 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure how I didn’t know about this channel before but I’m glad I know about it now. I did my part to get you to 100,000. I subscribed. I love the Jaguars. I think the XKE is one of the most beautiful cars ever made. My dad had a Hudson Jet when I was a kid. Not a Hornet but still pretty cool.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Glad you found us! Thanks for subscribing, we hope to see in the comments of our upcoming videos!

@nudaveritas6322 6 ай бұрын

Well Done Mr. Gentlemen !!!!!!!! Subscribed.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing!

@SuperLuckyCat7 6 ай бұрын

Just subscribed 🖋 Superb Content 👍, keep'em Vids comin'❣

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Glad to have you! More videos coming right up!

@richcoleman469 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@dancacciatore 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Just discovered your channel when a thumbnail showed up on the sidebar. When I was growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, the Hudson was the original “Lead Sled” to friends who customized. If you do head across the pond to Belgium, please also consider the vintage motorcars at the Brooklands Museum and the Goodwood Festival of Speed (where they hold vintager races) in England and at the Mille Miglia rally in Italy (planned for June 2024). Btw, Mr. Osborne is a really dapper dresser who fit will right in at Goodwood.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

We love Goodwood and have attended many times as well as participated with some of our cars - our McLaren MP4/4 and Shelby Cooper Monaco King Cobra, to name a couple. And Audrain Motorsport is a sponsor of the Goodwood Member’s Meeting! Also, Donald and Antonio, director of the video team, completed the Mille Miglia together! Have a browse around the channel, you surely won’t be disappointed. Thanks for watching!

@Jimmysidecarr 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@danneil8778 6 ай бұрын

Hello, Mr. Osborne. Very glad to subscribe, thanks.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Very glad to have you aboard Audrain Train! 🚂

@pklimbic 6 ай бұрын

I used to have a copy of a French automotive publication called “Automobikes Classiques” from the late 80s or early 90s where a large section is dedicated to Pegaso automobiles. Would you be interested in a scan and where would I email it to? If I can find it. That magazine used to have real treasures, by the way. Very good research on certain cars are brands. And excellent photographs. The same level of the Talieh publication Auto&Design used to be in those days (and maybe Stelia, I haven’t seen it in years.)

@angelmariacorla 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@dcoop05 6 ай бұрын

The pegaso is fascinating. My pick would be the Jaguar.

@nilla003 6 ай бұрын

WHO IS THIS GUY!?!? A true enthusiast.

@XXfea 6 ай бұрын

Desmo my man!!

@jasonthamos69 6 ай бұрын

You guys are wrong about a new body car. It was Studebaker

@OllamhDrab 6 ай бұрын

Because we love classic cars, we know Donald loves us. :) (Also I just have tons of affection for an XK120, from being a child in the Seventies and here's my Da trying to make the car-crazy daughter want to play Barbies with her sisters. (I did not like Barbie and Ken cause the frozen smiled faces creeped me out. Da was like, "How bout if I buy you this Barbie Corvette? I know you love Corvettes. " (the pink and yellow ones in the Sears catalog had me saying, 'Not that one, that's abominable.' (Yes, I used big words from young ages ) So, what's my Da do, he finds a Barbie sized XK120 in green, somewhere, junk shop or from relatives, and I knew what that was of course. (always my fave color, too.) The way of expressing it did not exist but I was like, 'You legend.' (It also did not stop me from being creeped out about the faces, but that was the best possibly Barbie car he coulda found. :)

@peterhelm6003 6 ай бұрын

I remember seeing Hudsons around when I was a child, but never realised that they were a technological step up. To me they were just expensive status symbols.

@markallen2984 6 ай бұрын

Ok…. I subscribed. You’re right, it WAS easy! 👍

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing!

@OsbornTramain 6 ай бұрын

Studebaker was a full year ahead of Hudson with a new body and style, the 1947 Studebaker beat Hudson to the punch as well as everyone else. Kaiser and Frazer (formerly Graham Paige) also beat Hudson with a new car after Studebaker in 1947

@harryballzack 6 ай бұрын

Yes the XK120 has an amazing engine but for me it's that body! It could have a lawnmower motor and I'd still love it. ❤❤❤❤

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

It is a truly beautiful shape, that's for sure.

@Tmrfe0962 6 ай бұрын

1981…my Dad talked me outta buying one of these, saying, that’s nothing that an 19 year old should buy, they’ll be time in the future to own one…Dad, I love you. But boy oh boy, do I regret not buying that, beautiful Hudson.

@thomasmulhall4873 6 ай бұрын

I could listen to Donald Osbourne talking about anything. Bonus if it's classic cars!

@blackericdenice 6 ай бұрын

6:50 why did the engine peak @ 5,000 rpm?

@alanblanes2876 6 ай бұрын

What a terrific fact-filled report!

@metricstormtrooper 6 ай бұрын

This is the first video of yours I have seen, I have subscribed and hit the bell. I have one thing to ask, I find it off putting when the camera changes and you are not looking towards the person who is watching, it's not a good thing.

@daviddunn1377 6 ай бұрын

The juxtaposition of the Hudson to the Jaguar is stark. As good as the Hudson is the Jaguar is so much better looking.

@Koulis_ 6 ай бұрын

Jaguar's aerodynamicist, Malcolm Sayer, was responsible for the C, D and E Types design so William Lyons wasn't exclusive to the design contribution of those early Jaguars.

@writerconsidered 6 ай бұрын

The Spain car is beautiful. It actually looks like Austin Martin-ish.

@stephenscholes4758 6 ай бұрын

What's an Austin Martin?

@writerconsidered 6 ай бұрын

@@stephenscholes4758 Really? Most people who know cars know what an Austin Martin is. Its a British car company. Made famous by the 1960s 007 bond movies. Look up Austin Martin DB5.

@matrox 6 ай бұрын

HUDSON...You have to Step Down ...to Step Up to a HUDSON, was the adverstising.

@JamesAllmond 6 ай бұрын

Yes I am... 😎

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Subscribed? Awesome! Glad to have you!

@Future-Classic-Comics 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a Triumph GT6.

@rockstertx 6 ай бұрын

The Glory Days

@timothykeith1367 6 ай бұрын

The Hudson was perceived as an old man's car

@MilosBrajkovic-rc3ik 6 ай бұрын

BMW 328 roadster Mille miglia 1940 = Jaguar XK 120 roadster 1948.

@kdizzystl 6 ай бұрын

Subbed. Embarrassing that I haven't already. My apologies.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Apology accepted. We’re just glad you’re here now!

@facelikedog 6 ай бұрын

Grow the beard back Don, watch the subscriptions rocket.

@matrox 6 ай бұрын

Where Jay at!?🤣

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Have you seen the most recent episode of Mansions & Motorcars?

@matrox 6 ай бұрын

@@AudrainMuseumNetwork nope

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

@@matrox Check it out! It’s a new season! Next episode is on the way. Jay Leno & Donald Osborne in Audrain Mansions & Motorcars: Season 6 Episode 1: Rock Cliff kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5hzmriXy72pmok.html

@reijerlincoln 6 ай бұрын

Subscribe!

@chriscadman6379 6 ай бұрын

Hello.

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

Hey Chris!

@davidjernigan8161 6 ай бұрын

The subscription numbers would be better if KZfaq stopped unsubscribing folks.

@Quagmire925 5 ай бұрын

Wow! An American who can pronounce Jaguar!

@JohnSmith-de2mz 6 ай бұрын

Great video, BUT on the beautiful Hudson I kept looking at the difference in the gaps around the hood. I would try to fix that

@Texmotodad 6 ай бұрын

Please stop changing the perspective of the him every 15 seconds! Gets annoying. Apart from this, so glad I found you!!

@bobmitchell8012 6 ай бұрын

Really, do you need that Silly Bow Tie.

@zippybanana2691 6 ай бұрын

Pagaso sooo looks Datsun 240Z 🤔, prettier though ..

@Schlipperschlopper 6 ай бұрын

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing petrol stations to only one state operated central gas station per city. From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any more....:-((

@ianmarshall218 6 ай бұрын

Refreshing, to hear an American pronounce Jaguar correctly. Please note, it's not Jag wah!

@brocluno01 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, but as far as I know (and I have owned 2 Hudsons from close to that year), they never made a straight eight. All were six's I'm pretty sure ...

@AudrainMuseumNetwork 6 ай бұрын

The Hudson Commodore Eight was introduced in 1948 - same as we have here. They featured a 128 horsepower 4.2L Straight 8. Perhaps a lesser-known trim, but very real!

@brocluno01 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, did not know that. All the Hudsons I have owned and those of my friends have been Six's. No one ever mentioned the eight ...