Sales of Hudson cratered more than 90% despite all that chrome! The 1957 model year would be its last, as newly-created American Motors Corp. (AMC) pinned all its hopes on the compact Rambler. Much later, AMC would be taken over by Chrysler, which kept only its Jeep brand alive.

This car more than fills the garage between units at the Blue Swallow Motel. At right are historic signs showing what rooms used to cost. The motel was built in 1939 as budget lodging near the end of the Great Depression.