Is this British stock car an American model?

http://www.oldstox.com/images/Jock Lloyd 1957.jpg

The photo was taken in 1957 at the Lydden Hill stock car track in Kent, UK.
Although the rad grille is somewhat broken, I'm sure there's enough bodywork for someone to say "Ah, that's obviously a -----"
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Hudson? Gary

 

Looks like a Terraplane front end ...???

 

I'll second that.

 

V shape looks like a Terraplane.

 

Thanks, guys! Hudson Terraplane sounds likely, as I've been told there were several of that make racing there. Big straight-8 motor, wasn't it?

 

terraplane was the 6 cyulinder L head.

 

Looks like mid to late 30s. Maybe a 1937 Hudson Terraplane Coupe with those side pieces on the hood. Love those cars. Slim

Models made in 1936 included:

Super Straight 8 Sedan (six passengers, DeLuxe and Custom series, 127 inch wheelbase)
Super Straight 8 Brougham (six passengers, DeLuxe and Custom series, 120 inch wheelbase, Touring option with curved hatch cover)
Super Striaght 8 Coupe (DeLuxe and Custom series, rumble seat or baggage space, 120 inch wheelbase)
Super Straight 8 Convertible Coupe (with rumble seat and optional "trunk," 120 inch wheelbase)
Six Four Door Sedan (six passengers, Custom, DeLuxe, or Touring [with "trunk"])
Six Custom Brougham (essentially the same as above, but no DeLuxe model)
Six Custom Coupe (with rumble seat or baggage space)
Six Custom Convertible Coupe (with rumble seat)
1936 Hudson cars: specifications

Weight: 2,930 - 3,280 lb
Six cylinder: 3" bore, 5" stroke, 212 cubic inches, 6.25:1 compression
Eight cylinder: 3" bore, 4.5" stroke, 254 cubic inches, 6:1 compression
Peak horsepower, standard engines, reached at 3,800 rpm
Optional engines: compression ratio 7:1
Ignition: metric plugs, full automatic advance
Battery: 105 / 125 amp-hour (six and eight cylinder)
Transmission: three-speed manual with optional Electric Hand for "pre-selective power-controlled gearshifting."
Hudson was based in Detroit, Michigan.

Slim

 

It's a 1936 Hudson based on the triangle logo in the grill and the side trim on the hood.

 

Could be one of these . Maybe ?


http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/2611308474.html

 

Rich Venza, you have it perfectly! I've been looking for those paired hood trims and did not see them on any ogher Terraplane. Now, is that a "brougham" or a 6-seat sedan? I can't read the exhibit's plaque, do you think it's a 6 or an 8?
Speedfreek155 -- Ilove that little Standard, but may it rest in peace, and not in pieces as it would if someone fielded it in a stock car race!

 

Hudson normally used the Brougham name for 2 door sedans with long rear windows. This was more noticeable with the post war step down bodies.