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Hudson "Doc" Hornet, M.D.
Model	1951 Hudson Hornet
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Blue
Color	Navy Blue
Voice Actor	Paul Newman
License Plate Number	51HHMD

Doctor Hudson Hornet (better known as "Doc Hudson" or simply "Doc") is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic retired racecar and one of the main cast of the animated Disney/Pixar film Cars. He is voiced by actor Paul Newman. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Image File history File links Doc_Hudson. ... Advertisement for the 1954 Hudson Hornet The Hudson Hornet was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1951 and 1954. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation). ... Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the color blue. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award winning American iconic actor and film director. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Pixar Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Cars is an Academy Award, Kids Choice Award, BAFTA, and Saturn -nominated, Golden Globe-winning animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, presented by Walt Disney Pictures, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Cannes Award, and Emmy Award winning American iconic actor and film director. ...

Story

Cars Movie

Doc Hudson in his racing paintjob.

Doc Hudson, known as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet (#51) in his time, was once one of the most famous racecars to have ever lived, holding three Piston Cup titles and the record for most wins in a single season -- a record that remain unbroken at the time of the film -- 27. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 518 pixel Image in higher resolution (1700 × 1100 pixel, file size: 375 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Shows what the Fabulous Hudson Hornet looks like in the movie Cars. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 518 pixel Image in higher resolution (1700 × 1100 pixel, file size: 375 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Shows what the Fabulous Hudson Hornet looks like in the movie Cars. ... Advertisement for the 1954 Hudson Hornet The Hudson Hornet was an automobile produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1951 and 1954. ...

All that changed for the famous Hornet when a terrible crash on the track at the qualifying race in 1954 saw him put out for the season. Upon his return, he was received with a complete absence of fanfare and told that he was a has-been who had been passed up for the next rookie in line. Keeping a picture of the wreck that ended his career from an old newspaper, he uses it as a reminder to never return to the life that nearly destroyed him. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jaded by the racing scene, he left that world, apparently taking out time to study medicine. The famous #51 disappeared into obscurity, leaving many wondering where he had gone. He instead opted for a simple navy blue paint job and the life of a doctor in the tiny town of Radiator Springs, the "shining jewel" of the mother road - Route 66. He runs Doc's clinic. Navy blue is an especially dark shade of the color blue. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Amber jewelry in the form of pendants. ... Alternate meanings of Route 66: New Jersey State Highway 66, Interstate 66, and a company named after the route US Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the United States highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ...

As times changed and the town got bypassed in favor of Interstate 40, Doc (as he came to be known) stayed on, even when the population had dwindled to a meager dozen or so residents. He is respected, well-loved, and serves not only as the town's physician, but as its judge, as well. Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ...

After meeting the young hot shot Lightning McQueen, Doc found himself seeing far too much of himself in the #95 rookie. After McQueen left town, he took back his old #51 colors to become the young racer's pit crew chief. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

By the end of the film, Doc has opted to keep his racing colors and becomes a trainer as well as crew chief to the young McQueen. The ending sees Doc racing with Lightning out at Willy's Butte and showing off a few tricks he had yet to teach the young racer. He cries "Not all my tricks Rokiee!". This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Cars Video Game

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In the beginning, Doc races in Lightning's dream race. After that, he is found at Willy's Butte, where he reviews Lightning's Powerslide ability. After completing the powerslide lesson, Lightning and Doc then race around the desert in two separate races. Doc then appears again in the minigame "Doc's Checkup". Cars is a video game based on the film of the same name, and a sequel to the Disney/Pixar film. ...

Doc is also playable in Arcade Mode and VS. Mode, and players can also unlock him in his Fabulous Hudson Hornet paint job and a number of others.

Comparison to original Fabulous Hudson Hornet

Main article: Fabulous Hudson Hornet

Marshall Teague beside his real Fabulous Hudson Hornet in 1952.

Herb Thomas beside his real Fabulous Hudson Hornet in 1952.

• Doc's build was a dedication to Marshall Teague and Herb Thomas' Fabulous Hudson Hornet team. Teague won the "AAA stockcar" (not NASCAR) championships in the 1952 and 1954. ^[1] Teague's Hudson won 27 NASCAR races in the 1952 season, the same results as Doc. ^[2]
• The real Fabulous Hudson Hornet team used #6 and #92, not #51.
• Hudson won the 1951, 1952, and 1953 NASCAR championships. Thomas ran the second half of his 1951 championship season in the Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and raced the entire 1953 season in the Hornet. Tim Flock won the 1952 championship in a Hudson.
• NASCAR's championship trophy became known as the Winston Cup first in 1971, when R.J. Reynolds established a championship prize fund and bought the series naming rights to promote its Winston brand of cigarettes. Prior to this, the series was called the Grand National Division.
• All three of Doc's 1950s Piston Cups read "Hudson Hornet." This is apparently his name as well as his make.
• Doc's license plate reads 51HHMD. Many mistakenly believe this to mean "1951 Hudson Hornet, MD", but it actually is a license plate that was carried on a real Fabulous Hudson Hornet during its racing career.^{[citation needed]} Most race cars were street-legal and driven to and from the track, so it was not uncommon for them to race with license plates intact. However, the "MD" part of the plate may be what inspired the filmmakers to make the Hudson Hornet character a doctor.

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Trivia

• The sign above Doc's clinic reads "Doctor of Internal Combustion"
• In the Mattel diecast Cars toy line two versions of Doc Hudson are available: the standard version and a "#51 Fabulous Hudson Hornet" version.
• Doc Hudson has blue eyes. This is a nod to voice-actor Newman, whose trademark is the deep blueness of his eyes.
• His grille could resemble as a mustache.
• His license plate number reads 51HHMD.

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