When big American saloons were built in… Chiswick?

Ambassador was AMC’s UK success story

The story starts way back in 1911, when a London dealer introduced Brits to Hudson cars

You might be surprised to learn that such a quintessentially American car as the Rambler Rogue was ever officially offered in the UK – but in fact its maker not only sold cars here over many decades but even produced some here too.
The story starts way back in 1911, when a London dealer introduced Brits to Hudson cars. Eleven years later, the Detroit manufacturer set up a UK arm to create a nationwide dealership network for its Hudson, Terraplane and Essex brands (that last name apparently chosen to lend an air of old-world sophistication).
Four years later, Hudson had a factory built in Chiswick, London – the first in a series of eye-catching industrial buildings that would form the famous ‘Golden Mile’.
Autocar first tested a Hudson in 1930, when it introduced a 3.5-litre straight eight. We were taken by the engine’s willingness to work in the top gear,