After Hudson's 1954 merger with Nash, 1955 Hudsons were built on the unitized Nash platforms. The 1955 Hornet was built on the 1955 Nash Ambassador platform and offered with the big Hornet I6 engine, as well as a detuned V8 engine supplied by Packard. The 1955 Hudson Wasp was built on the Nash Statesman platform. For 1955, the Wasp was offered with Hudson's I6 previously used in the Hudson Jet compact sedan and the Hudson Italia. The was offered with twin H Power and was rated at .