My brother has a 58 Rambler American Super. Those and the metropolitans were the last cars to feature the Nash bathtub styling. Beautiful cars that were ahead of their time. The heat still works in my brothers car too so they were reliable.
Before the war, the Nash was also available with 8 cylinders. OHV unit in the Ambassador, in the early 30s, a lower priced car with a flathead straight 8 as well. Nash really harmed themselves in not bringing the OHV version back from the war. By 1947, 8 cylinder cars outsold 6s, let by Ford, Mercury, Buick, and Pontiac.
manoel tei Um automóvel maravilhoso, confortável e diferenciado dos aoutros de sua época. Meu saudoso pai tinha um preto 1950, era uma nave sem igual na época, tenho saudades daqueles tempos que passou sem que eu e muitos perceberam. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
I enjoyed watching this video. I've known many people over the years who said that Nashes were good cars, except for one of my uncles, who called the Airflytes "overinflated balloons". It's a shame that Mason's dream couldn't come true, to merge Nash and Hudson with Studebaker and Packard. These names likely would have been around a lot longer, but I don't believe that James Nance at S-P ever would've agreed to it. At least Studebaker held on a while, till 1966. And AMC lasted until 1987
Mason's "dream" bit Packard on the derriere. Studebaker was a financial boat anchor. They could make cars, and could have been a bigger player in trucks had they done so, but Studebaker couldn't make money. Lots of factors in that, but AMC prospered while Packard and, then, Studebaker sank. Management decisions, among other things, clouded Studebaker's future. Had they the correct decision makers, Studebaker might still be with us.
Good video but wish it had moved slower so we could see the pictures longer and have longer to think about the inscriptions written in between. Screen goes dark upon pause so pause doesn’t help.
@@AzraelEnterprise THAT WAS THE MOST STUPID ANSWER YOU COULD HAVE POSTED. FOR THAT I GIVE YOU A THUMBS DOWN. READ THE COMMENT I'M ABOUT TO POST AT THE HEAD OF THIS PRESENTATION!
Nash, and its predecessors and successors, was one of two US automakers never to go bankrupt. Ford (Henry's third try) is the other. The 1953 delivery wagon shown is not a 1953 model.
@@AzraelEnterprise Ford was forced out of the Henry Ford Company (not bankrupt) which became Cadillac. I was unaware of the Pakcard history. There may be others as so many of the early companies ceased to exist long before I was born! Thanks for the info. on Packard.
@@edarcuri182 Packard merged with Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson to create American Motors Corporation. Then AMC got bought out by Chrsyler and turned int Eagle, which was discontinued a decade later.
@@AzraelEnterprise If I was intending to make up a false history, I could do better than that. Packard did not "merge" with another company. They bought Studebaker which could make cars but could not make money. In 1956, with Curtiss Wright running Studebaker Packard, production of Packard automobiles in Detroit ended. thereafter, Packard models continued as variants of Studebaker designs produced in South Bend, Indiana for 1957 and 1958. There has not been a Packard marque produced in series since. American Motors was the new name given to Nash-Kelvinator after that company merged with Hudson. The last Nash and Hudson automobiles were produced in 1957. There had been some thought given to adding Packard, and possibly Studebaker, to the American Motors combine earlier, but by mid-1954 those thoughts diminshed and were abandoned entirely after CW took charge at Studebaker and George Romney became CEO at AMC. There were a number of factors involved in eachof those decisions which you, or I, might have made differently. No one called me! 😁
Ah, I found it. Carroll Park by John Deley and the 41 players. It's in the youtube audio library. My dad had a 57 Nash. It had what they called hardtop convertible windows. There was no center post between the back seat windows and the front seat windows. It had the cool hood ornament and a V8. The seats also made down into a bed, though that never got used. I demolished a 1960 Rambler American of his in a car accident. It had an overdrive that made it more fuel efficient on the highway. The 57 Nash also had 4 headlights with the high beam using all four.
KKKKKK Tenho um Nash 600 47, no Brasil, q cortei pra picape por conta da deterioração de toda carroceria, cujas melhores partes aproveitei pra compor a picape, fazendo chassis e adaptando mecânica atualizada!
