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The Nash Statesman is a full-sized automobile that was built by Nash Motors for the 1950 through 1956 model years in two generations. The Statesman series was positioned below the top-line Nash Ambassador and above the Nash Rambler .
The Nash Rambler established a new segment in the automobile market and is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car. [2] [3] [4] The original Rambler also established the idea of a small but luxurious economy car. [5] The 1950 through 1955 Nash Rambler was the first model run for this platform.
Innovations by Nash included the introduction of an automobile heating and ventilation system in 1938 that is still used today, unibody construction in 1941, seat belts in 1950, a U.S.-built compact car in 1950, and an early muscle car in 1957.
Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica [1] [2] Category: Sports car: Production: 1949–1954 [3] Technical specifications; Chassis: Steel tubular spaceframe or ladder frame, aluminium body: Suspension (front) lower wishbones, transverse leaf spring, tubular shock absorbers: Suspension (rear) live axle, torsion bar springs, tubular shock absorbers: Length ...
The Nash-Kelvinator/Hudson deal was a straight stock transfer (three shares of Hudson listed at 11 + 1 ⁄ 8, for two shares of American Motors and one share of Nash-Kelvinator listed at 17 + 3 ⁄ 8, for one share of American Motors) and finalized in the spring of 1954, forming the fourth-biggest auto company in the U.S. with assets of US$355 ...
It was displayed at several "surviews" (survey-previews), commencing on 4 January 1950, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, to gauge the reaction of the American motoring public to a car of this size. The result of these "surviews" convinced Nash that there was a market for such a car if it could be built at a competitive price.
For 1950, Nash recruited and signed dynamic stars Curtis Turner and Johnny Mantz. North Wilkesboro Speedway - On September 24, 1950, Ebenezer "Slick" Smith drove a Nash Ambassador, but crashed midway through the race and finished 20th in the field of 26. [65] This was the same car that Bill France had crashed in the Carrera Panamericana.
The 1956 Nash Rambler Palm Beach was a design commissioned by Mason as a possible successor to the Nash-Healey. Pinin Farina drew the shape. Pinin Farina drew the shape. This 2-seater featured a large circular air intake at the front, reminiscent of Farina's Lancia PF200 of 1953, and prominent tail fins.