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The aerodynamic 1949 Nash "Airflyte" was the first car of an advanced design introduced by the company after the War. Its aerodynamic body shape was developed in a wind tunnel. A "radically aerodynamic" format was first proposed around 1943 by two independent designers, Ted Pietsch and Bob Koto, to Nash's vice president of engineering, Nils E ...
Two-door models included Nash's exclusive "Airliner Reclining" front seat, which was optional on the four-door sedans. These seats could be converted to form a bed. Statesman engine designs were based on the L-head Nash Light Six engine that was designed in the 1920s and continued into the 1940s in the Nash LaFayette and Nash 600. It is ...
The Nash 600 is an automobile manufactured by the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation of Kenosha, Wisconsin, for the 1941 through 1949 model years, after which the car was renamed the Nash Statesman. The Nash 600 was the first mass-produced unibody-constructed car in the United States and the era's most advanced domestic car design and construction. [ 5 ]
#26 1949 Nash Airflyte. First Sleeper Car. Image credits: Walter Hasler #27 A Family Getting Ready To Cruise In Their 1903 Cadillac Model A Tonneau. ... #53 Azafatas (Stewardess) De Avión, 1940s.
After Nash rolled out its Airflyte body style, Ambassador sales enjoyed a significant gain by selling just four- and two-door sedans in the marketplace from 1949 until 1951. They were manufactured at the Nash Factory (Kenosha, WI) and the Nash Factory (El Segundo, CA) .
Nash’s Chief of engineering, Nils Erik Wahlberg, worked with Theodore (Ted) Ulrich in the development of Nash's all-new and radically styled 1949 Airflyte models. [2] This was a comprehensive adoption of aerodynamic principles in a low-priced mass-produced post-war automobile. The Airflyte's design also extended its body over car's front ...
Airflite is a variation of Airflyte, which described the functional styling and monocoque construction of a car made by Nash Motors (a company that merged with Hudson Motors to form American Motors (AMC), which was acquired by Chrysler in 1987). The Nash "Airflyte" was introduced in 1949, featuring a roomy interior and an advanced design.
1949 Tatra T601 Monte Carlo (Finned Fastback) 1949–1951 Nash Ambassador Airflyte [19] [20] [21] 1949–1960 Saab 92 and Saab 93 [22] 1949–1950 Oldsmobile 88 Club Coupe; 1952–1955 Bentley Continental R-Type; 1960–1980 Saab 96; 1961–1975 Jaguar E-type [23] [24] 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette (C2) (Boattail Fastback) 1963–present ...