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The LaFayette and the Nash 400 were combined into a single model called the Nash LaFayette 400 for the 1937 model year. The LaFayette ceased to be regarded as a separate make of car. The base price of $595 (equal to $12,611 today) was competitive to Ford and Plymouth models.
The LaFayette marque was reintroduced in 1934 as a lower-priced companion to Nash. LaFayette ceased to be an independent marque with the introduction of the 1937 models. From 1937 through 1940, the Nash LaFayette was the lowest-priced model, replaced by the new unibody Nash 600 for the 1941 model year.
From 1936 onward, the senior Nash models used identical bodies, relying on a longer wheelbase as well as the hood and front fenders (plus subtle trim augmentations) to provide visual cues to differentiate the more expensive Eights from the less expensive Six models. Beginning in 1937, even the low-priced LaFayette series came under this plan.
The owner of a 1937 Nash LaFayette sedan, who wore as much clothing as allowed, a jaunty period-correct hat, told me proudly that her car came off the line in Kenosha, just 80 miles away, and she ...
Ford Model Y (1932–1937) Nash Ambassador (1932–1942) Packard Twin Six (1932) Terraplane ... Hudson Utility Coupe (1937–1942) Studebaker Coupe Express (1937-1939)
Charles W. Nash bought Jeffery in 1916, and Nash Motors reintroduced the name to the automobile marketplace from 1950 through 1954. The "Rambler" trademark registration for use on automobiles and parts was issued on 9 March 1954 for Nash-Kelvinator. [2] Nash merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation (AMC) in ...
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 ...
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