1957 would be the last year for the Nash Ambassador, such as this 1957 Nash Ambassador Custom sedan that is listed on eBay with no reserve and a single $500 bid. This big beauty is located in Burns, Wyoming and it’s a project car, but for those of us who are huge Nash fans it would be nice to own one someday.
The Ambassador name lived on with Rambler and AMC products but not for Nash. I prefer the 1956 Nash Ambassador, at least for the grille and headlight treatment, but a last-year model has to be desirable, doesn’t it? This car sure is different from a 1957 Chevy, it’s hard to believe that they’re even from the same decade, the Nash looks fairly outdated when a person compares the two cars. There is rust to deal with as you can imagine, both outside and on the floor boards.
This car “has been sitting in a field since 2000. My Dad purchased this car from someone in FL off an add in Hemmings, had it shipped to IL, and when Illinois got their hands on the title, they screwed it up by one number. Fast forward to my Dad moving to Wyoming to be with me, passing away and then finding out when I went to put it in my name, that IL had screwed up one number in the VIN and I could not transfer it. Wyoming cannot help me, Illinois will not help me, and I have too many other things on my plate right now. So, I have the Illinois title, you can get a new one, use the car for parts, whatever.”. Whew, I’m tired after reading that! So, there is no title which may or may not be a problem for the next owner.
The “tires are trash. Glass is all good except for the windshield. The interior is in “sitting in a field for 20 years,” shape. REALLY ROUGH. I have a couple of door handles and an arm rest, the hub caps continental kit and I believe all the hard wear to attach it. Then there are the 2 white pieces of trim in the one pic, on the floorboard…NO IDEA what they are for, lol. The seats are in it, but are really bad.” There are a few interior photos and yeah, it’s rough, to say the least. There aren’t any engine photos but this one should have AMC’s 327 V8 which would have had a healthy 255 hp and 345 lb-ft of torque. Of course, it’ll need to be rebuilt like everything else on this big beautiful boulevard barge does. This will most likely end up being a parts car for someone doing a restoration on their Nash Ambassador. Are there any Nash Ambassador fans out there?
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