I grew up with a Kelvinator refrigerator in the kitchen, so I knew the name well and saw it several times a day. As a kid, I knew about Nash cars but never put the two together: Nash-Kelvinator. Their… more»
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Pintopolitan Drop-Top! 1954 Nash Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was a quirky but cute little subcompact cooked up by Nash-Kelvinator just before they merged with Hudson Motors to form American Motors. Built by Austin in England, 95,000 copies were sold between 1953 and 1962 when AMC… more»
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Carport Find: 1952 Nash Rambler Custom Wagon
Rambler was first used as a name for an (American) automobile way back in 1897, and that doesn’t count the Rambler bicycle made by Thomas B. Jeffery back in 1878. So, as far as transportation goes for two or… more»
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1953 Nash Statesman Custom Two-Door Sedan
Somehow, this is the first 1953 Nash Statesman that we’ve seen here on Barn Finds, and it’s a doozy. The Statesman is between the Rambler and Ambassador but has a lot of the luxury and space of the Ambassador… more»
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64k Original Miles: 1957 Metropolitan
With the American economy thriving during the 1950s, two-car households became more common. While some people chose to park a couple of larger vehicles in their driveways, others decided that something small was the obvious choice. It was against… more»
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1957 Nash Ambassador Super Country Club
This 1957 Nash Ambassador Super Country Club Hardtop is posted here on craigslist in Clear Lake, Iowa, and they were asking $22,000 but have dropped the asking price to $18,000. If Clear Lake sounds familiar, it was the site… more»
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Packard V8: 1955 Nash Ambassador Custom
I’m instantly transported down to the white sand beaches of Florida with this Coral Pink 1955 Nash Ambassador Custom sedan. It looks like it would be right at home in an old color brochure with people frolicking on the… more»
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Highly Original 55k-Mile Survivor: 1947 Nash 600 Coupe
Okay, here’s another highly-original survivor featured on Barn Finds that I’d like to know the story behind. How has it survived nearly 80 years and be in this kind of condition? I can’t recall seeing one at any of… more»
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Same Owner 15 Years: 1960 AMC Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was one of the first subcompact cars sold by an American automaker. Built in England, the little car was launched by Nash-Kelvinator in 1954 but quickly became an AMC product when that company merged with Hudson Motor… more»
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Pint-Sized Project: 1954 Nash Metropolitan
The Metropolitan was a subcompact car before there was technically such a thing. Designed by Nash Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, they were built by Austin in England from 1954 to 1961. The target audience was women and/or those families… more»
A Hupmobile Aerodynamic and a Car ID Test
It is almost a given that when archaeologists stumble upon the remains of a literate society, they have a limited number of written words to decipher. To be fair to our ancestors, carving symbols into stone or making your… more»
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Owned Over 40 Years! 1949 Nash 600 Super Special
What’s it like to drive a bath tub? While Nash gave the design of its brand new post-war sedans a fancy name – Airflyte – the vernacular is “bath tub styling”, and it arrived in 1949 as Nash’s first… more»
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Bathtub Aerodynamics: 1949 Nash 600 Two Door Sedan
One of the most frequent complaints from consumers today is that all cars look alike. Part of that is due to the SUV craze infecting the nation. The other reason is aerodynamics. With ever-tightening fuel economy standards forcing automakers… more»
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Stylish Compact Coupe: 1955 Nash Rambler Country Club
Nash Motors introduced the Country Club in 1952. At a time when compact cars were just starting out, the Country Club was an upscale model and was only offered as a 2-door hardtop, which was also just coming of… more»
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Storage Find: 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom
This 1956 Nash Ambassador Custom sedan was in the same family until the seller bought it and got it running again after it had been sitting in storage for an unknown number of years. The original owner’s granddaughter let… more»
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Drivable Barn Find: 1929 Nash Standard Six Coupe
Charles Nash founded Nash Motors in 1916 after purchasing the Kenosha, Wisconsin factory belonging to the bankrupt Thomas B. Jeffery Company, maker of a car called the Rambler (history rhymes, eh?). With WWI in full swing, a critical cash… more»
