For 1949, Nash redesigned its top model with a new unit-body and new styling. This 1949 Nash Ambassador was reported at the time to have build quality as solid as a Cadillac but they were a lot less expensive. This parked project can be found here on eBay in the TV hometown of Rob and Laura Petrie: New Rochelle, New York. There is an unmet opening bid of $1,000 and no reserve after that.

It’s hard to believe today, but this was a groundbreaking design in the late-1940s. It was similar to what Packard had to offer but Nash took the aerodynamic styling to the Nth degree with their Airflyte design. This car is less than a foot longer than a 2019 Toyota Camry but it seems wicked huge, no?

You can see that this is a very rare two-door model, which is why the seller says “Needs complete restoration or rodding”. Noooo! I know that a lot of folks would want to chop/tub/cut-up and/or otherwise hotrod this Nash, but I hope that it gets restored back to original spec. I’m in the minority on that I’m sure. The Airflyte Nash had incredibly impressive aerodynamic numbers, at least for the time. The trunk is full of spare parts which is always nice.

This car “had an interesting (!) owner from 1957-1988 who personalized the car with vinyl interior, a vinyl roof, and safari rack. Removed the rack and vinyl, has the holes  from the rack welded which messed up the incorrect headliner.” The famous Uniscope is perched on the steering column and would remain the gauge cluster until the 1951 models. This car doesn’t have the infamous folding seats but instead has very cool individual seats in the back. The seller can’t get the hood open but this one will most likely have an “SBC dropped in it”. From the factory, it would have had Nash’s 234.8 cubic-inch inline-six with 112 hp. Ok, I see the benefit of dropping an SBC in a car like this with 2-3-4 times that 112 hp and lettin’r tip, tater chip. I hope that an early AMC V8 goes in here instead if it does end up being modified. The question of the day: restore or restomod?