Nash Ambassador 1949 to 1951
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Type | motor car |
years | 1949 to 1951 |
Layout | Longitudinal front-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Engine | 236.6 cu in (3.8 L) I6 |
Wheelbase | 3,073 mm |
Length | 5,105 mm |
Width | 1,968 mm |
Height | 1,613 mm |
Nash continued to use the name Ambassador post war from 1949 to 1957 for its best-equipped models.
History
George Mason, president of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, was a staunch proponent of aerodynamics in vehicle manufacturing, and so the post-war Ambassador is particularly known for its front faired wheels. As Nash his new Airflyte Design, the Ambassador sales increased significantly, with only 2- and 4-door sedans were offered in the years 1949-1951.
The Airflytes had also completely convertible seats, with which you could make such a car for a sleeping place for 3 adults. This gave the car but also the dubious reputation of becoming the first choice for teenagers in the 1950s.
The Ambassador of 1950 was the first car that did not come from GM and was equipped with a GM-Hydramatic automatic transmission.A six 3.8 L cylinder engine (234.8 cu).The Ambassador series continued to have a 121 in (3,073 mm) wheelbase.
Mason thought Nash's biggest market opportunities lay in a range of products that was not aimed at the market segments cared for by other US automakers - the compact car. The sales figures of the big Nash models were higher than before the war and Mason launched a program for smaller cars, such as the Nash Rambler , which revived the traditional brand Rambler .
