Re: [Amc-list] Hemming's Classic Car - Nash Ambassador

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,

I think it would be fun to load five pro-football lineman into a 49-51 Nash Ambassador and go to a Chevy/Ford-dominated car show.  When the other makes start snickering, ask your friends to get out of the car and say Hey, you gotta problem with this car?   

You're right, they're so ugly they're cool.  When I read that article I realized that Nash actually did aerodynamic studies to develop a low-drag design.   And the front suspension is narrower, to allow at least a decent turning radius with those half-covered front wheels.  I guess it was obvious to some folks, but I had to read it.  I'm kinda thick sometimes.

Sadly, the only old Nash I have seen at Bonneville in the last few years has been powered by a non-AMC motor.

Joe Fulton



--- On Sun, 3/15/09, Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Amc-list] Hemming's Classic Car - Nash Ambassador
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 2:21 PM
> Was perusing the latest Hemmings, and really enjoying the
> Peking to
> Paris article - then flipped over to an article on the
> '49 to '51 Nash
> Ambassador. That's a really odd looking car, but the
> more I see 'em, the
> more I like 'em.
> 
> I kind of like the Pininfarina styled models (newer) and
> the '55, '56,
> '57 models - but the old Mr Potato-head sausage-mobile
> is starting to
> look kinda cool, sorta. More-or-less.
> 
> Anyone have a favorite Nash model?
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