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- 1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again" - Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- April 30, 1945
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1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again"
Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- 1926 Nash Sedan - Nash Motors Company was established in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1916 and developed a line of successful cars and trucks. They were quality vehicles distinguished by a number of innovations over the years. This 1926 Model 264 Advanced Six sedan includes a floor-mounted heating vent in the rear compartment. Nash merged with Hudson to form American Motors Corporation in 1954.
- 1926
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1926 Nash Sedan
Nash Motors Company was established in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1916 and developed a line of successful cars and trucks. They were quality vehicles distinguished by a number of innovations over the years. This 1926 Model 264 Advanced Six sedan includes a floor-mounted heating vent in the rear compartment. Nash merged with Hudson to form American Motors Corporation in 1954.
- 1950 Nash Rambler Convertible - This 1950 Nash Rambler convertible was an attempt to market a small automobile to the American public. Other independent automobile manufacturers had produced small vehicles, but none to the success of the Rambler. The compact Rambler was attractive, well equipped, and sensibly priced. But in the 1950s, big cars ruled. Only by 1960 did the larger "Big Three" auto companies produce an "in-between-sized" car.
- 1950
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1950 Nash Rambler Convertible
This 1950 Nash Rambler convertible was an attempt to market a small automobile to the American public. Other independent automobile manufacturers had produced small vehicles, but none to the success of the Rambler. The compact Rambler was attractive, well equipped, and sensibly priced. But in the 1950s, big cars ruled. Only by 1960 did the larger "Big Three" auto companies produce an "in-between-sized" car.
- Nash Radiator Emblem, circa 1920 - In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- 1915-1925
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Nash Radiator Emblem, circa 1920
In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- The Story of the Man Who Bought a Dinosaur" Sales Brochure for the 1957 Rambler - In the 1950s, Nash competed with Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors by offering something the Big Three didn't: small cars. The Nash Rambler station wagon was 10 inches shorter than its rivals, and its 30 mile-per-gallon fuel economy was twice that of bigger wagons. Nash portrayed the Big Three's cars as oversized dinosaurs by comparison.
- 1957
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The Story of the Man Who Bought a Dinosaur" Sales Brochure for the 1957 Rambler
In the 1950s, Nash competed with Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors by offering something the Big Three didn't: small cars. The Nash Rambler station wagon was 10 inches shorter than its rivals, and its 30 mile-per-gallon fuel economy was twice that of bigger wagons. Nash portrayed the Big Three's cars as oversized dinosaurs by comparison.
- 1946 Nash "600" Advertisement, "The Coming Thing in Cars Has Come!" - Nash introduced its 600 model for 1941. It featured unit-body construction with the frame and body built as an integral unit. The technique improved handling and stability, and it reduced weight. Nash advertised fuel economy as high as 30 miles per gallon which, with a 20-gallon tank, was enough for 600 miles of range -- the source of the model's name.
- 1946
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1946 Nash "600" Advertisement, "The Coming Thing in Cars Has Come!"
Nash introduced its 600 model for 1941. It featured unit-body construction with the frame and body built as an integral unit. The technique improved handling and stability, and it reduced weight. Nash advertised fuel economy as high as 30 miles per gallon which, with a 20-gallon tank, was enough for 600 miles of range -- the source of the model's name.
- 1918 Nash Quad Truck - "Tough" hardly begins to describe the Quad trucks built by Jeffery Company, and then Nash Motors Company, from 1913-1928. All four wheels were powered, all four wheels were used in steering, and special differentials allowed all four wheels to move independently as traction conditions required. French, British, and American armies made wide use of the Quads in World War I.
- 1918
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1918 Nash Quad Truck
"Tough" hardly begins to describe the Quad trucks built by Jeffery Company, and then Nash Motors Company, from 1913-1928. All four wheels were powered, all four wheels were used in steering, and special differentials allowed all four wheels to move independently as traction conditions required. French, British, and American armies made wide use of the Quads in World War I.
- A Finer, Faster, Smarter-Looking Sedan for Five than Any at its Price, 1929 - In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- 1929
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A Finer, Faster, Smarter-Looking Sedan for Five than Any at its Price, 1929
In 1916, Charles W. Nash founded Nash Motors Company in Kenosha, Wisconsin, focusing on mid-priced vehicles. The company absorbed several Wisconsin-based automobile firms in the 1920s and later merged with refrigerator manufacturer Kelvinator. Nash-Kelvinator Corporation merged with Hudson Motor Car Company to create American Motors Company in 1954. The Nash brand was phased out in 1957.
- 1950 Nash Sales Brochure, "The Smartest, Safest Convertible in the World" - Nash trumpeted the virtues of its Rambler Convertible Landau in this 1950 sales brochure. Nash tried to make the Rambler appeal to everyone by giving it a little bit of everything -- even seemingly contradictory things: economy and luxury, convertible and hardtop, small enough to park and big enough to seat five, as safe as a sedan and as sexy as a sports car.
- 1950
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1950 Nash Sales Brochure, "The Smartest, Safest Convertible in the World"
Nash trumpeted the virtues of its Rambler Convertible Landau in this 1950 sales brochure. Nash tried to make the Rambler appeal to everyone by giving it a little bit of everything -- even seemingly contradictory things: economy and luxury, convertible and hardtop, small enough to park and big enough to seat five, as safe as a sedan and as sexy as a sports car.