The automatic transmission is a HydraMatic, sourced from General Motors. In 1955/6, if a V8, was a Packard V8 and if it had an automatic transmission, ONLY THAT car had a Packard-sourced automatic transmission, which was the "Twin Ultramatic Drive". If it had the Nash 6cyl. the automatic would again be the HydraMatic.
I love the '57 Ambassador. This particular example has stood the test of time quite well. Three minor corrections: -The automatic transmission is a GM sourced Hydromatic. The strained relationship with Packard went away after 1956. -The Farina name was more advertising bling than truth. This style, dating from 1952, was largely the work of Nash stylists lead by the very talented Edmund Anderson. -The quad headlights were a feature of several 1957 cars. Anticipating a law change for 1958, several auto maker pushed the quad headlight envelope, namely Mercury Turn Pike Cruiser and DeSoto Adventurer. I can feel your passion and love for these cars. Keep up the good work.
57 Nash production was 3639 Super 4 door sedans, 3701 Custom 4 door sedans, 3655 Super 2 door hard tops, and 3722 Custom 2 door hardtops. Source; Standard Catalog of American Motors.
I really enjoy these videos regarding Nash and Rambler cars for sale. My Dad owned Nash and Rambler cars and had excellent luck with them. Lots of great memories.
They 57 Nash did not use the Packard ultramatic it along with the Packard built V8 was discontinued at the end of 1956 model year . The 1957 Nash ambassador had the AMC built 327 V8 with a GM hydramatic transmission.
my first car was a 1967 Ambassador with 343 4bbl. at 16 years old. See 5:49 My dad picked it out for me . I remember as a kid he had a salmon colored Ambassador . I am pretty sure it was a 1956. I am sure that dad knew about the seats , but he didn't mention it at the time. at the dealership. Probably the best thing that my dad did for me as I had so much fun in it at the Drive In theater or at nights in farm fields and orchards. Kept it until after I got married.
I had a 1969 Ambassador with a 343 4bbl. with stock a/c. I absolutely loved that car. Purchased used in 1974 for $600. I was 18 years old and felt I was riding in the lap of luxury as all the cars I grew up with did not have a/c. That high compression V8 with the 4bbl was pretty quick too.
It is indeed a controlled coupling Hydra-matic, aka Olds Jetaway or Pontiac Strato-Flight. Nash called it "Flashaway". It appears in the 1957 sales brochure. One year only, I believe. They went to Borg-Warner shortly after.
@@orphancargarage5746 When Curtis Wright collapsed Packard, their transmission (the Ultramatic) was among the casualties. The AMC V-8 used the HydraMatic for a time. As I recall, 1958 saw AMC switch to the Borg Warner unit given the very 50's heroic name of Flash O Matic. (Worth remembering, Kelvinator appliance was still part of AMC at that point!)
@@orphancargarage5746 the automatics on the 55-early 56 were sourced by Packard for sure IF they had the Packard V8 engine. It was a package deal. The Ramblers did not use the Packard Ultramatics at any given time, as they didn't use the Packard V8s. The Nashes and Hudsons with Packard V8s all came with the Packard Ultramatics as a package deal. That stopped when AMC introduced the 327 V8 in March 1956. From then on, you could buy a Nash or Hudson with a V8 and manual or automatic transmission. The 327 V8 freed AMC from the mandatory V8 + Automatic transmission package deal gone bad from Packard. A few years ago, I came across a 1956 Hudson Hornet with the 327 AMC V8 and a 3 speed manual transmission in Fullerton California - Fullerton is a neighboring city to the north of Anaheim. It was a 3 tone of red, black and a shade of green. The engine had some smog updates using later model Rambler 327 PCV fittings to meet retrofit requirements. It was a daily driver quality car without any serious body rot on it.
@@0pelmanNash AND Hudson used GM Hydramatics from 51 through 57. The only AMC cars with Ultramatics were the 55 and early 56's with the Packard sourced V8 engines and transmissions.
Chryslers and DeSotos had quad headlights where legal, but the standard two head lights where illegal. I think the Firesweep and the Windsor, DeSoto's and Chrysler's base models, came only with two headlights.
I used to be in the AMC Rambler Club back in the 90s. What I learned is this, regarding the 327 V8 history: Kaiser had the original blueprint to it. They developed it in the early 50s, then tabled it, as they decided to stop producing cars in the US and move to Argentina. Their engineer David Potter refused to move with them, and was looking for work. In the meantime, James Nance at Packard who headed Studebaker Packard, reneged on a trade deal George Mason had made to trade the new Packard V8 for sheet metal stampings, after Mason died suddenly in October 1954. He despised George Romney and had no respect for him, referring to him as "Mason' s errand boy, that Romney fellow." Nance tried to force AMC into a hostile takeover by making AMC bleed cash with the purchase of the Packard V8/Ultramatic transmission combos for Hudson and Nash cars. AMC's head engineer heard about David Potter's plight, and hired him. Potter brought over the blueprints, and in March 1956, AMC introduced the 327 V8 into the Nashes, Hudsons and the Rambler as the Rambler Rebel. In the meantime, Packard's James Nance found out how Studebaker cooked their books and bled cash to the executives in the Studebaker division, leaving them in the red. AMC did share the Airliner reclining seat with Studebaker Packard on the Studebaker models.
@@maxheadroom8857 perhaps the Studebaker seats were swapped for Rambler seats previously. Studebaker may have had reclining seats on their last models, but they were not Rambler seats from the factory. I think that I should know, I was both a Studebaker and a Rambler AMC parts man in my youth.
@@danielulz1640 my friend had a Studebaker Lark from the early 60s which was original. The seats were original; I wouldn't be surprised if Studebaker copied the Rambler seat frame to have the bed seats for the Lark as an option.
Im looking at one right now sitting in a tow truck yard, in the back. Looks like its been there a while, definately not in the same shape as yours. Very rough, solid but rough.
Out in California Union 76 and Shell have a 100 Octane lead Free Premium gasoline that would be perfect for this car and all the decades old old cars that are on the road out there.
Imagine if the AMC merger worked out as intended. AMC could have still been around today potentially, as well as the Hudson, Nash, Studebaker, and Packard nameplates it would have acquired
A lot of people lusted over that car. It hasn't left my possession yet and it's not going to GA so if it's indeed the same car, there is an issue there. Can you send me the link?
I wish that Packard had become part of the merger and that they’d taken a two tiered approach to product development with Packard and Hudson sharing platforms and Nash, Willis producing simpler products at the bottom of the range. What could have been… This was a grand car though. It didn’t appear as large as it was but it was substantial and comfortable.
This AMC 327 cubic inch V8 no doubt requires premium gasoline (leaded). Some Shell and Union 76 Stations sell 100 octane unleaded premium gasoline fortunately. California has Shell and Union 76 gas stations with this 100 octane premium unleaded gasoline.
I thought that the dual headlights on Mopars came in mid 1957 model year. I recall Plymouth for example having a slightly different front end look (under the grill), as well as just the 2 real headlights, not four, until a change occurred somewhere around mid-year when they moved to four real headlights and changed the grill bottom part (added chrome slats I thought---I'm going by memory here!!).
Only 57 Desoto, Chrysler and Imperial had optional at extra cost quad headlights, in states where they were allowed. Plymouth and Dodge did not have quads until the 58 model year. Mercury also offered optional quad headlights in 57, but not Ford or Lincoln.
That is not original carpet. The original carpet was wrinkled and lumpy like in this car. Original carpet had silver threads. Most people like this seller don't have a clue what is original and what isn't.
The automatic transmission is a HydraMatic, sourced from General Motors. In 1955/6, if a V8, was a Packard V8 and if it had an automatic transmission, ONLY THAT car had a Packard-sourced automatic transmission, which was the "Twin Ultramatic Drive". If it had the Nash 6cyl. the automatic would again be the HydraMatic.
I love the '57 Ambassador. This particular example has stood the test of time quite well.
Three minor corrections:
-The automatic transmission is a GM sourced Hydromatic. The strained relationship with Packard went away after 1956.
-The Farina name was more advertising bling than truth. This style, dating from 1952, was largely the work of Nash stylists lead by the very talented Edmund Anderson.
-The quad headlights were a feature of several 1957 cars. Anticipating a law change for 1958, several auto maker pushed the quad headlight envelope, namely Mercury Turn Pike Cruiser and DeSoto Adventurer.
I can feel your passion and love for these cars. Keep up the good work.
57 Nash production was 3639 Super 4 door sedans, 3701 Custom 4 door sedans, 3655 Super 2 door hard tops, and 3722 Custom 2 door hardtops.
Source; Standard Catalog of American Motors.
Beautiful!!!!!!
I really enjoy these videos regarding Nash and Rambler cars for sale. My Dad owned Nash and Rambler cars and had excellent luck with them. Lots of great memories.
Of all the Marques that GM killed, Nash was one of my Faves.
This is so very perfect beautiful amazing car wow thanks friend good morning
Just love this car and the colours beautiful
Very nice John, you certainly have been able to capture, what I feel were the best car's. They are the ones I remember most.
They 57 Nash did not use the Packard ultramatic it along with the Packard built V8 was discontinued at the end of 1956 model year . The 1957 Nash ambassador had the AMC built 327 V8 with a GM hydramatic transmission.
Thanks! I you are correct! So much disinformation out there! It is a shame so many people don't know the vehicles they own but are "experts"!
Awesome Ride 👏👏 thank you
my first car was a 1967 Ambassador with 343 4bbl. at 16 years old. See 5:49 My dad picked it out for me . I remember as a kid he had a salmon colored Ambassador . I am pretty sure it was a 1956. I am sure that dad knew about the seats , but he didn't mention it at the time. at the dealership. Probably the best thing that my dad did for me as I had so much fun in it at the Drive In theater or at nights in farm fields and orchards. Kept it until after I got married.
I had a 1969 Ambassador with a 343 4bbl. with stock a/c. I absolutely loved that car. Purchased used in 1974 for $600. I was 18 years old and felt I was riding in the lap of luxury as all the cars I grew up with did not have a/c. That high compression V8 with the 4bbl was pretty quick too.
Ooh, that's pretty.
The transmission is a GM-built Hydra-Matic.
I read they were sourced by Packard which by then was pretty much Studebaker so you could be 100% correct.
It is indeed a controlled coupling Hydra-matic, aka Olds Jetaway or Pontiac Strato-Flight. Nash called it "Flashaway". It appears in the 1957 sales brochure. One year only, I believe. They went to Borg-Warner shortly after.
@@orphancargarage5746 When Curtis Wright collapsed Packard, their transmission (the Ultramatic) was among the casualties. The AMC V-8 used the HydraMatic for a time. As I recall, 1958 saw AMC switch to the Borg Warner unit given the very 50's heroic name of Flash O Matic. (Worth remembering, Kelvinator appliance was still part of AMC at that point!)
@@orphancargarage5746 the automatics on the 55-early 56 were sourced by Packard for sure IF they had the Packard V8 engine. It was a package deal. The Ramblers did not use the Packard Ultramatics at any given time, as they didn't use the Packard V8s. The Nashes and Hudsons with Packard V8s all came with the Packard Ultramatics as a package deal. That stopped when AMC introduced the 327 V8 in March 1956. From then on, you could buy a Nash or Hudson with a V8 and manual or automatic transmission. The 327 V8 freed AMC from the mandatory V8 + Automatic transmission package deal gone bad from Packard.
A few years ago, I came across a 1956 Hudson Hornet with the 327 AMC V8 and a 3 speed manual transmission in Fullerton California - Fullerton is a neighboring city to the north of Anaheim. It was a 3 tone of red, black and a shade of green. The engine had some smog updates using later model Rambler 327 PCV fittings to meet retrofit requirements. It was a daily driver quality car without any serious body rot on it.
@@0pelmanNash AND Hudson used GM Hydramatics from 51 through 57. The only AMC cars with Ultramatics were the 55 and early 56's with the Packard sourced V8 engines and transmissions.
Another beauty, John. Some lucky buyer is going to have nice Christmas!
Agreed! It sold in less than 12 hours.
Wow! Less than 12 hours
Spectacular Nash! 😍😈💙
The 1957 Eldorado Brougham was another car to feature quad headlights, and they were optional on some Chryslers before becoming standard in '58.
Chryslers and DeSotos had quad headlights where legal, but the standard two head lights where illegal. I think the Firesweep and the Windsor, DeSoto's and Chrysler's base models, came only with two headlights.
Beautiful.
I used to be in the AMC Rambler Club back in the 90s. What I learned is this, regarding the 327 V8 history: Kaiser had the original blueprint to it. They developed it in the early 50s, then tabled it, as they decided to stop producing cars in the US and move to Argentina. Their engineer David Potter refused to move with them, and was looking for work. In the meantime, James Nance at Packard who headed Studebaker Packard, reneged on a trade deal George Mason had made to trade the new Packard V8 for sheet metal stampings, after Mason died suddenly in October 1954. He despised George Romney and had no respect for him, referring to him as "Mason' s errand boy, that Romney fellow." Nance tried to force AMC into a hostile takeover by making AMC bleed cash with the purchase of the Packard V8/Ultramatic transmission combos for Hudson and Nash cars. AMC's head engineer heard about David Potter's plight, and hired him. Potter brought over the blueprints, and in March 1956, AMC introduced the 327 V8 into the Nashes, Hudsons and the Rambler as the Rambler Rebel. In the meantime, Packard's James Nance found out how Studebaker cooked their books and bled cash to the executives in the Studebaker division, leaving them in the red. AMC did share the Airliner reclining seat with Studebaker Packard on the Studebaker models.
Great history lesson! I knew a lot of that but not all. Thank you!
Nash shared reclining seats with Nash built Hudsons, but NEVER with Studebaker Packard.
@@danielulz1640 A friend of mine had a Studebaker that had the airliner seats. That is how I found out about the seats being shared
@@maxheadroom8857 perhaps the Studebaker seats were swapped for Rambler seats previously. Studebaker may have had reclining seats on their last models, but they were not Rambler seats from the factory. I think that I should know, I was both a Studebaker and a Rambler AMC parts man in my youth.
@@danielulz1640 my friend had a Studebaker Lark from the early 60s which was original. The seats were original; I wouldn't be surprised if Studebaker copied the Rambler seat frame to have the bed seats for the Lark as an option.
I would have thought 'Riviera' was the longest running name plate ( 1949- 1994)
Im looking at one right now sitting in a tow truck yard, in the back. Looks like its been there a while, definately not in the same shape as yours. Very rough, solid but rough.
Nash And Hudson shared the same chassis from 1955 to 1957 the last year for both Nash and Hudson.
I wish they’d kept the separate marques. Then AMC could have had Hudson as the budget-oriented brand and Nash as the luxury brand.
That interior front side panel on passengers side looks abit funny!
At 66 years old I would expect that. The interior on this car was completely original from 1957.
Out in California Union 76 and Shell have a 100 Octane lead Free Premium gasoline that would be perfect for this car and all the decades old old cars that are on the road out there.
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Imagine if the AMC merger worked out as intended. AMC could have still been around today potentially, as well as the Hudson, Nash, Studebaker, and Packard nameplates it would have acquired
i don't know. I"m not sure I"d buy a 2011 Hudson. Or a 2023 Nash 😆
I wonder what a 2024 Pacer would look like?
I LUSTED after the Chrysler Imperial, which is now listed For Sale in Georgia.
A lot of people lusted over that car. It hasn't left my possession yet and it's not going to GA so if it's indeed the same car, there is an issue there. Can you send me the link?
Did you sell this beautiful Ambassador???
I wish that Packard had become part of the merger and that they’d taken a two tiered approach to product development with Packard and Hudson sharing platforms and Nash, Willis producing simpler products at the bottom of the range.
What could have been…
This was a grand car though. It didn’t appear as large as it was but it was substantial and comfortable.
And that was the original plan! Egos got in the way, unfortunately.
It would have been Nash, Willys and Studebaker producing the lower priced cars.
@@ernielawWillys was NEVER part of the original equation.
Agreed. Willys had no place in it as far asI know
They wanted to merge Nash Hudson Studebaker and Packard.
i doan think it's ah Packard"327", AMC327
This was the AMC designed 327. 56 was the last year for the Packard model V8.
This AMC 327 cubic inch V8 no doubt requires premium gasoline (leaded). Some Shell and Union 76 Stations sell 100 octane unleaded premium gasoline fortunately. California has Shell and Union 76 gas stations with this 100 octane premium unleaded gasoline.
I haven't seen 100 octane fuel for over 50 years.
@@michaelbenardo5695 Certain areas of California have Shell and Union 76 Stations that sell 100 Octane lead Free Premium gasoline.
Beautiful car - too bad about al the bondo in the fenders and doors.
Most 1957 Chryslers, Plymouths & DeSotos had dual head lights mounted horizontally.
I thought that the dual headlights on Mopars came in mid 1957 model year. I recall Plymouth for example having a slightly different front end look (under the grill), as well as just the 2 real headlights, not four, until a change occurred somewhere around mid-year when they moved to four real headlights and changed the grill bottom part (added chrome slats I thought---I'm going by memory here!!).
@@garypaul1033that was the 58 model. No 57 Plymouth had quad headlights.
Only 57 Desoto, Chrysler and Imperial had optional at extra cost quad headlights, in states where they were allowed. Plymouth and Dodge did not have quads until the 58 model year. Mercury also offered optional quad headlights in 57, but not Ford or Lincoln.
Plymouth and Dodge did NOT have quad headlights in 1957. Some Chryslers and DeSotos did.
Not really an 'orphan' due to eventual acquisition by Chrysler corp.
That is not original carpet. The original carpet was wrinkled and lumpy like in this car. Original carpet had silver threads. Most people like this seller don't have a clue what is original and what isn't.