Man that's awesome. I want a 53 country club but I'm afraid if I get that car I don't think I'll ever be able to let it go I really like the style of those it's over the top, they look modest
OK, Jay, you got me at home with this one, Mom worked on the 1950 TV commercial that introduced the Nash Rambler. The commercial opened with an overhead shot of a landscaped house and garage with a Rambler Convertible parked in the driveway then zoomed in on the car as the voice-over announcer spoke about the new Rambler. It looked great on TV but it wasn't real, the set and car were miniatures! Nash provided a cast-metal model of a Rambler Convertible that was detailed enough to look real on early TV screens. After the commercial Nash gave Mom the model car which I still have although it now shows plenty of childhood play-damage (as a teenager I did a lousy repaint, sadly the greenhouse is gone). Mom also worked on production of the 1950-1951 CBS-TV series "Nash Airflyte Theater", also live from New York City. She loved Nash cars but never had one however through her Nash-Kelvinator connections she did get a Kelvinator refrigerator for Grandma; that Kelvinator eventually wound up behind Dad's basement bar keeping beer cold for more than forty years!
@@What.its.like. Mom also told about being with her boss at Port Newark to see first Nash Metropolitan unloaded off the ship, she couldn't believe how small it was.
A "Bathtub Nash", named that by popular opinion for rather obvious reasons. They were derided by the public for the styling, the underperforming engine, and the wide turning radius necessary because of the 'skirted' front wheels, but to those who owned them they were great cars which didn't break, fall apart, or eat you alive with fuel costs. Yes, you could top 30 MPG with these and an overdrive, but only when driving at 35-40 MPH,which wasn't an uncommon driving speed back then. "High speeds" like we know them didn't come along until the Interstate Highway system came to be. They did rust out in northern states from road salting in the winter and that's part of why they're so scarce today. George Mason hit the bullseye in getting the car he wanted and it's economy and quality at a reasonable price was the theme for AMC till it's end. As much as I like these bathtub Nash's, I'd rather have a Henry J for it's obscurity and while the Playboy is sleek gimme a Bathtub Nash, the perfect example of it's era.
In the fall of 1957, when I turned 16, I purchased a '51 Rambler Airflyte convertible as my first car. It had the optional overdrive, and I could engage it by letting off the gas (as long as I was going at least 25 mph), pull the overdrive knob located to the right of the steering column, and then step on the gas again. I could never get it to go faster than 80 mph in any gear, with or without overdrive. I might add than I lived in Anchorage, Alaska, at the time, and having a convertible as a high schooler, driving in deep snow in sub-zero weather with the top down was pure idiocy - by my friends and I loved it! It was painted in black primer when I got it, so my best friend and I got two cans of red auto paint and sprayed it red. Unfortunately, we ran out of paint on the right side of the car, so it was really more reddish black than actual red. Not knowing how to tape off the chrome, much of it was red, as well. But what a fun car for a new driver to have. When I graduated high school in May, 1960, I gave the car to my eldest brother who had a growing family and no car. He promptly parked in a no parking zone, had the car towed, and never bothered to pick it up. A very sad ending to a fun and totally indestructible little car. Oh, and an older brother bought me the 45 rpm record Beep Beep, which I still have at age 82! g
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s. Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool 1952 Nash Healey convertible.
My father had one but it was so long ago I vaguely remember it. I do recall that it was green, it wasn’t around very long. The car has an interesting form, almost toylike and quaint. I think it was derived from designs that Pininfarina did for Nash. You don’t see many around because they just rusted out and fell apart. Most ended up on the junkyard. It is a special car. Thanks for sharing. 😉👍
Trivia" the actress who played Lois Lane during the first season or two, was a real babe!...She had been a former pin-up model in the late 1940s, and brought a certain "attitude" to the role...I cannot remember her name, but she left the show early on, for a better offer in films. She lived to be 90 years old...her name was Phyllis Coates. Noelle Neil took over the role for the rest of the TV series...she was cute, but not sexy like Ms. Coates was!
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s. Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool 1952 Nash Healey convertible.
I knew it was going to be a great day when I awoke to this video in my feed … my all-time favorite car!!! I would definitely take the Rambler in both scenarios. Love it!!!!!
WYR: The Nash in both cases, but all would be an awesome addition to a collection. Only down side I've heard about the Nash Rambler is they are hard to get out of second gear (iykyk). Thank you as always - glad I could make a premier again (been a while) ~ Chuck
It's all good Charles. I've been all over the place as well. I've been trying to keep up with the 8 o'clock from your time but some of them have been coming out a little bit later I was in Hershey for four days. I did one episode I was there I wanted to do more, but, eh got to cover some pretty amazing cars in the last couple months. It's been a really crazy ride. I'm going to make a video at the end of the year I think and try to explain some of the stuff that happened in the background because there's a lot of really cool stories if you guys don't really get here.
Nice. My first car was a 1955 Nash station wagon. Flat head 6 and auto trans. Paid $35.00 in 1967 and sold for $50.00 - Not cool with my HS classmates then! Extremely cool today. Wish I could get it back!!!
These are so cool I really love the country club and the wagons 59 cross country rambler /ambassador wagon are the best wagons of all time the 6 claimed up to 32 mpg hwy with OD and the ambassador came with 327 AMC V8 the same engine that was in the fastest car of the 50s 1957 rambler rebel and the wagon was ridiculously quick 0-60 was like 8-8.5 secs in a decade where anything under 10 sec to six was quick
I owned, back in the mid-1970s, a very nice 1959 Rambler American--which was basically a slightly face-lifted Nash. The turn signal lens covers said "Nash"!! I am an old guy now, and have had nearly a dozen vehicles...but this American was my favorite. Very comfortable interior, 3sp on the column, 20-24mpg. And yeah, old geezers used to tell me that 30mpg was possible, with OD. That flathead six was incredibly smooth--you could balance a nickel, on edge, on top of the engine block, while the engine was idling! The car was pretty slow. I used to "drag race" VW Bugs off red lights...and sometimes I would win!. That Weather Eye heating system was very efficient. However, these cars were, for a few years, the cheapest new cars available...and after 100 thousand miles or so, the cars would pretty much fall apart. In the 1970s, I was a hippie-type, and enjoyed cruising around in my excellent "alternative-looking" older car. I have not seen one of these on the road, in over 30 years now...But I did see one for sale at a car show...the asking price for a seemingly perfect 1959 vehicle being displayed, was $16,000.....wow! I wanted it!...But I mean, how scarce would parts be for these cool cars, nowadays?
For WYR, it’s Nash both scenarios. I have a feeling this would be the easiest car for me to get into. I have never seen these cars “in the wild.” But whenever I see a picture or video, I think of Marilyn Monroe early in her career riding in one to promote the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
They are rare now that's for sure and i honestly think they aren't saved because they aren't really worth $$$ but it's not about car cost why I like it, idk some people only get cars because they are fast loud and worth a ton of money this car is none of those things but still cool
Hi Jay. A 51 Rambler convertible was the car owned and driven by Lois Lane in the 50's TV series The Adventures Of Superman. She and Clark Kent were the only main characters who drove. As an unattached working woman who drove herself around, she was a great role model for women.
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s. Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool 1952 Nash Healey convertible.
The last 2 Nash cars I saw, both were Metropolitans, one was bone stock and beautiful, the other was FAR from stock....it was big block Chevy swapped, heavily supercharged and running on E-100. That thing was a BEAST in every sense of the word, it was idling up the hill in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and every cylinder felt like it was punching me in the chest. About half way up the hill, traffic stopped, he dropped her into neutral and blipped the throttle.....it was glorious. That said, I do wish I could have seen the stock car driving around, it would have been nice to experience the car as it was when new lol.
Nash dealers were not known for dealing, the price was the price. People used to call Nashes, Nash-cans". A common phase the people would say about Nash, "Buy Nash, pay cash and get trash". This model car and other Nashes were a common sight on "The Adventures Of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves. Nash may have provided the cars for the series, but I do remember seeing a Kaiser-Faser Dragon sedan also. Lois Lane and sometimes Clark Kent were seen driving a Nash like this convertible. Clark Kent also drove a Nash-Healey, which was actually his own car. I think that George Reeves liked odd-ball cars. I used to work for a guy who's first car was a Nash like this one. He had swapped engines and put a Studebaker 6 in his for more power. He, like others, didn't like the Nash wheel openings but found that they couldn't modify them because they were part of the uni-body structure. You were also relegated to narrow tires on the front because wider tires would rub the wheel wells in turns.
I always thought that these were weird cars, having the framed side windows, but a top that folded down. I also never liked not having wheel cutouts. Talk about a NON-Wide Track! Great presentation, as usual. WYR= I'd take the Crosley, the Playboy or the Davis (which featured 4 abreast front seating). NTT is Beep Beep by the Playmates, but I see I'm way late with the correct answer... I'll bet that there were tons of really cool cars at Hershey, but it is a loooooong way from AZ!
52 Nash Rambler 49 Divian These always remind me of a larger version of a kids pedal car. The styling is great for a base level vehicle. The interior is awesome for that trim level. For its time and an entry level vehicle, it's a good looking and driveable car. Decent price and performance.
Great video. Totally agree that Nash/AMC are very much underrated and largely forgotten today which is a shame. All early 50s Nashes had a look and feel about them that was and is unique and interesting. My much older cousin had a larger "bathtub" Nash from the same era, and it was a great car Alas no direct experience of the Rambler. My picks? 1952 Nash Rambler both times.
Hi Jay! I always liked these little "Bathtub" Nash-Ramblers, too! Always was cool seeing them on the Adventures of Superman on TV! I bet those little flathead sixes were reliable as heck! WYR#1 NASH-Rambler. TEMPTED by the Henry-J, though! #2 While the Playboy is RARE, RARE, RARE, it is only a two seater. You can get three people in the front seat of the Davis Divan! (according to the advertising). So it's SUPER RARE Davis for me!
Jay, I think those “weird, quirky side vents” were a key feature of the Weather Eye ventilation. And the hood ornament was designed by George Petty, same guy that did a lot of the pin-up girl drawings in Esquire Magazine.
My parents had a green 1952 Nash Ambassador Super Airflyte by Pininfarina. It was green and gigantic. It had a large straight six engine; 3 speed column shift and overdrive. You could take out the rear seat cushion, reverse it, and completely recline the front seat backs and make a full size bed. I learned to drive on that behemoth!
It really grinds my gears. I want to try to figure out a way for us to go over there but I don't know my October from here on out is pretty hectic. I guess they wanna have the ship out of there by the end of October I might see about contacting somebody I just think it's unbelievable that they had it for 30 years and they did nothing with it, it's really heartbreaking in a way.
@@What.its.like. Several attempts were made to save it, but funding always fell short. Now it's in such sad shape that it just can't happen. A real shame and in my mind a disgrace to the nation she was named after for the government not stepping in long ago and making a museum of her..
@@What.its.like. I heard that they are planning to make it the world's biggest artificial reef. It would probably be better restored. There are many other less historic boats that can be used to create reefs.
I've been looking forever for one of these, believe it or not, there was one right when the channel started, it was a wagon, and I absolutely gushed all over it unfortunately that car was involved in an accident I have no idea if it even exist anymore
I wrote this paper in college. The Nash Rambler could have been a VW bug killer . Nash could have kept the same body style with minimal changes to the late 60’s. Continue to engineer cost out of it. This car was roomier, better gas mileage, cruise at highway speed, was safer and had a heater I was a better car but did not have the cool factor
I really enjoyed this video that you did such a wonderful job of narrating and putting together. My father did not buy a rambler but did by a Nash statesman in 1951. I learn to drive in that car. The statesman was the midsize car of the three that they built And had the same flathead six in it as the rambler. And even though it weighed about 3500 pounds my dad was getting 25 to 27 miles per gallon driving at high speed for the day. His only complaint was it didn’t have enough horses to get out of its own way?
Kenosha Duesenberg...and this one is keeping really good company, Stude on one side and is that Mercury Monterey Wagon on the other? Pininfarina inspired design (in some cases not inspired but really Pininfarina designed) 52 Henry J 52 Nash... never ever the Davis, nope...
I saw a Kenosha Duesenberg at Hershey but I didn't ask to do it. Someone bought it. It was at the Hyman tent I wanted to go back before leaving and totally forgot to
I had a 1961 Nash Metropolitan, built here in the UK which was the little brother to the feature car. As for my choice, irrespective of value and rarity, I'd have the Nash every time.
This is what Lois Lane drove in the early 50's Superman TV show. American Motors quit production of this model for 1956 but brought it back again as the Rambler American during the recession of 1958. If you're ever near Denver, you should check out the Rambler Ranch. Museum and restoration shop in Elizabeth, Colorado. WYR: 1. Rambler 2. Davis!
I was coloring on the blank cover of my coloring book when grandma said to draw a picture of the farm house... and then she asked to draw a car... I couldn't really grasp how to draw a car... I was right about 4 or so.... so I asked her to draw one. She did, it was all rounded like this early 50s era of cars. A few drawings later and I realized I could make her side window have a vent window like my dad's car had with a single line. I was pretty proud of my crayon prowess.
Even though the original Rambler was made from 1950 to 1955, that same sheet metal was re-introduced in '58 then was around til the 1960 model year. The latter had a new grill and the wheels were more exposed. The taillights were still the same but inverted. This was the Rambler American. My cars of choice would be the Henry J and the Rambler.
i have a 1953 country club out in the barn. i drove it a lot and really liked it, i have a 1956 statesman and 1956 ambassador lemans to along with it. the neighbor bought my metropolitan so at one time i had the set. more info is available
The 1952 Nash Rambler carried on the Airflyte styling of the previous years while the big Nashes were completely restyled for 1952 using a body styled by Pininfarina. Of note is that Nash sponsored the Adventures of Superman show which is why the police cars were Nashes and Lois Lane drove a cute Nash Rambler convertible like this one.
My uncle had a '51 Nash Kelvinator bath tub. It was hard to tell which end was the front. He traded in his bullet nose Studebaker for it. That one was hard to figure out the front vs rear also. I was only 4-5 years old at the time, but even at that age, I thought the Nash was The Ugliest Car I had ever seen.
Every time I see one of these cars, I look at the front and think of Rodney Dangerfield. 😄. I would rather the Nash Rambler but they are all good cars.
Although I had never heard of the ocean liner SS United States, it sounds like a ship worth saving , given its history. They should give it the same treatment as the Queen Mary by making it a tourist attraction. It was also a shame sinking the Olympic as it was a sister ship to the Titanic.
I'm pretty big in the ocean liners as well. The Olympic was the only three of the titanic sisters, not the sink they scrapped it. Titanic sunk and so did Britannic, britannic hit a mine
I had a ‘64 Rambler Cross Country station wagon. Surprised it had the flat head six and the excellent under rated Borg Warner automatic transmission which my ‘69 Ambassador SST ( Super Sport) also had?😊😊😊
I'm not sure. I'll have to look into that. If I'm 100% honest I wasn't huge into comic books I'm sorry I missed at hershey Did you have a good time out there?
My apologies, but I find all of these cars... errr... butt ugly, the Nash in a particularly "comic book" sort of way 😅 I was born in '55 and still saw these cars on the road as a young child. At the time I had a collection of metal cars stamped out of thin sheet metal and the Nash cars were particularly easy to emulate do to their "upside down bathtub" sort of shape. As I recall most of my collection was manufactured in Japan, one of the early imports from our former WWII enemy.
I know it sucks if I had the money I would save it and turn it into something cool I saw it for sale on facebook marketplace for 3 million I think it's funny that, that ship is 990 feet long ( titanic is 889 feet long ) people want to rise the titanic but want to sink this one doesn't make sense once it's gone it's gone
My parents had one of these. Luckily for me it was before I can remember. I think it was a hunk of junk and they replaced it with a Chevy. IMHO, the designs of Nash was a contributing factor to their demise. Ugly, ugly, ugly. But to each his own I would rather take a 52 Chevy.
"Classic" is a much over used word. I really don't accept your definition of 'Classic'. Classic Car Club of America has not designated any cars after 1948 as "Classic". Generally classics stopped being made in the late 1930's with the end of custom coach built bodies. Most of the cars you show are antique, collector cars, or special interest. Maybe you should consider how that word is thrown about and over used before you use it. Old car and classic car are different things.
I forgot can't use that word like that But you're right according to the Classic Car club of America, not all cars are classics I really think that the Classic Car Club of America needs to update their list because I don't agree with their definition of what Classic Car is.. and where they draw the line on some but include others but that's neither here nor there Cambridge, definition of Classic Car has no mention of the Classic Car club of America's definition of classic car and is the meaning of classic car that I meant dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/classic-car Your comment is proof that it is impossible to please everybody.
Beep beep by the playmates?
Yeah buddy congrats you got it =) 1st time in a while
I had fun catching up with you on Friday at the car show
'Hey buddy how can I get this car out of second gear?
Even the Road Runner was made with a horn that went 'Beep Beep'
Jay Nash Colabarated With The British Austin Company 6:09
Many call it "Beep Beep", but the title is "Nash Rambler".❤❤❤
My Mom had a 53 Country Club she drove until it just wore out. She always said it was her favorite car.
Man that's awesome. I want a 53 country club but I'm afraid if I get that car I don't think I'll ever be able to let it go I really like the style of those it's over the top, they look modest
Flathead engines have always amazed me! Unusually smooth and quiet. 🎉
I honestly think they should bring the flathead engine back and turbo charge them
OK, Jay, you got me at home with this one, Mom worked on the 1950 TV commercial that introduced the Nash Rambler. The commercial opened with an overhead shot of a landscaped house and garage with a Rambler Convertible parked in the driveway then zoomed in on the car as the voice-over announcer spoke about the new Rambler. It looked great on TV but it wasn't real, the set and car were miniatures! Nash provided a cast-metal model of a Rambler Convertible that was detailed enough to look real on early TV screens. After the commercial Nash gave Mom the model car which I still have although it now shows plenty of childhood play-damage (as a teenager I did a lousy repaint, sadly the greenhouse is gone). Mom also worked on production of the 1950-1951 CBS-TV series "Nash Airflyte Theater", also live from New York City. She loved Nash cars but never had one however through her Nash-Kelvinator connections she did get a Kelvinator refrigerator for Grandma; that Kelvinator eventually wound up behind Dad's basement bar keeping beer cold for more than forty years!
Thank you so much for sharing those memories
Also cool to know how they did the commercials back then too
@@What.its.like. Mom also told about being with her boss at Port Newark to see first Nash Metropolitan unloaded off the ship, she couldn't believe how small it was.
A "Bathtub Nash", named that by popular opinion for rather obvious reasons. They were derided by the public for the styling, the underperforming engine, and the wide turning radius necessary because of the 'skirted' front wheels, but to those who owned them they were great cars which didn't break, fall apart, or eat you alive with fuel costs. Yes, you could top 30 MPG with these and an overdrive, but only when driving at 35-40 MPH,which wasn't an uncommon driving speed back then. "High speeds" like we know them didn't come along until the Interstate Highway system came to be. They did rust out in northern states from road salting in the winter and that's part of why they're so scarce today. George Mason hit the bullseye in getting the car he wanted and it's economy and quality at a reasonable price was the theme for AMC till it's end.
As much as I like these bathtub Nash's, I'd rather have a Henry J for it's obscurity and while the Playboy is sleek gimme a Bathtub Nash, the perfect example of it's era.
In the fall of 1957, when I turned 16, I purchased a '51 Rambler Airflyte convertible as my first car. It had the optional overdrive, and I could engage it by letting off the gas (as long as I was going at least 25 mph), pull the overdrive knob located to the right of the steering column, and then step on the gas again. I could never get it to go faster than 80 mph in any gear, with or without overdrive. I might add than I lived in Anchorage, Alaska, at the time, and having a convertible as a high schooler, driving in deep snow in sub-zero weather with the top down was pure idiocy - by my friends and I loved it! It was painted in black primer when I got it, so my best friend and I got two cans of red auto paint and sprayed it red. Unfortunately, we ran out of paint on the right side of the car, so it was really more reddish black than actual red. Not knowing how to tape off the chrome, much of it was red, as well. But what a fun car for a new driver to have. When I graduated high school in May, 1960, I gave the car to my eldest brother who had a growing family and no car. He promptly parked in a no parking zone, had the car towed, and never bothered to pick it up. A very sad ending to a fun and totally indestructible little car. Oh, and an older brother bought me the 45 rpm record Beep Beep, which I still have at age 82! g
Awesome story thank you so much for sharing those memories
Great to look a bit in-depth at these unique, wonderfully styled cars.
The Superman TV series with George Reeves had Nashes in it.
Lois Lane drove a Nash Rambler convertible.
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s.
Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool
1952 Nash Healey convertible.
I remember when “Beep Beep” first came on the radio.
=) how do you get this out of 2nd gear!!!
My father had one but it was so long ago I vaguely remember it. I do recall that it was green, it wasn’t around very long. The car has an interesting form, almost toylike and quaint. I think it was derived from designs that Pininfarina did for Nash. You don’t see many around because they just rusted out and fell apart. Most ended up on the junkyard. It is a special car. Thanks for sharing. 😉👍
The Nash Rambler was the car Lois Lane drove in "The Adventures of Superman" in the early 1950's!
Trivia" the actress who played Lois Lane during the first season or two, was a real babe!...She had been a former pin-up model in the late 1940s, and brought a certain "attitude" to the role...I cannot remember her name, but she left the show early on, for a better offer in films. She lived to be 90 years old...her name was Phyllis Coates. Noelle Neil took over the role for the rest of the TV series...she was cute, but not sexy like Ms. Coates was!
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s.
Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool
1952 Nash Healey convertible.
I knew it was going to be a great day when I awoke to this video in my feed … my all-time favorite car!!! I would definitely take the Rambler in both scenarios. Love it!!!!!
Awesome =)
WYR: The Nash in both cases, but all would be an awesome addition to a collection. Only down side I've heard about the Nash Rambler is they are hard to get out of second gear (iykyk). Thank you as always - glad I could make a premier again (been a while) ~ Chuck
It's all good Charles. I've been all over the place as well. I've been trying to keep up with the 8 o'clock from your time but some of them have been coming out a little bit later I was in Hershey for four days. I did one episode I was there I wanted to do more, but, eh got to cover some pretty amazing cars in the last couple months. It's been a really crazy ride. I'm going to make a video at the end of the year I think and try to explain some of the stuff that happened in the background because there's a lot of really cool stories if you guys don't really get here.
I wonder if a Cadillac driver would know how?
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I loved the comment "50's economy cars were better built that 80's luxury cars".
It's true chrome plated metal vs chrome plated plastic
Nice. My first car was a 1955 Nash station wagon. Flat head 6 and auto trans. Paid $35.00 in 1967 and sold for $50.00 - Not cool with my HS classmates then! Extremely cool today. Wish I could get it back!!!
Awe man I love those
I'm with you, Jay. These are cute little cars, and you found one in a perfect example in the best colors. And I'd take the Nash in both instances.
Sweet choices I love this color
I've fallen in love with so many old cars since your channel arrived!!! This Nash is my latest crush...
These are so cool I really love the country club and the wagons 59 cross country rambler /ambassador wagon are the best wagons of all time the 6 claimed up to 32 mpg hwy with OD and the ambassador came with 327 AMC V8 the same engine that was in the fastest car of the 50s 1957 rambler rebel and the wagon was ridiculously quick 0-60 was like 8-8.5 secs in a decade where anything under 10 sec to six was quick
The rounded lines, clean styling, minimal chrome, really sets the car apart from any other car of the time.
We had a 52 Nash Rambler wagon in this shade of green, It had the Lolly Pop shifter and that Obsene Hood Ornament! lol. Thank you for this share. 💋
I always loved that look of Nash cars from that time period.
Me too =)
I owned, back in the mid-1970s, a very nice 1959 Rambler American--which was basically a slightly face-lifted Nash. The turn signal lens covers said "Nash"!! I am an old guy now, and have had nearly a dozen vehicles...but this American was my favorite. Very comfortable interior, 3sp on the column, 20-24mpg. And yeah, old geezers used to tell me that 30mpg was possible, with OD. That flathead six was incredibly smooth--you could balance a nickel, on edge, on top of the engine block, while the engine was idling! The car was pretty slow. I used to "drag race" VW Bugs off red lights...and sometimes I would win!. That Weather Eye heating system was very efficient. However, these cars were, for a few years, the cheapest new cars available...and after 100 thousand miles or so, the cars would pretty much fall apart. In the 1970s, I was a hippie-type, and enjoyed cruising around in my excellent "alternative-looking" older car. I have not seen one of these on the road, in over 30 years now...But I did see one for sale at a car show...the asking price for a seemingly perfect 1959 vehicle being displayed, was $16,000.....wow! I wanted it!...But I mean, how scarce would parts be for these cool cars, nowadays?
Great insight and information =)
For WYR, it’s Nash both scenarios. I have a feeling this would be the easiest car for me to get into.
I have never seen these cars “in the wild.” But whenever I see a picture or video, I think of Marilyn Monroe early in her career riding in one to promote the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
They are rare now that's for sure and i honestly think they aren't saved because they aren't really worth $$$ but it's not about car cost why I like it, idk some people only get cars because they are fast loud and worth a ton of money this car is none of those things but still cool
WYR: All of them.
NTT: Beep Beep by The Playmates.
My favorite lyric is "Hey, buddy, how can I get this car out of 2nd gear" at the end.
Haha yeah
Great choices you can't go wrong with any of them
Blaise Miller beat you for title but that is the song and band
@@What.its.like. He/She only JUST beat me.
Beep Beep by the Playmates released on Roulette records
Hi Jay. A 51 Rambler convertible was the car owned and driven by Lois Lane in the 50's TV series The Adventures Of Superman. She and Clark Kent were the only main characters who drove. As an unattached working woman who drove herself around, she was a great role model for women.
Great trivia =)
Nash sponsored the Superman TV show in the 50s.
Lois Lane drove a cool 1952 Nash Rambler convertible and Clark Kent drove a cool
1952 Nash Healey convertible.
Kind of a cool car. Pretty straightforward with nothing fancy or super gaudy. Definitely something you usually don't see at the shows.
Totally agree
Lois Lane`s car from the 'Superman' TV series from the `50s.
The last 2 Nash cars I saw, both were Metropolitans, one was bone stock and beautiful, the other was FAR from stock....it was big block Chevy swapped, heavily supercharged and running on E-100. That thing was a BEAST in every sense of the word, it was idling up the hill in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and every cylinder felt like it was punching me in the chest. About half way up the hill, traffic stopped, he dropped her into neutral and blipped the throttle.....it was glorious. That said, I do wish I could have seen the stock car driving around, it would have been nice to experience the car as it was when new lol.
Nash dealers were not known for dealing, the price was the price.
People used to call Nashes, Nash-cans". A common phase the people would say about Nash, "Buy Nash, pay cash and get trash".
This model car and other Nashes were a common sight on "The Adventures Of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves. Nash may have provided the cars for the series, but I do remember seeing a Kaiser-Faser Dragon sedan also. Lois Lane and sometimes Clark Kent were seen driving a Nash like this convertible. Clark Kent also drove a Nash-Healey, which was actually his own car. I think that George Reeves liked odd-ball cars.
I used to work for a guy who's first car was a Nash like this one. He had swapped engines and put a Studebaker 6 in his for more power. He, like others, didn't like the Nash wheel openings but found that they couldn't modify them because they were part of the uni-body structure. You were also relegated to narrow tires on the front because wider tires would rub the wheel wells in turns.
Thank you so much for sharing that insight
Kinda like dealers now the price is the price
BTW, I love your slow walk-around video at the end as it's a great way to catch the subtler details!! Thx!
I think it really shows where parts go for people that are rebuilding these cars =)
I always thought that these were weird cars, having the framed side windows, but a top that folded down. I also never liked not having wheel cutouts. Talk about a NON-Wide Track! Great presentation, as usual. WYR= I'd take the Crosley, the Playboy or the Davis (which featured 4 abreast front seating). NTT is Beep Beep by the Playmates, but I see I'm way late with the correct answer... I'll bet that there were tons of really cool cars at Hershey, but it is a loooooong way from AZ!
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I always liked these because they are weird
My dad had a 52 rambler wagon. We both loved that car.
Awesome I love the wagons and the country clubs they are so cool
Great show Jay! I would take the rambling Rambler in both.
52 Nash Rambler
49 Divian
These always remind me of a larger version of a kids pedal car.
The styling is great for a base level vehicle. The interior is awesome for that trim level. For its time and an entry level vehicle, it's a good looking and driveable car. Decent price and performance.
Or a bumper car amusement park ride.
Great video. Totally agree that Nash/AMC are very much underrated and largely forgotten today which is a shame. All early 50s Nashes had a look and feel about them that was and is unique and interesting. My much older cousin had a larger "bathtub" Nash from the same era, and it was a great car Alas no direct experience of the Rambler. My picks? 1952 Nash Rambler both times.
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Hi Jay! I always liked these little "Bathtub" Nash-Ramblers, too! Always was cool seeing them on the Adventures of Superman on TV! I bet those little flathead sixes were reliable as heck! WYR#1 NASH-Rambler. TEMPTED by the Henry-J, though! #2 While the Playboy is RARE, RARE, RARE, it is only a two seater. You can get three people in the front seat of the Davis Divan! (according to the advertising). So it's SUPER RARE Davis for me!
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There is a playboy in the pipeline
Jay, I think those “weird, quirky side vents” were a key feature of the Weather Eye ventilation. And the hood ornament was designed by George Petty, same guy that did a lot of the pin-up girl drawings in Esquire Magazine.
Interesting trivia about the pinup girls
Very cool car. My grandmother had a Nash Rambler parked in her garage. It wasn't a convertible though. I don't think I ever saw it run,
My parents had a green 1952 Nash Ambassador Super Airflyte by Pininfarina. It was green and gigantic. It had a large straight six engine; 3 speed column shift and overdrive. You could take out the rear seat cushion, reverse it, and completely recline the front seat backs and make a full size bed. I learned to drive on that behemoth!
Awesome =)
The infamous upside down bathtub!
Nice to hear about the SS United States too!
It really grinds my gears. I want to try to figure out a way for us to go over there but I don't know my October from here on out is pretty hectic. I guess they wanna have the ship out of there by the end of October I might see about contacting somebody I just think it's unbelievable that they had it for 30 years and they did nothing with it, it's really heartbreaking in a way.
@@What.its.like. Several attempts were made to save it, but funding always fell short. Now it's in such sad shape that it just can't happen. A real shame and in my mind a disgrace to the nation she was named after for the government not stepping in long ago and making a museum of her..
@@What.its.like. I heard that they are planning to make it the world's biggest artificial reef. It would probably be better restored. There are many other less historic boats that can be used to create reefs.
@@P_RO_ That beautiful ship, could make nearly 50mph!...Incredible fact, for that time period.
@@P_RO_ What a shame one of those multi-billionaires that reside in the U.S couldn't put their hand in their pocket to save her.😐
Looking forward to this one.
I've been looking forever for one of these, believe it or not, there was one right when the channel started, it was a wagon, and I absolutely gushed all over it unfortunately that car was involved in an accident I have no idea if it even exist anymore
Great video, Jay. Cute little car which I don't think was available in the UK. Really digging that Golden Hawk parked next to it, though.😉
That hawk was cool as well
Nash, Nash. Great video!!
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I wrote this paper in college. The Nash Rambler could have been a VW bug killer . Nash could have kept the same body style with minimal changes to the late 60’s. Continue to engineer cost out of it. This car was roomier, better gas mileage, cruise at highway speed, was safer and had a heater I was a better car but did not have the cool factor
I really enjoyed this video that you did such a wonderful job of narrating and putting together. My father did not buy a rambler but did by a Nash statesman in 1951. I learn to drive in that car. The statesman was the midsize car of the three that they built And had the same flathead six in it as the rambler. And even though it weighed about 3500 pounds my dad was getting 25 to 27 miles per gallon driving at high speed for the day. His only complaint was it didn’t have enough horses to get out of its own way?
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Kenosha Duesenberg...and this one is keeping really good company, Stude on one side and is that Mercury Monterey Wagon on the other?
Pininfarina inspired design (in some cases not inspired but really Pininfarina designed)
52 Henry J
52 Nash... never ever the Davis, nope...
I saw a Kenosha Duesenberg at Hershey but I didn't ask to do it. Someone bought it. It was at the Hyman tent I wanted to go back before leaving and totally forgot to
I had a 1961 Nash Metropolitan, built here in the UK which was the little brother to the feature car. As for my choice, irrespective of value and rarity, I'd have the Nash every time.
Sweet choice I love the metropolitans as well
This is what Lois Lane drove in the early 50's Superman TV show. American Motors quit production of this model for 1956 but brought it back again as the Rambler American during the recession of 1958. If you're ever near Denver, you should check out the Rambler Ranch. Museum and restoration shop in Elizabeth, Colorado. WYR: 1. Rambler 2. Davis!
A place that I wanna go to eventually I've never been to Colorado
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I was coloring on the blank cover of my coloring book when grandma said to draw a picture of the farm house... and then she asked to draw a car... I couldn't really grasp how to draw a car... I was right about 4 or so.... so I asked her to draw one. She did, it was all rounded like this early 50s era of cars. A few drawings later and I realized I could make her side window have a vent window like my dad's car had with a single line. I was pretty proud of my crayon prowess.
1952 Nash Rambler
Even though the original Rambler was made from 1950 to 1955, that same sheet metal was re-introduced in '58 then was around til the 1960 model year. The latter had a new grill and the wheels were more exposed. The taillights were still the same but inverted. This was the Rambler American. My cars of choice would be the Henry J and the Rambler.
Just lovely! Thank you!
You bet happy you dig this one
@@What.its.like. I dig almost everyone!
Greetings from Sweden! 👍
i have a 1953 country club out in the barn. i drove it a lot and really liked it, i have a 1956 statesman and 1956 ambassador lemans to along with it. the neighbor bought my metropolitan so at one time i had the set. more info is available
Awesome I really like the rook of the 53 country club it just takes it like a one year thing 54 was similar maybe 🤔
The 1952 Nash Rambler carried on the Airflyte styling of the previous years while the big Nashes were completely restyled for 1952 using a body styled by Pininfarina. Of note is that Nash sponsored the Adventures of Superman show which is why the police cars were Nashes and Lois Lane drove a cute Nash Rambler convertible like this one.
I am a huge fan of Kitty Wells. I'd choose the Henry J in the first and the Nash Rambler in the second.
The radio is under the clock. The green end of the turn signal lever blinks with the exterior lights.
My uncle had a '51 Nash Kelvinator bath tub. It was hard to tell which end was the front. He traded in his bullet nose Studebaker for it. That one was hard to figure out the front vs rear also. I was only 4-5 years old at the time, but even at that age, I thought the Nash was The Ugliest Car I had ever seen.
Every time I see one of these cars, I look at the front and think of Rodney Dangerfield. 😄. I would rather the Nash Rambler but they are all good cars.
Although I had never heard of the ocean liner SS United States, it sounds like a ship worth saving , given its history. They should give it the same treatment as the Queen Mary by making it a tourist attraction. It was also a shame sinking the Olympic as it was a sister ship to the Titanic.
I'm pretty big in the ocean liners as well. The Olympic was the only three of the titanic sisters, not the sink they scrapped it. Titanic sunk and so did Britannic, britannic hit a mine
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I had a ‘64 Rambler Cross Country station wagon. Surprised it had the flat head six and the excellent under rated Borg Warner automatic transmission which my ‘69 Ambassador SST ( Super Sport) also had?😊😊😊
Awesome thank you so much for sharing your ride with us =)
whoa. the carb is mounted to the head and the horns are on the left.
Haha i'm dyslexic man that happens way more than I'd like to admit.. I usually catch those lol
My dad said that the weather eye heating system was very advanced for its day. 👁️ 🌀 🌨️
My Dad ad the hardtop when I was in the 6th grade.
In The Supeman TV series with George Reeves Lois Lane Drove A Nash Metropolitan 13:14
I’ll take the Crowley and the song is "the little Nash Rambler"
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Hi, Jay. Wasn't that a Clark Kent's car in the early 1950s Superman TV episodes?
I'm not sure. I'll have to look into that. If I'm 100% honest I wasn't huge into comic books
I'm sorry I missed at hershey Did you have a good time out there?
It was a 1951 according to what I know - but nearly identical. ~ Chuck
Lois Lane drove the Rambler. I'm old enough to have watched those episodes when they were new!
Clark Kent drove a Nash Healey, which was actor George Reeves personal car. Lois Lane drove the Nash Rambler.
@@falcon664 Funny, I don't remember a Nash-Healey, but I have a vivid picture in my mind of the Rambler. Then, again, I was just a very little kid.
All the way 1952 Kaiser Henry Jay. Even being an entry level car it looks much more upscale than others.
The Henry J interior is very interesting. There might be one in the pipeline
1952 Nash Rambler 2nd scenario
Kinda looks like an upside down bathtub...
Bathtub Nash
My apologies, but I find all of these cars... errr... butt ugly, the Nash in a particularly "comic book" sort of way 😅
I was born in '55 and still saw these cars on the road as a young child.
At the time I had a collection of metal cars stamped out of thin sheet metal and the Nash cars were particularly easy to emulate do to their "upside down bathtub" sort of shape. As I recall most of my collection was manufactured in Japan, one of the early imports from our former WWII enemy.
Both of my choices to your questions are Nash Rambler.
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The Kaiser Henry J
The Nash Rambler
Name that Tune: Beep Beep. Gary Lewis and the Playboys
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52 Nash Rambler and 49 Playboy
Christopher Columbus could have sailed it across the ocean. Happy Columbus Day!
A very cute automobile but unable to make a U-turn in less than the width of a football field!
The first bath toy I remember was a 17-inch-long replica of the SS United States. Sorry she's going to be scrapped, too.
The United States is going to be sunk for one of the biggest artificial reefs off the panhandle of Florida
@@What.its.like. That's even worse!
I know it sucks if I had the money I would save it and turn it into something cool I saw it for sale on facebook marketplace for 3 million
I think it's funny that, that ship is 990 feet long ( titanic is 889 feet long ) people want to rise the titanic but want to sink this one doesn't make sense once it's gone it's gone
52 Nash X 2
Nope...I'd take the Nash Sedan Delivery, thank you.
Honestly, it really looks like a toy car. I am a big fan of low spec cars of the 50's. But the Nash"s of that time? - Not so much...
I wanna jump in and start peddling.
Hahaha it does look like a giant pedal car
WYR1: Not a big fan of any of them.
Aero Willys, maybe.
WYR2: No.
Great write in
My parents had one of these. Luckily for me it was before I can remember. I think it was a hunk of junk and they replaced it with a Chevy. IMHO, the designs of Nash was a contributing factor to their demise. Ugly, ugly, ugly. But to each his own I would rather take a 52 Chevy.
That's BS about USS United States she should be rebuilt not sunk!!!! Interesting car Nash - Nash
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"Classic" is a much over used word. I really don't accept your definition of 'Classic'. Classic Car Club of America has not designated any cars after 1948 as "Classic". Generally classics stopped being made in the late 1930's with the end of custom coach built bodies. Most of the cars you show are antique, collector cars, or special interest. Maybe you should consider how that word is thrown about and over used before you use it. Old car and classic car are different things.
I forgot can't use that word like that
But you're right according to the Classic Car club of America, not all cars are classics
I really think that the Classic Car Club of America needs to update their list because I don't agree with their definition of what Classic Car is.. and where they draw the line on some but include others but that's neither here nor there
Cambridge, definition of Classic Car has no mention of the Classic Car club of America's definition of classic car and is the meaning of classic car that I meant
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/classic-car
Your comment is proof that it is impossible to please everybody.
Not only did they look like upside down bath tubs but they were very small and tight inside, dreadful vehicles.
Eh could be worse
They look like bumper cars
Beep Beep by the Playmates released on Roulette records
Yeah buddy Blaise miller beat you for title