In 1927 a Swedish prince personally traveled to Nash's Kenosha, Wisconsin factory, where Scandinavian factory workers themselves delivered his custom Ambassador Six sedan.
Lead trim: Ambassador 278.4 cu in OHV I6 (78 hp, 1929)
Nash Ambassador1927–1931
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FactIn 1927 a Swedish prince personally traveled to Nash's Kenosha, Wisconsin factory, where Scandinavian factory workers themselves delivered his custom Ambassador Six sedan.
The Nash Ambassador is a full-size automobile produced by Nash Motors from 1927 until 1957, "the Kenosha Duesenberg", the Nash's flagship. Its name first appeared for the 1927 model year on a specially trimmed four-door, five-passenger club sedan version of the "Nash Advanced Six" (model 267, US$2,090 FOB), unveiled in January at the National Automobile Show in New York; domestic Nash sales for 1927 were 109,979 and about 11 percent of production was exported, several royal families buying cars. It lost its place as Nash's most expensive car in 1929 with a larger seven-passenger sedan and limousine (available through 1934), stayed in the Advanced Six range until 1930, was then moved to the "Nash Twin Ignition Eight" series and in 1931 the simpler "Eight-90" designation replaced the cumbersome model name. The CCCA recognises the 1930 Series 480/490, 1931 Series 880/890 and 1932 Series 980/990 and 1080/1090 as Approved Classics. The page's table gives, for 1929, a 278.4 cu in (4.6 L) OHV I6 of 78 hp with semi-elliptic springs, four-wheel mechanical brakes, a 3-speed manual, a 130 in wheelbase and 20 in wheels.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador 278.4 cu in OHV I6 (78 hp, 1929) | 1929–1929 | 4.6 L Inline-6 | 78 hp | — | — | — | manual | — |
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In 1954 the Nash Ambassador became the first American car with a fully integrated front-end heat-and-air system — a compact, hood-mounted unit priced at $345 while Oldsmobile's trunk-mounted setup ran $550.
Nash's streamlined 1949 Ambassador folded its seats flat into something that could actually sleep three adults — a built-in bed, decades before anyone called it "van life."
This Ambassador’s wagon looked like a classic wood-bodied wagon, but the wood was just cladding over an all-steel roof and doors underneath.
The 1941-42 Ambassador 600 was the first popular American car built with single-welded "unibody" monocoque construction - what Nash branded "Unitized" - instead of a separate body-on-frame.
While the Great Depression wrecked the auto industry, Nash — maker of the Ambassador Eight — stayed in the black through 1932, the only American carmaker besides General Motors to manage it.
In 1927 a Swedish prince personally traveled to Nash's Kenosha, Wisconsin factory, where Scandinavian factory workers themselves delivered his custom Ambassador Six sedan.
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