For its 50th anniversary, Nash gave the Statesman an all-new body styled by Pininfarina — an Italian design house shaping a mid-tier American sedan, decades before that became fashionable.
Lead trim: Statesman Super Flying Scott 195.6 cu in I6 (85 hp, 1952) · up to 100 hp
Nash Statesman1952–1956
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FactFor its 50th anniversary, Nash gave the Statesman an all-new body styled by Pininfarina — an Italian design house shaping a mid-tier American sedan, decades before that became fashionable.
A new design for the 1952 model year (Nash's 50th anniversary, with styling by Pininfarina) featured a large "envelope-bodied" notchback sedan with enclosed wheels on a shortened 114.25 in wheelbase, a two- or four-door sedan or new "Country Club" two-door hardtop. All were powered by the "Super Flying Scott" 195.6 cu in (3.2 L) I6 rated at 85 hp; for 1953 the engine was upgraded to 100 hp and renamed "Powerflyte" and in 1954 an engine with dual carburetors and higher compression gained 10 hp; 1954 models added the outside-mounted continental tire, 1955 a facelift with wraparound windshield and integrated headlights and 1956 larger tail lamps. Under AMC from 1954; the final units were built in August 1956 and from 1957 all full-size Nashes were Ambassadors.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesman Powerflyte 195.6 cu in I6 (100 hp, 1953) | 1953–1953 | 3.2 L Inline-6 | 100 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Statesman Super Flying Scott 195.6 cu in I6 (85 hp, 1952) | 1952–1952 | 3.2 L Inline-6 | 85 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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For its 50th anniversary, Nash gave the Statesman an all-new body styled by Pininfarina — an Italian design house shaping a mid-tier American sedan, decades before that became fashionable.
Nash's two-door Statesman had a party trick: the front seats reclined flat into a bed, an option the four-door sedans didn't even get.
Rivals
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