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Nash Ambassador 1955-1957

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(@tim-hart)
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The only Nash I can find post the "bath tub" version of the early fifties is the 1954 Brooklin version above. These cars are pretty unique in design and I find them very "Art Deco"and am waiting for someone to produce a 1:43 ! somehow I don't think its going to happen. Its a credit to Brooklin that they produced this model when they did in their earlier days. 



   
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David H
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I agree, Tim.  Here's my BRK Nash, same car in a different color.  I have a couple of late Hudsons on the Nash body and several Ramblers of that era.  

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Here's a Hudson of the time:

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I also have three of the earlier Nash Ambassadors, all similar to this one:

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One more.  In the mid-1970's, no longer using the NASH nameplate, AMC produced this one. The company also produced an Ambassador.

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John Merritt
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We definitely need some more Nash cars from the early to mid-50s, and even some from the later 50s would work too. For a car that was so distinctive, it seems to be ignored. 


John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA


   
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David Knight
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Tim, that’s a real beauty. Somebody did a fine job with that two tone green recolor.  It is, as you note, a credit to Brooklin that they would produce models like this—cars that we actually saw on the streets not just in museums or in private collections, models that didn’t require deep pockets to acquire, and from a company that set the standard for customer care.  An email to Amanda about a a replacement part brought that part in the mail in just a few days. And those were the days when the USPS actually delivered mail to the correct address. The times they are a changin’.  


David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA


   
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(@ed-davis)
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@jcarnutz 

I agree with you.


Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA


   
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John Kuvakas
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@david-knight, in all fairness to Brooklin, the NB Center Collection is totally made up of cars that were common on the street. That's what makes it so distinctive. If you look at Brooklin's recent releases, the Pontiac Ventura, Buick Riviera, Greenbrier Camper, and now the '46 Pontiac, these are all common, everyday cars. Yes, they are in private collections now but they were all seen on the streets back in the day. The owner's passion is to preserve the more common cars. That's a good thing because now we can have models of them!


John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA


   
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