Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 to 1954 in sedan, wagon, and fixed-profile convertible body styles.
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20 Facts About Nash Rambler
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On 1 May 1954, Nash Rambler-Kelvinator merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation .
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The Nash Rambler was then built by AMC in Kenosha, Wisconsin, until 1955.
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Nash Rambler established a new segment in the automobile market and is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car.
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Nash Rambler engineers had originally penned the styling during World War II.
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The Nash Rambler was designed to be lighter and have smaller dimensions than the other popular cars.
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Compact Nash Rambler line was designed with several body styles, but the inaugural year was limited to a single model: a fully equipped 2-door fixed-profile convertible.
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When it was learned that Dodge had already reserved the Diplomat name for a planned two-door hardtop body style, Nash delved into its own past, and resurrected the Rambler name from an 1897 prototype and its first production model, in 1902.
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Nash Rambler was one of the popular early American automobile brands.
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Nash Rambler was introduced on 13 April 1950, in the middle of the model year.
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The new Nash Rambler was available only as an upmarket two-door convertible – designated the "Landau".
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The new Nash Rambler came only in a convertible body, a style that had a higher price in the marketplace and incorporated more standard features that make the open-top models suitable more for leisure-type use than ordinary transportation.
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In 1951, the Nash Rambler line was enlarged to include a two-door station wagon and a two-door pillarless hardtop – designated the Country Club.
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The "traditional" Nash fixed fender skirts were removed and the front track was increased to be even greater than was the Rambler's rear tread.
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The Nash Rambler was a new model for Hudson dealers and it replaced the compact Hudson Jet.
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Interiors of the economical Nash Rambler were designed by Helene Rother to appeal to the feminine eye.
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The Nash Rambler was the only car to run the entire 100-mile race without making a pit stop.
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Production of the original compact Nash Rambler ended in 1955 as AMC introduced an all-new Rambler for the 1956 model year.
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New for 1956 Nash Rambler was arguably "the most important car American Motors ever built" in that it not only created and defined a new market segment, emphasized the virtues of compact design, but enabled the automaker to prosper in the post-World War II marketplace that shifted from a seller's to a buyer's market.
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The old Nash design was slightly modified and used for AMC's "new" 1958 Rambler American.
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