From Wikipedia.
While on the subject of today's two earlier posts, I decided to find out some more about the Nash automobiles. I remember the song "Beep, Beep" about the little Nash Rambler pulling alongside the car and asking how to get the car out of second gear.
While at college, I had a Nash Rambler station wagon I called the "Ramblin' Wreck." It burned a quart of oil about every 50-100 miles.
Nash Motors was based in Kenosha, Wisconsin and was a major employer. It lasted from 1916-1937 then was a part Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1937-1954. Nash production continued from 1954-1957 with the creation of the American Motors Corporation.
Nash Motors were known for their pioneering innovations:
1938-- heating and ventilation systems still in use today
1941-- Unibody construction
1950-- seatbelts
1950-- U.S. built compact car
1957-- muscle car
It was founded in 1916 by former General Motors president Charles W. Nash after he acquired Kenosha's Thomas B. Jeffery Company which had started in 1902. The Jeffery Company's best-known vehicle was the Rambler.
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