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I remember the Nash was one of the first new cars available after WW2..my Aunt Jo had one...  . |
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That's one of those so-called "Bathtub" Nashes.
A lot of car companies issued postcards showing their newest offerings every fall. |
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The Nash was a great car, my Dad had a couple of those when we were kids. I remember him folding the front seat down towards the back making the inside of the car a bed. He used the '52 Nash 4 door when we went on Boy Scout camping trips, no sleeping on the ground in a tent for us. |
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My first wheels were a 1953 Kaiser Frazier ..had a finned flathead 6 engine..kind of advanced for its time..it would be expecting too much of a 17 year old kid to keep it in mint condition !! |
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Philb, as I recall, the Kaiser and Frazer were different cars. The Kaiser was by far the more stylish of the two, and low-end Frazers seemed to come primarily in mud-colored hues, with a Spartan interior worthy of King Leonidas. My dad's fishing buddy had a Frazer sedan, c.1950. But they did make a 4-door convertible; I've never seen one. |
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Doug, mine was a Kaiser sedan..two tone..cream and light green ..leather dashboard and overdrive...but I don't think they had much resale value..my Dad probably paid $300 in 1956 for a 53 !! |
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 This is Kaiser's sporty car, the Darrin, 1953-54. It was the first fiberglass-bodied car (beating the Corvette by a month) and had sliding doors that retracted into the fender wells. |
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i do not recall the Darrin..when I think of how I abused that poor car...now I drive a 2012 Nissan Frontier 4x4 that could take all kinds of abuse and I pamper it like a baby !! |
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