1942 Nash Ambassador Six 2-door Sedan 🇮🇹

In 1941,  Nash replaced their entry level Lafayette with a new car dubbed the Nash 600. The 600 was the first low priced car to utilize a unibody construction method. Unibody, also called monocoque or as Nash called it “Unitized” construction, unites the body and frame structure into one unit as opposed to the body and frame being two parts that had to be joined together. Many of the same body construction techniques used on the 600 found their way into the bigger more expensive Ambassador series although those cars were still body-on-frame construction. The result was cars that were very sturdy.

The 1942 cars used the same basic bodies as 1941 with changes to the trim and most notably a different grille. The grille now featured a prominent center section with horizontal bars on the prow of the car. Below this was three horizontal bars that extended the full length across the front of the car wrapping around the fenders and this was extended on the rear half of the front fenders. The Ambassador Six and the Eight both rode on a 121 inch wheelbase. The only difference between the two models was the badging to identify the engine used.

Under the hood, the Eights no longer had the traditional “Twin-ignition” as war time limits made this feature impractical.

Production of the 1942 Nashs ceased on February 1, 1942. Nash did not maintain records of production by body style or model year but in the 1942 calendar year only 5,428 cars were manufactured.