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I’m familiar with two of the cars as my grandfather years ago owned a 1956 Nash Ambassador sedan and a 1963 Buick Electra 6 window sedan. Grandad was bicoastal as he lived in New Jersey and So Cal. He was a Buick man in Jersey as he felt with Buick you got the best of both worlds, the practicality of a Chevy with the luxury of a Cadillac. The Buick he drove on weekends and in good weather. As back east many people would own a nice car, and then drive a beater car to work. In grandad’s case he owned a series of Chevys and Fords for his beater car, saving his Buicks from rusting away from road salt in winter !
ReplyDeleteIn So Cal at one time he owned the Nash, he bought used in 1960 after his 1958 Dodge was slammed into by a wreckless driver while parked in the street in downtown LA. When he went looking for a car to replace the Dodge he happened upon a used car dealer. As practiced by car dealers the more expensive late model used cars were at the front of the lot and the clunkers at the back. My grandad spotted what he thought was a red, black and white Lincoln surrounded by beat up old cars. When he asked the dealer about the car the dealer said forget that one mister it’s a Nash and they don’t make them anymore. Grandad had them move the car so he could inspect it. It had power everything and air conditioning, things only found in luxury cars back then. Needless to say grandad bought the Nash and had that car for 20 years ! :)
-Rj
Rj - I always enjoy your stories.
DeleteI remember the front armrests on those cars were like a booster seat for little kids.
DeleteBack in the 1960’s I myself used them as a booster seat to look out the windshield up til I was age 5 or 6.
-Rj