Nash 600: Difference between revisions

The 1949 model year Nash 600 featured a new design based on the aerodynamic Airflyte series developed by [[Nils Erik Wahlberg]], Nash's Vice President of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1949-1951-nash-airflyte.htm |author=((Auto editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |title=1949-1951 Nash Airflyte |date=6 November 2007 |website=auto.howstuffworks.com |accessdate=9 May 2024}}</ref> The new cars stood out among the competition, {{convert|6|in|0|abbr=off}} lower than the 1948s with a rounded body with unusual enclosed fenders. This was the streamlined appearance, commonly called [[Ponton (car)|pomntonponton]], that detractors dubbed them the "bathtub" Nashes. "The envelope shape was the most streamlined form on the road, a large step ahead of the vaguely similar [[Packard Custom Super Eight#Custom Super Eight (1948-1950)|Packard]]" luxury models produced from 1948 through 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1949-1951-nash-airflyte.htm#pt1 |author=((Auto editors of ''Consumer Guide'')) |title=1949 Nash Airflyte Development |date=6 November 2007 |website=auto.howstuffworks.com |accessdate=9 May 2024}}</ref> The 600 became the economical series competing with Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth; while the Ambassador became the premium models and up against brands as Buick, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Chrysler, DeSoto, and Hudson.