Fort Lauderdale 2016
1947 Nash Ambassador Suburban
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$100,000 - $125,000 USD | Not Sold
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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- 235-cid, 112-hp in-line six-cylinder engine
- Three-speed manual transmission
- Just 595 built for the 1947 model year
- One of less than 20 known examples
- 2001 Best in Class at Amelia Island Concours
- Factory “Weather-Eye” heater
- Factory Zenith AM radio
- Strato Blue over red leather interior
- Rear window wiper
- Numerous AACA and Nash Club event awards
Nash didn’t need to produce a specialty car like this, but did to show that it could, and to spruce up the Kenosha, Wisconsin firm’s rather conservative image. It was for all intent and purposes based on the pre-war Ambassador Fastback model and trimmed with ash framing and mahogany panels similar to the Chrysler Town & Country. Nash built just 1,000 wooden-bodied Suburbans between 1946 and 1948; 275 in 1946, 575 in 1947, and 130 in 1948. Less than twenty are known to exist today. All were powered by a 235-cid overhead valve 112-hp six-cylinder engine connected to a three-speed manual transmission with overdrive. The cars features a novel fold-down rear seat which converts into a sleeping area that extends into the trunk - list price new - $2188.42.
This handsome example is painted Strato Blue over red leather and is a 2001 Amelia Island Best in Class award winner. In addition, it has received numerous AACA and Nash Club honors. It is equipped with the “Weather-Eye” heater, Zenith AM radio and rear window wiper.
