1953-1955 Nash Rambler
1955 Nash Rambler Custom Cross Country wagon
Nash's sales-winning compact, the Rambler, got restyled for 1953-1955 to become more along the lines of the contemporary Pinin Farina senior cars. Model offerings expanded noticeably for 1954 with the addition of two- and four-door sedans and a four-door Cross Country wagon -- joining the two-door wagon, hardtop, and convertible -- plus a new low-priced DeLuxe two-door and returning Custom and Super versions of all body styles. The four-door sedans and Cross Country used a longer 108-inch wheelbase.
Rambler was spun off as an individual make for 1956. The 100-inch-wheelbase two-door sedan and wagon from these years would be resurrected with only detail changes for 1958 as the Rambler American.
Pluses of the 1953-1955 Nash Rambler:
- Pioneer compact
- Practicality
- Economy that's liveable today
- Very affordable
Minuses of the 1953-1955 Nash Rambler:
- Slow appreciation
- Unit-body rust-out always a threat
- Enclosed front wheel wells mean unduly wide turning circle
Estimated
Production of the 1953-1955 Nash Rambler:
150,000
Specifications
of the 1953-1955 Nash Rambler:
Wheelbase,
inches: 100.0; 108.0 (4-door sedan)
Length,
inches: 176.5; 186.4 (4-door sedan)
Weight,
pounds: 2,400-2,685
Price,
new: $1,550-2,150
Engines for the 1953-1955 Nash Rambler:
Type Size Horsepower Years sv
I-6 184 cid 85/90 1953-1954 sv
I-6 195.6 cid 90/100 1955
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