Car : Nash Four
Year : 1922
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :85.7×127 mm
Cylinder capacity : 2929 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : 36.75
Maximum speed : 55 mph
Wheelbase : 9 ft 4 ins ( 2.84 m)
Suspension : front and back :semi-elliptic leaf- springs
The first cars to appear with the name Nash were introduced in 1918, but Charles W. Nash himself had already had considerable experience of the car business. Previously vice-president of General Motors, in 1916 Nash had bought control of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company, well-known makers first of bodywork, then of cars such as Rambler and Jeffery.
With this company at this disposal, Nash suddenly found himself in a particularly advantageous position, being able to manufacture the bodywork he needed.
The Nash Four came on the market in 1921, at $1,395, reduced to $985 the following year. It was advertised as a good value ‘sister car’ to the 6-cylinder, as if already in 1921 Nash had the two-car family in mind. It was orthodox in many respects-splash lubrication, coil ignition, and disc clutch.
In April 1922 the firm celebrated production of its 100,000th car. Meanwhile it continued to incorporate interesting details in its vehicles such as a device for checking the fuel level, shuttering on the front windows, two spare wheels, and a thermometer on the radiator cap. In 1954 Nash merged with Hudson, thus creating American Motors.
Nash Four
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