Studebakers on a Nash used car lot.

[JRoberts]

Found this on today's The Old Motor site. Five Studebakers on a Nash used car lot.

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=172098#comment-285903

[StudeRich]

Cool Old Nash Used Car Lot pic!

I see a '56 Flight Hawk or Power Hawk, a Late '55 4 Door Sedan, a '53/'54 Starliner Hardtop, a '53/'54 Starlight Coupe and a '52 4 Door Sedan on the Lot.

The roof portion in the Lower Left corner resembles a '59 Lark Hardtop but that is too New for the 1957 Pic Date.

I just do not see ANYONE with a brain turning in all those Cool Studes. for any kind of a NASH or a Hash !

They had to have bought them off of a Studebaker used Car Lot or even Chev./Ford lot. Being also a Independent Make they might have sold well on a Nash Lot.

[gordr]

The Studebakers, and even the Cadillac, on the used-car lot sure don't make the Nashes look appealing, do they?

[kmul221]

were the Nash sixes as gutless as the Studebaker sixes ?

[PackardV8]

were the Nash sixes as gutless as the Studebaker sixes ?

Like Studebaker, Nash had a small flathead 6-cyl which was gutless. The larger cars had a 235" OHV6 which had better performance.

A tidbit of interest, Nash management had some guts Studebaker lacked. They partnered with Donald Healey.
A Nash engine with dual carbs, was used in the '51-'54 Nash Healey; for sale years before the Corvette or Thunderbird. A lightweight racing Nash-Healey purpose-built for the race finished 3rd at Le Mans.



jack vines

[Studedude]

Looks like it would be a three ring circus if someone wanted to test drive anything that wasn't on the front row!

[WinM1895]

According to the Nash Dealer website (nashparts.com), Downing Nash was located at 486 Peachtree Street N.W. Atlanta GA and was in business 1954/56.

So, if this info is factual, the pic couldn't have been taken in 1957.

I googled earthed the address, building is gone, replaced by a huge modern parking garage.

There's a similar looking 3 story building kitty-corner across the street, but it's not the same as it has 6 windows, not 5.

[Stude Shoo-wop!]

While a lot of companies can claim some connection to the late American Motors Corporation, only Nash is virtually intertwined with it. It seemed that all AMC cars exuded the same Nash philosophy of providing a good value for money with a bit of delightful weirdness thrown on top. The Nash-Healey was an interesting performer but I don't think it would have lasted anyway given the fickle U.S. market towards newcomers.

[BobPalma]

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September 23 and 24, 1954....

BP

[TWChamp]

"I just do not see ANYONE with a brain turning in all those Cool Studes. for any kind of a NASH or a Hash !

They had to have bought them off of a Studebaker used Car Lot or even Chev./Ford lot. Being also a Independent Make they might have sold well on a Nash Lot."

I was thinking the same thing, who in their right mind would trade in a Studebaker on a Nash?
I think you are right that they needed something that would actually sell, so they stocked used Studebakers.

[PackardV8]

"I just do not see ANYONE with a brain turning in all those Cool Studes. for any kind of a NASH or a Hash !

Several of us here on this thread admit to having the occasional lapse of memory, but really, there was a long span when Studebakers were just very low value used cars. My memory is good enough to recall when $50 would buy an everyday driver Stude. A local fast-talking-used-car dealer ran TV ads and at the end there would be a few "fishing cars" and usually one Stude among them. The idea was these cars were so thoroughly depreciated, a few dead fish wouldn't lower the value.

jack vines

[studegary]

Keep in mind that there is no indication that any of these Studebakers were traded in on a Nash. They could have been purchased wholesale by the dealer, a practice still common today. They could have been traded in on a newer or different car of another brand. They could have been traded in at the dealer next door (Mercedes, etc.) which may have been connected to the Nash dealership in ownership, but not had their own used car lot.

I have worked at a couple and know of many used car lots where several cars had to be moved to get to the one that you want. In some places, like Main Street dealerships, space is at a premium. I even worked at a new car dealership that had a storage lot about half a mile away. They had a runner that just shuttled cars back and forth.

[studegary]

"No Obligation" if you'd like to see the new Nash Healey in the showroom of Palma Motors without being bothered with sales talk. Just clip the coupon and pin it to your lapel! (Click on the image to enlarge.)

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September 23 and 24, 1954....

BP

The "delivered in Paris" got me wondering why a USA, England, Italy car would be priced as delivered in France, then I remembered that your father's dealership was in Paris, IL.

[8E45E]

"No Obligation" if you'd like to see the new Nash Healey in the showroom of Palma Motors without being bothered with sales talk. Just clip the coupon and pin it to your lapel!

September 23 and 24, 1954....

Did you dad actually sell any Nash Healeys at that price?!??

What does your wonderful American Car Catalog show for Cadillac prices for 1954?

Craig

[studegary]

Did you dad actually sell any Nash Healeys at that price?!??

What does your wonderful American Car Catalog show for Cadillac prices for 1954?

Craig

Not Bob and I don't have a "...wonderful...Catalog". A 1954 Eldorado convertible (top of the line) listed for $4738.