Back to simpler times...(NGC)

[JJ]

1953 Nash Rambler...you just can't beat a CLASSIC!!

[Sasquatch Jim]

 My dad had a Nash Ambassador.  It was bigger and heavier than a Cadillac, had a giant 6 cylinder engine with two carburetors,
and got worse milage.  But it was good to take your date out with because the seats would fold down to make a double bed.

[Tkelly]

My dad had a Nash coupe when he courted my mom in the early 40s,a much cooler car than the 50s models.Before the interstate he would make it from SouthBend IN to the north side of Chicago late at night in 90 minutes,around 90 miles.He claimed that the speed limit on US 20 was reasonable and proper.

[wymple]

My dad had a Nash Ambassador.  It was bigger and heavier than a Cadillac, had a giant 6 cylinder engine with two carburetors,
and got worse milage.  But it was good to take your date out with because the seats would fold down to make a double bed.

I've never seen a Nash of any kind hit 3900 lbs. My parent's 55 Caddy weighed almost 4500.

[GeorgiaGuzzi]

“Hey buddy, how do you get it out of second gear?”

[oldbike54]

 Simpler , well sure , at least until you need to do a brake job , or replace the ball joints , or the float in the carb starts sticking , or the shift linkage begins acting up , or ....

 Dusty

[JJ]

Simpler , well sure , at least until you need to do a brake job , or replace the ball joints , or the float in the carb starts sticking , or the shift linkage begins acting up , or ....

 Dusty

Oh, C'mon now...you know you like the..."Bathtub on Wheels!!"

[DesertPilot]

I remember those.  There used to be a fellow up in Petaluma who collected them.  Thanks for the memories

[wymple]

Simpler , well sure , at least until you need to do a brake job , or replace the ball joints , or the float in the carb starts sticking , or the shift linkage begins acting up , or ....

 Dusty

All of those things combined don't add up to the hassle of a simple water pump replacement on an Ecoboost V6, or a cam chain tensioner on a BMW V8, of a valve job on any 32 valve V8, on & on & on. I remember fuel pumps for less than 15 dollars and you could do it on the side of the road if necessary, and fuel filters were a screwdriver operation. Many things are way better now, but not everything. I remember seeing my local rebuilder parting out a very nice Dodge Intrepid a few years ago because the cam chain was such an expensive job on the 2.7 that it wasn't worth it.

[Murray]

Simpler , well sure , at least until you need to do a brake job , or replace the ball joints , or the float in the carb starts sticking , or the shift linkage begins acting up , or ....

 Dusty

Or the points randomly close up and chucking out all the spark plugs every service because of the lead in the fuel, having it run like a complete dog for the first tem mintues on a cold motoring because it hasn't warmed up the crappyer it ran is always inversly proportional to home much of a hurry you are in at the time. Vaccuum driven wipers work great providing it doesn't rain and air vents for cooling are great providing it doesn't actually get hot and you don't drive in traffic.

The only thing I will say is after all these years manufacturers still have an inablitiy to get an auto gearbox to work in a manner that doesn't drive me up the wall.

[antmanbee]

The biggest drawback is that the car can only go in a straight line. No ability to make a turn with those closed in wheel wells on the front.
Thankfully that issue is fixed on the newer cars.