Nash Airflyte

Airflyte badge on a 1950 Nash Statesman

Nash Motors used the Airflyte name for several cars from 1949 until 1955. The automaker also distributed the Nash Airflyte Magazine during that time.

Models under the Airflyte brand

• 1949-1951: Full-size cars characterized by an aerodynamic, rounded shape. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The models within this series included:

• Nash 600 ^[6] (renamed Statesman in 1950) ^[7]
• Nash Ambassador ^[8]

• 1950-1955: Compact-sized Nash Rambler ^{[9] [10]}

• 1952-1954: The full-size cars were restyled and initially dubbed "Golden Airflytes" to celebrate Nash Motors' 50th anniversary in 1952. ^{[11] [12]} These models adopted a more squared-off look than the earlier Airflytes, including larger wheel cutouts in the front fenders. ^{[5] [13] [14]}

Airflyte magazine

The Nash Airflyte Magazine was a publication of the Nash Motor Company in the 1950s. Distributed to owners of Nash cars, it featured content about lifestyles, experiences, and travels, in addition to the vehicles they drove. ^{[15] [16]}

Notes

1. McGuire, Bill (20 October 2020). "Queen of the Bathtub Era: The 1949-51 Nash Airflyte". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
2. Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (6 November 2007). "1949-1951 Nash Airflyte". auto.howstuffworks.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
3. "1950 Nash Airflyte foldout". oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
4. McGuire, Bill (29 June 2024). "The Story of Airflyte Construction: A 1951 Nash Film". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
5. McClurg, Bob (2016). History of AMC Motorsports: Trans Am, NASCAR, Land Speed and Off-Road Racing. CarTech. pp. 18–20. ISBN   9781613251775 . Retrieved 2 September 2025– via Google Books.
6. "1949 Nash full line brochure". oldcarmanualproject.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
7. "1950 Nash Statesman brochure". lov2xlr8.no. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
8. "1950 Nash Ambassador brochure". lov2xlr8.no. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
9. "1950 Nash Rambler Airflyte brochure" (PDF). autocatalogarchive.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
10. Tatra87 (18 September 2024). "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone". curbsideclassic.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
11. "The Golden Airflytes (22 page brochure)" (PDF). xr793.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
12. "1954 Nash Airflyte brochure". oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
13. Clymer, Floyd (September 1952). "The Owners Report on the 1952 Nash". Popular Mechanics. Vol. 98, no. 3. pp. 90–94, 262, 264. Retrieved 2 September 2025– via Google Books.
14. McGuire, Bill (4 April 2024). "Last of the Airflytes: The 1954 Nash". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
15. "Nash Airflyte Magazine". archive.org. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
16. Hammerstein II, Oscar; Horowitz, Mark Eden (2022). The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II. Oxford University. p. 496. ISBN   9780197538180 . Retrieved 2 September 2025– via Google Books. (1949) Letter from Airflyte Magazine requesting permission to quote line of "Ol' Man River"