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American Motors, Nash & HudsonThis section includes pictures and/or facts about AMC (American Motors), Rambler, Nash, Hudson, Essex, LaFayette, Terraplane and Metropolitan cars through the 1970s.
~ Find Classic Car Dealers ~ Find Classic Car Insurance Charles W. Nash left General Motors in 1916. He and James Storrow then bought the T. B. Jeffery Co., the makers of the Jeffery automobile. In July Nash and James Storrow formed the Nash Motors Comapny. Jeffery cars were still built for a while. The first new "Nash" cars appeared in 1918. The Nash name continued to appear on new cars until 1957. The LaFayette Motor Company was originally an independant company started in 1919 by Charles Nash and others. They introduced their first model in 1921. By 1924 LaFayette was history as an indepenant auto maker. Among the models the offered over the years were touring cars, roadsters, coupes and sedans. The LaFayette name would reappear in 1934 as basically a less expensive car in the Nash family, but marketed under it's own name untill 1937. In 1938 LaFayette became a series in the Nash line up. 1940 was the last year for the LaFayette series. Roy D. Chapin and other former Olds Motor Works men were instrumental in forming the Hudson which hit the roads in mid 1909. An interesting side note is where the name Hudson came from. It came from Joeseph L. Hudson who put up a pile of money and who also owned the Hudson Department store in Detroit. Among the most outstanding Hudsons were the 1948 models featuring a "step Down" floor that allowed the car to be lower and more streamlined. By 1951, still using the streamlined step down design, Hudsons were winning Nascar events. The last year for the Hudson name on a new car was 1957. Hudson and Nash had merged in 1954 to form American motors. Essex - Terraplane
1919 - 1938 In 1932 the Terraplane name appeared on an Essex model. In 1933 the Terraplane name replaced the Essex name entirely. After the Nash and Hudson names were discontinued in 1957 the Rambler name was applied to all AMC cars. The Rambler name last appeared on a new car in 1969. The Metroploitan was a very small 4 passenger car that came as a coupe or convertible. It was manufactured by the british Austin in England. Early Mets carried either the Nash Metropolitan or Hudson Metropolitan name. Beginning with the 1958 models they were simply called Metropolitans. Enjoy these pictures of some great old antique and classic cars. Perhaps you'll find a Nash or Hudson that will stir your own fond memories! Most of these photos were taken at local Classic Car Shows, which is always a great way to spend a day. Enjoy these Antique, Classic and Special Interest Collector Car Pictures.
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Antique & Classic American Motors Pictures1929 & Earlier Nash & Hudson Pictures1912 Hudson Mile-A-Minute Roadster 1930 - 1939 Hudson, Essex, LaFayette, Terraplane Pictures1940 - 1949 Nash and Hudson Pictures1940 Nash Four Door Roadster Street Rod 1950 - 1959 AMC, Nash and Hudson Pictures1951 Hudson Hornet Convertible. 1951 Hudson Super 6, Four Door sedan 1952 Hudson Hornet, Four Door Sedan 1952 Hudson Hornet Convertible 1953 Hudson Hollywood Two Door hardtop 1954 Hudson Jet Liner Four Door Sedan 1955 Nash Statesman Four Door sedan 1957 Nash Ambassador Custom Four Door Sedan 1957 Nash Ambassador Custom Four Door Sedan 1959 AMC Rambler Super Four Door Sedan 1960 - 1969 AMC Pictures1960 AMC Rambler Super Four Door Sedan 1960 AMC Rambler Custom Hardtop 1960 AMC Metropolitan Convertible 1962 AMC Rambler Classic Four Door Sedan 1962 AMC Rambler American 400 Convertible 1964 AMC Rambler Classic Four Door Sedan 1965 AMC Rambler American Convertible 1965 AMC Rambler Classic Four Door Sedan 1965 AMC Rambler Classic Two Door Hardtop 1966 AMC Rambler Ambassador Convertible 1966 AMC Rambler Rogue Two Door Hardtop 1967 AMC Rambler Ambassador Convertible 1967 AMC Rambler Rebel SST Convertible 1969 AMC AMX (Customized) 1969 AMC SCRambler Two Door Hardtop 1970 and later AMC Pictures1973 AMC Ambassador Four Door Sedan
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