1952 Nash Ambassador Super 4-door Airflyte Sedan [5265]

1952 Nash Ambassador [5265] in Jail Bait, Movie, 1954

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
modell ◊ 2006-12-04 22:09	Nash?
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-12-04 22:45	yes, Nash Statesman
archi87 ◊ 2006-12-04 23:52	I'm not sure, but I would say a 1952. I think it's an Statesman Super Sedan (series 40).
Hiergehts ◊ 2006-12-05 03:52	Anyone know if these were these commonly used as police cars in the 1950's?
wrenchhead ◊ 2006-12-05 04:35	They were not as commonly used for police work as some other makes (ford and plymouth) but I recall seeing several police models in the 1950's. The police Nashes I recall were the big old ambassadors like /vehicle_22797-Nash-Ambassador-1951.html -- Last edit: 2006-12-05 04:36:03
stronghold ◊ 2009-12-01 00:14
pilou ◊ 2009-12-01 09:23	It is not a Nash Statesman but a 1952 or 1953 Nash Ambassador : the 1952-53 Nash Statesman lacked the additional side bumperettes placed above the main bumper on the sides of the grille as seen here.This is an easy way to distinguish a 52/53 Ambassador from a Statesman. Being a police car it is more likely to be the Ambassador Super ( 5265/5365 ) rather than the Ambassador Custom ( 5275/5375)
Commander 57 ◊ 2009-12-01 23:43	As I have mentioned several times before, 1952 and 1953 Nashes can be distinguished from each other by the presence of chrome spacers in the cowl vent slot on the '53's. This one appears to lack them, so it is a 1952.