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
[edit]The models within this series included:
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ McGuire, Bill (20 October 2020). "Queen of the Bathtub Era: The 1949-51 Nash Airflyte". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (6 November 2007). "1949-1951 Nash Airflyte". auto.howstuffworks.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "1950 Nash Airflyte foldout". oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ McGuire, Bill (29 June 2024). "The Story of Airflyte Construction: A 1951 Nash Film". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "1949 Nash full line brochure". oldcarmanualproject.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "1950 Nash Statesman brochure". lov2xlr8.no. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "1950 Nash Ambassador brochure". lov2xlr8.no. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "1950 Nash Rambler Airflyte brochure" (PDF). autocatalogarchive.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Tatra87 (18 September 2024). "In-Motion Capsule: 1955 Nash Rambler Cross Country – The Highlight Zone". curbsideclassic.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "The Golden Airflytes (22 page brochure)" (PDF). xr793.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "1954 Nash Airflyte brochure". oldcarbrochures.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McGuire, Bill (4 April 2024). "Last of the Airflytes: The 1954 Nash". macsmotorcitygarage.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Nash Airflyte Magazine". archive.org. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ 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"