Vehicle Description
1931 Nash Roadster Street Rod
Nash's slogan from the late 1920's and 1930's was "Give the
customer more than he has paid for" and the cars lived up to it.
Innovations included a straight-eight engine with overhead valves,
twin spark plugs, and nine crankshaft bearings in 1930. The 1932
Ambassador Eight had synchromesh transmissions and free wheeling,
automatic centralized chassis lubrication, a worm-drive rear end,
and its suspension was adjustable inside the car. A long-time
proponent of automotive safety, Nash was among the early mid- and
low-priced cars to offer four-wheel brakes. The Nash was a success
among consumers that meant for the company "selling for a long time
has been 100% a production problem... month after month all the
cars that could be produced were sold before they left the factory
floor."
For sale, a coupe turned hotrod with an all steel body. Customize
the interior and you are now ready to turn the key and slip on down
to the local drive in. Oh, and did I mention you are going to turn
a few heads on the way.
Exterior
All steel with a glasslike paint job in hot rod red, what else? The
panels are very straight, and the fenders that undulate down the
sides of this car are just as curvaceous. Adding some depth are
blue to yellow to white hot flames that lick rearward from the
front fenders, and on the door sides. The small bits of chrome that
adorn this car are in excellent condition, as is the black canvas
convertible top. There are window side curtains that can be
attached and will accompany this car with its sale. Just the hood
with no side panels so we can feast our eyes on the beefy mill,
that can be illuminated with the neon lighting that is under the
all steel hood. A top and bottom chromed radiator has stainless
steel rods fabricated for the front grille of this rad rod.
Interior
A swing of the door reveals a nice brown/gray vertical tufted tweed
cloth bench seat. This sits on a small lake of carpeting, which
shows some staining and fading. Above the carpet is a newly
fabricated dash, which features the red from the exterior carried
inside, and a custom walnut wood gauge cluster that houses gold
bezeled VDO gauges with vintage type font in black, and a cream
background. An aftermarket AM/FM/Cassette is housed in the former
glove box space. Fronting the dash is a red tilt wheel steering
column, topped by a wood wheel. The interior follows the
saying...keep it simple.
Drivetrain
Making itself known under the hood with no side panels, is a LT1
350ci Chevrolet V8, with a 350 Turbo automatic transmission
attached to the back. Also, consigner states that a 3.88 Camaro
rear has been bolted on.
Undercarriage
Looking underneath, it looks like it just drove off the showroom
floor. Everything has been updated and not used an awful lot since
the initial build.
A nicely done project to take a popular car from the 30's and spice
it up just a little. Of course, with the mill insertion that is a
bit of an understatement. Definitely classic old school hot rodding
with the licking flames, big engine, and simple interior. Need to
give a shout out to the nice big rear wheels that look like
knockoffs, and then the smaller fronts, which shine like new. This
nifty Nash hot rod is worth a look!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 300 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania,
conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and
our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for
more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
