1936 Nash “News Shots” Brochure

Description

This is an 8-page brochure for the 1936 Nash models. It features text, specs, black & white & sepia photos. It measures approximately 9.25 x 12.25 inches.
Nash Motors Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1937. From 1937 to 1954, Nash Motors was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Nash production continued from 1954 to 1957 after the creation of American Motors Corporation.
Nash pioneered some important innovations; in 1938 it debuted the heating and ventilation system which is still used today, unibody construction in 1941, seat belts in 1950, a U.S.-built compact car in 1950, and muscle cars in 1957.
In 1936, Nash introduced the "Bed-In-A-Car" feature, which allowed the car's interior to be converted into a sleeping compartment. The rear seatback hinged up, allowing the rear seat cushion to be propped up into a level position. (THIS IS SHOWN IN BROCHURE.) This also created an opening between the passenger compartment and the trunk. Two adults could sleep in the car, with their legs and feet in the trunk, and their heads and shoulders on the rear seat cushions. In 1949, this arrangement was modified so that fully reclining front seatbacks created a sleeping area entirely within the passenger compartment. In 1950 these reclining seatbacks were given the ability to lock into several intermediate positions. Nash soon called these "Airliner Reclining Seats."