page_title: Nash Rambler
section_title: Revival
hierarchical_section_title: Nash Rambler / Revival
caption_attribution_description: 1959 Rambler American 2-door compact sedan by American Motors Corporation (AMC) -- the first generation design. Painted in optional factory two-tone blue.
context_page_description: The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 to 1954 in sedan, wagon, and fixed-profile convertible body styles.
  On May 1, 1954, Nash-Kelvinator merged with the Hudson Motor Car Company to form American Motors Corporation. The Nash Rambler was then built by AMC in Kenosha, Wisconsin until 1955.
  The Nash Rambler established a new segment in the automobile market and is widely acknowledged to be the first successful modern American compact car.
  The 1950–1955 Nash Rambler was the first model run for this platform. Using the same tooling, AMC reintroduced an almost identical "new" 1958 Rambler American for a second model run. This was a rare feat of having two distinct and successful model runs, an almost unheard of phenomenon in automobile history.
context_section_description: With AMC's focus on economical automobiles, management saw an opportunity with the economic recession of 1958 to revive the small 100 in (2,540 mm) wheelbase Nash Rambler. The automaker had retained the old tooling and the old model would fit between the bigger 108 in (2,743 mm) wheelbase family-sized Ramblers and the imported two-seat 85 in (2,159 mm) wheelbase Nash Metropolitan. This would be a smaller and more efficient alternative to the standard-sized cars that were marketed by the domestic Big Three at that time. The old Nash design was slightly modified and used for AMC's "new" 1958 Rambler American.
caption: The revived Rambler American
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