1959: AN AUTO OF MY YOUTH

MY '59 FOUR DOOR WAS EXACTLY LIKE THE PHOTO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COLOR. IT HAD A PUSH BUTTON-DASH MOUNTED TRANSMISSION CONTROL, INSTEAD OF THE CONVENTIONAL A-FRAME, NASH AND RAMBLER CARS WERE A SOLID "UNIBODY." THE "WEATHER EYE" HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME. THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM UNDER THE HOOD TO STAND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT! I MISS THAT OLD RAMBLER. THERE WAS A GREAT INJUSTICE DONE TO THE "OFF BRAND" AUTO MANUFACTURERS BACK IN THAT ERA. IT WAS COMMON TO HEAR THAT THE NASH, HUDSON AND STUDEBAKER WERE INFERIOR AND THAT THEIR TRADE IN VALUE WAS NOT UP TO THE STANDARDS OF THE CHEVYS AND FORDS. WHEN I TRADED IN MY RAMBLER, I FOUND THAT THE TRADE IN VALUE WAS MUCH MORE THAN I EXPECTED.