Nash 400

Nash 400 sedan 4 door model 3640 (1936)

The Nash 400 was a series of six-cylinder passenger cars produced by the Nash Motors Company in Kenosha . It was only manufactured in the 1936 model year and was placed between the smaller LaFayette models and the larger Ambassador models.

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The 400, model 3640 , introduced on May 20, 1935 , had a chassis with a 2,972 mm wheelbase. He had a side-controlled (sv) six-cylinder in-line engine with 3,848 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 85.7 mm × 111.1 mm), which delivered 90 bhp (66 kW) at 3,400 / min. (For comparison: this year's Ambassador Six had an engine of exactly the same size with overhead valves (ohv). It developed 93 bhp (68 kW) at 3,400 rpm). The drive and brake components (single-disc dry clutch, 3-speed gearbox with center shift, rear-wheel drive, hydraulic brakes on all four wheels) corresponded to the other Nash models. There were various open and closed structures with 3 to 6 seats.

This model was the first Nash whose intake manifold was molded into the engine block. The 400 was also the first Nash to have a one-piece, rear-hinged engine hood (alligator hood). Its main headlights were no longer on the sides of the grille, but on the front fenders. The grille was made of pressed sheet steel with vertical bars. The car had a hatchback with no trunk lid.

400 DeLuxe

The 400 DeLuxe, model 3640A , was introduced on October 15, 1935. Technically it corresponded to the 400, but had a radiator grille with chrome-plated, vertical bars and a split engine hood that was hinged in the middle, as well as better equipment.

In 1937, both models were replaced by the Nash LaFayette 400 .

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• Beverly R. Kimes (Ed.), Henry A. Clark: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .