1932 Nash twin ignition special eight

[@johnboydTx]

Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag 🤔i think?? If not the Entertainer by Scott Joplin

[@What.its.like.]

Congratulations you’re the first one to get both the name of the band and the song correctly maple leaf rag by Scott Joplin

[@johnboydTx]

@@What.its.like. there's a Charlie Chaplain movie with the song Mabel behind the Wheel ❤️❤️❤️ first movie with an Indian motorcycle and features early race cars very early maybe around 1920 or earlier than that 🤔 I highly recommend it for brass and glass enthusiast 😉👍 Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

[@johnboydTx]

Mabel at the Wheel by Jimmy Dorsey Not behind the Wheel I had too correct myself 🤷😉✌️

[@andreamills5852]

awesome job john

[@ernielaw]

There was a remake of Scott Joplin's song 'The Entertainer in 1974. There is also Janice Joplin who was a singer from the 1960's, though I doubt those 2 are related.

[@jerrycallender7604]

Nash made some truly exceptional cars. My gramma had a 1950 Ambassador.

[@jsat5609]

My cousin had a '51 that he bought used. Not an Ambassador,, but it lasted forever, and was quite roomy: I think you could have hosted a square dance in the back seat.

[@What.its.like.]

And the seats folded down into a bed =)

[@jsat5609]

@@What.its.like. I've heard that some parents of teenage girls in the 1950s wouldn't let their daughters go out with a boy who drove a Nash for just that reason.

[@ernielaw]

In that case it could have been a Statesman@@jsat5609

[@brustar5152]

You may have mentioned it but these engines also had an oil level indicator quadrant on the side of the block just behind the Carb. You can see the red coloured tip of the indicator arrow pointing to the "full" side of the quadrant. The ignition timing of these is helped immensely by use of a Dwell Tach on the individual points gap adjustment. Indestructible with nine mains. I had a friend with a 31 Victoria and you couldn't hear the thing running from five feet away.

[@What.its.like.]

I did not know that thank you so much for sharing all that information. The owner has a few other ones I’m hoping to get over to his collection in a month or two I don’t know when but this thing just glided in it was it didn’t even sound like it was running at all silk smooth Almost like electric car

[@batiusfinkius2923]

Love the art deco gauges. Lovely piece of design.

[@What.its.like.]

This car was awesome the only thing about it was it looked tight I didn’t get in this car it rained and the grass was wet and there was always a crowd around it so I didn’t ask if I could if was so nice

[@ChrisStockslager]

Specific request: in your future reviews, could you toot the horn on each car? I think it’s fun to hear them!

[@josephgaviota]

5:36 ... grille behind the bars ... That's a nice looking grille! As you said, the whole car is nice looking.

[@troygoggans5495]

Take in the technology of 1932 and the technology of today and the level of comfort in 1932 compared with comfort of today we are paying over twice what we should be.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree perhaps more and what people don’t realize is all they have to do is stop buying cars at that price point and they will come down.. prices are high because people will pay it. Covid years had to be some of the dumbest as far as buying new cars 5k 10k 15k up to 50k over msrp all because people would pay it.really stupid and the car isn’t worth it that’s just money donated to the dealership. I wanted to do a video on that so bad but I worked at a dealership at the time ( it was a classic car dealer but had ties to 2 jeep dealerships and would’ve been seen as a conflict of interest )

[@josephpiskac2781]

Very Cool! Love the blue engine.

[@What.its.like.]

Me too everything about it how it had Nash 8 stamped on the side

[@ROXSTARCorvette4371]

Beautiful car. It's the Nash, followed by the Chrysler, then the Huson for me.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =) just think how luxurious the ambassadors was this car is two tiers from the top

[@P_RO_]

Especially with the color scheme, that Nash is a very handsome car with graceful details and nothing over-done or gaudy. Remembering the low-octane fuel of the era and the low compression ratio, it still amazes me at how much horsepower they could coax from a single updraft carb. 9 main bearings should have made for a bullet-proof bottom end, and the engine looks as stylish as the car. The ride control must have been adjustable friction dampers (shocks) done via linkages or cables. Today that's done electronically. Friction dampers usually offer a weird ride; if too tight you feel all the small bumps and if too loose you bounce all over the place. Different road conditions needed different settings and wear would change things, so most were adjustable but only by wrenching each one individually. Having that adjustment while you drove must have been a real treat. My WYR is the Nash, but the Studebaker comes close while the Chrysler looks dated and gaudy. Even the jaunty Jordan isn't a match for the Nash in the second choice, though it's rarity and status has it's own appeal while the Hudson just looks too plain.

[@What.its.like.]

Groovy choices and reasoning behind your picks Thank you so much for sharing all that information and insight =)

[@johnboydTx]

Hudson 8 first Studebaker 8 was a great running car There's a book about driving Hudson 8 around the world 👍🙂 I have no experience with Nash straight 8s 🤷 but this Nash was exceptional 👏👏👏 correct Hardware and attention to detail and color was amazing 👏👏👏👏 salute to the owner well done .. Great episode 😉👍 Happy Motoring ✌️🤠

[@YuTbCensorship]

Beautiful Tan Interior and Tan Canvas Top

[@bikabill403]

Whatever is left over in either WYR! What beautiful works of art!!!

[@What.its.like.]

Haha nice =)

[@slicksnewonenow]

If this one was appointed as nicely as it is from the factory, imagine how extravagant the Ambassador model was... I'd say that this example is as nice as any Cadillac of the era as it stands.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree Cadillac from this era is a bit understated unless it’s the 16 of course

[@tigre7739]

Beautiful design! I'd pick the Chrysler, and this one in the second scenario!😎

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =) I saw this car drive in it glided past almost like an electric car super smooth very quiet

[@josephgaviota]

7:48 I see it has the "goat hoove" tail lights.

[@josephgaviota]

7:21 Two cowels (that'd be cool), and those windshield wipers are very advanced for 1932, me thinks! I think "normal" was vacuum wipers controlled by vacuum motors at the TOP of the windshield.

[@jsat5609]

IMO could easily be mistaken for a Lincoln. My picks? 32 Nash both times. Big Nash fan myself. I think Nash and later AMC were/are vastly underrated.

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree great choices =)

[@carlmontney7916]

32 Studebaker President 32 Nash 8 I love Nash automobiles. What an unbelievably gorgeous color scheme that car has. Also, the attention to detail on the grill is just simply beautiful. Plus I've always loved the maple leaf rag a Scott Joplin classic.

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices this car was absolutely spectacular and there is a really funny backstory that I might share on the next live stream. I should’ve put it at the end of this episode. That would’ve been epic but I totally forgot about it until just now. Lol

[@dougabbott8261]

Nash then the Hudson. 3:25 look how small the 3 speed transmission is. Minuscule. I have always been a fan of Art Deco so these cars are fantastic in their styling.

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices =) Transmissions were small for the longest time I have a 52 Chevy 1 ton truck and I can pick transmission up by myself it’s maybe a foot long 4 speed might be a little longer than a foot but it’s nothing like the new transmissions

[@DSP1968]

What a beauty! I just love the convertible sedans of this era. Thank you for featuring it, Jay.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you so much for watching glad you dig this episode =)

[@steves9905]

Spectacular. Convertible sedan too...prob the most desirable model

[@drcandor]

Not a fan of yellow cars, but i sure fell in love with this one * I'd own it and would never change a thing. . . :>/

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree but yellow definitely depends on the car did a Chrysler a little while back it was yellow and I thought it was phenomenal and I’m not a yellow car fan either

[@alweb360]

Looks very high spec and quality for what it cost in its day. Engine is more powerful than larger flat v8s of the time.

[@What.its.like.]

Super underrated car that’s for sure

[@stephenholland5930]

What a beautiful car, Jay. Thanks for featuring it.

[@What.its.like.]

You bet =)

[@chuckkottke]

I'll take all three if they fit in the barn 😊. Yes, omg, what a beautiful car Jay! They used to say the Buick was the poor man's Packard, but easily Nash takes the crown 👑. There was a 28' Nash at the old AMC wire harness plant I worked at, but it looked antiquated compared to the 1930 and 32 Nash! Just an Art Deco Jem, thanks for the show!! 🎉

[@What.its.like.]

Haha nice awesome choices. I’m a huge fan of these but while doing research there isn’t that many left it’s an absolute shame that this is getting lost to time. This is definitely one of those cars that should be remembered for what it was.

[@chuckkottke]

@@What.its.like. Yes, we've lost so many of the rare breeds to time, rust, and scrap metal drives during wartime. Nash may have been sold everywhere, but I'm guessing most were sold in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, so rust just eats metal here. The survivors were the Lucky few, like that gem 💎 you showcased. In the old AMC wire harness plant, that 28' Nash was saved because the owner ran into his garage and smashed the fender, after which he just gave up driving and took the trolley. Parked untill his death, it was well preserved in the garage. Same with old Fred Kitcher's Ford Model A. He backed the car into the garage, smashed it against the back wall, and out of embarrassment just left it there. Katie lived there for years, she was our egg lady, and I remember peeking through the cracked back wall, looking at this otherwise original model A in perfect shape except for the rear fenders. I have no clue who owns it now, but some lucky buyer got it. There should be more Nash cars here, but no dealerships in the area. An old Erskine dealership in Wausaukee though! Anyhow, have a great day Jay! 🌄

[@hcombs0104]

I'm going with Nash for both WYR scenarios. That front end has a lot to do with it. A grille within a grille. Very intricate. But a beauty overall.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@andreamills5852]

These cars are beautiful but too fancy for me Jay.

[@What.its.like.]

Just think this was two tiers from the top they get fancier =)

[@aaronwilliams6989]

Those seats look almost modern.

[@What.its.like.]

This car was fully restored but decades ago

[@aaronwilliams6989]

@@What.its.like. They really look after it pretty well.

[@josephgaviota]

8:53 I wonder what that mechanism above the pedals is. Appears to be a lever mechanism to do _something,_ I just wonder _what._

[@What.its.like.]

I’m not sure I couldn’t find information on this car which was super sad.. I should say information is limited

[@seed_drill7135]

Always thought it interesting how elegant Depression era Nash’s and Studebakers were but then how odd they both got in their first postwar redesigns.

[@What.its.like.]

Idk I kinda like the bathtub Nash era too =)

[@seed_drill7135]

I like the '57's, but, sadly, that was the end of the line.@@What.its.like.

[@terribelbliss9646]

Chrysler, Nash. Hah, the first song I actually recognize and I can’t tell you from where or it’s name. Good one. 😝👍

[@What.its.like.]

Haha nice Sweet choices

[@ernielaw]

Both Grandad and Grampa were each into the early Nashes.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet which were their favorites

[@ernielaw]

They owned Nashes of the 1920's so I never saw them.@@What.its.like.

[@sauluribe7082]

1.500 price tag or base price yet this one looks fancy. never imagine they made such a car.

[@What.its.like.]

It just goes to show you how inflated the market has gotten cars got really expensive after 1970 and then they went up again in the 90s era that were living in is just insane $50,000 for a minivan

[@ColtonRMagby]

WYR: All of them. You can never have too many cars. NTT: I'm not sure, but I'm thinking of Ray Charles with that piano. I think the SP control is the spark advance, but I could be wrong.

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices lol should never have too many I like that it is not Ray Charles

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@What.its.like. I saw that someone got it. I wouldn't have guessed that if I tried.

[@texas_triple8146]

Subscribed. Nice content

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome welcome to the community =)

[@VintageCarHistory]

Okay, for WYR#1, I want the Study Pres. I love those lines! Ugh! WYR#2, I'll... Take.... ..... The Hudson. The door scallop won it.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@stevelee5724]

Nice one. Every thing about this car is fantastic ! Truly an art deco wonder ! Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@What.its.like.]

=) glad you dig this one

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi Jay!: What a NEAT looking car! Too bad such a fabulously engineered engine had kind of low horsepower! The twin ignition would have optimized the burning of the fuel, Evidently the low compression had something to do with it. The styling was excellent on this one! WYR#1 Probably will pick the Nash on this one, even though the Stude had more horsepower with its flathead 8. #2 Same, the Hudson is COOL, though!

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =) I was thinking the same thing about the twin ignition but hasn’t 💯% so didn’t say anything

[@josephgaviota]

I'm always interested to hear the stories about overhead vs flatheads. As a kid (in the '60s and early '70s), I always thought of flatheads as "primitive." I think from your vids that the overhead was considered superior, and I assume it must have been more expensive to manufacture. I don't know where I'm going with this, but **I** find it interesting.

[@What.its.like.]

What I find interesting is they say ohv is more efficient but you had cars like studebaker bullet nose get 32 mpg hwy with a flathead Nash getting around the same in a flathead most ohv engines didn’t get that amc had the 195.6 get around that.. what I would love to see is the flathead make a comeback bring it back forge internals and turbo charge it.. they had low compression and that’s the best type of engine to turbo or so I was told

[@winstonelston5743]

WYR1: The Nash engine is technically intriguing, but I expect setting the timing would be a nightmare. I'll take the President. WYR2: "Somewhere west of Laramie..." Not necessarily on the merits of the car itself, but that lead line from the Jordan print ads just grabs you by the --- uh ---below the waist.

[@seanhoward8025]

Jay, another brand in this segment of quality, high-value cars from an independent manufacturer was the Auburn.

[@What.its.like.]

Auburns were more expensive though I was just thinking Jordan was a bit outside the price point range Jordan was almost double the price of this car that’s about where the Auburn was as well if memory serves me correct they were around three grand Next year I definitely want to get into some more power players like all burn I would love to find an L 29 cord and start doing some Duesenberg I had my opportunity I could’ve done a Duesenberg this year I could’ve done a couple Duesenberg but I wanted to wait

[@timothysotelo3868]

This was a very nice car for the money. Who would have been the buyer for this in 1932.

[@What.its.like.]

Someone that wanted a different car make no mistake. The ambassador model would rival the Lincoln and Cadillacs of its day.. 100 hp might not sound like a lot, but that was more horsepower than the Cadillac V8 put out that was more horsepower than a lot of cars of the day

[@mpetersen6]

Nash 8 for the Doubleheader.

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet =)

[@billhyde2303]

How about doing a engine segment on Chrysler 6's?

[@What.its.like.]

Yes totally will =)

[@crippleguy415]

GORGEOIS ☺️

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it was

[@JohnCBurzynski]

I'll take the trash...I mean Nash. It has an aire of sophistication doesn't it?

[@What.its.like.]

Haha yeah but these do look nice and when it drive in couldn’t hear it

[@jarm7726]

Studebaker&Jordan 😊

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@jix9]

Maple Leaf Rag ? Scot Joplin

[@What.its.like.]

That’s the song and band John Boyd beat you for title

[@jasonnaimie5465]

Question 1 #1, Question 2 #2

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet =)

[@joebutchko2223]

A guy I knew in high school had a '37 (if memory serves) but it wouldn't run. I tried to get it going for him but no dice. I wasn't the first one to try and i think all those plug wires were jumbled up. Anyway, by '65 there was nobody left to ask, no internet to look it up, and I didn't like that guy all that much anyway. So I never go it going...

[@What.its.like.]

Great story sorry you couldn’t get it going I wonder if that car is still around?

[@joebutchko2223]

@@What.its.like. l wouldn't be surprised if it is- it was 28 years old then, but it was no junker. It was garaged and in good shape. His father was a doctor and if he could get it going, he could have it to use. Back then, if you were 16 and had a car, ANY car, that was a big deal.

[@retrobilly1719]

Studebaker,Jordan

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices =)

[@MISTERPRESIDENTELECT]

I would rather that mercury Cobra drove with nitrous. That era cars were the most space functional. Cobra did chop the roof. When I see these old horse coach style cars, I feel like cooking chinese for fifty people. Mongolian lamb in one headlight, beef with black bean sauce in the other. However, the engine seems efficient, which is why it was copied. The controls are standardized, you don't have to be a circus juggler to operate it, like the very early cars.

[@paulhelman2376]

It was not an hot air balloon

[@robertdwyer5486]

Maple Leaf Rag

[@What.its.like.]

By who

[@robertdwyer5486]

@@What.its.like. Scott Joplin

[@markchandler1130]

1932 Nash 1932 Hudson

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@josephgaviota]

11:55 You mention your age, and shockingly(?) I'm DOUBLE your age. So sad 😞

[@What.its.like.]

Age is just a number lol I’ve always got along better with people older than me in my generation SUCKS lol

[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

I'll take the Chrysler. Nash 8.

[@What.its.like.]

Awesome choices

[@eddiebennett2994]

32 Nash 8

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choice =)

[@joeseeking3572]

This is era is peak Nash. At the time the Ambassadors were priced above the Buick Series 90, about the same as a Studebaker President and more or less on par with the LaSalle (back before those moved downmarket) and the Packard Light Eight. In other words, just below prestige. And while the example here is not that (good Buick, not best Buick), by this time convertable sedans were clealy specialty and generally luxury models - even when offered by lower priced brands; they commanded a hefty premium for their (relative) impacticality. WYR: 1) the President, since that was top dog and this is not 2) In terms of rarity, the Jordan, though there were no 1932 models - Jordan went out of business in 31. And made

[@What.its.like.]

Great choices awesome insight. Thank you so much for the correction to =)

[@peterruddick1952]

Too bad there were only 30000 of the '32's made. In 1950 the far less attractive (but also excellent) Airflytes sold 170,000

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it’s crazy that they didn’t make that many of them but the 1950 air flight is a nice looking car as well.. in its own right

[@JamesAllmond]

32 Chrysler 32 Nash

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@donaldkgarman296]

32 CHRYSLER 75.......32 JORDAN

[@What.its.like.]

Sweet choices =)

[@stevelee5724]

Is the song Abba Rich man's world

[@What.its.like.]

Maple leaf rag Scott joplin

[@ernielaw]

I like Abba but haven't heard of that song.