The finished 1941 Nash Ambassador 6 on the concours show field — tan body, black convertible top, hood raised, front three-quarter low.

Project File Nº 041 · Completed

1941 Nash
Ambassador 6

Off-FrameConcoursAward-Winning

Overview

The Story

The owner's father bought this Nash new in 1941 — the last year before automobile production stopped and the factories turned to the war effort — and drove it on his honeymoon to Niagara Falls. He eventually sold it. In 1978 his son bought his father's car back, and had it restored by Graveyard Run in his father's honor. It is one of nine known to survive.

We performed a full body-off restoration with zero shortcuts — returning it to concours specification with correct paint, hand-fitted chrome, and a period-correct interior. Paint, wet-sanding, woodgrain, fender skirts — every step was filmed and posted as it happened, from early paint work through the final finishing episodes.

Build Playlist

The Nash Ambassador 6 series — paint, wet-sanding, woodgrain, and final finishing.

15 videos · the full award-winning build

Awards — 2024 Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance
  • First Junior
  • Senior
  • First Preservation
  • First Grand National
  • Repeat Preservation
  • Best in Class

As documented on the Graveyard Run completed-projects record.

The Process

Stage by Stage

The Off-Frame Method

Project SpecificationGYR-041
Year1941
MakeNash
ModelAmbassador 6
Body4-Door Sedan
TypeOff-Frame Concours
Awards6 at 2024 Hilton Head
CompletedDelivered
GYR-041 · The Method
  1. 01
    Craft

    Aeropower twin-ignition six — restored, correct, and ready to run.

  2. 02
    Finished

    Concours paint, hand-fitted chrome, period-correct interior.

  3. 03
    Delivered

    On the show field — Best in Class at Hilton Head.

Restoration 62%
The restored Nash Ambassador Aeropower twin-ignition six engine bay.
The finished 1941 Nash Ambassador 6 on the concours show field.
The finished 1941 Nash Ambassador 6 — tan body, black top, hood raised.

StageCraft

Scroll the frame to walk the honest record for this Nash — craft, finished body, delivered to the field.

The Build

Filmed on the shop floor

Watch It Happen

15 episodes on the build playlist

Watch all 15 episodes

Documented in motion, not a single before-and-after still.