Ambassador of AMC

Model names came and went among the independents, but while such interesting examples as “Covered Wagon” and “Dictator” didn’t last, “Ambassador” continued for nearly a half-century.

Crosley offered its Covered Wagon from 1940 through 1942 and both Studebaker’s Dictator and Nash’s Ambassador appeared in 1927. The difference, though, was that the Dictator disappeared for 1933 and then returned a year later only to be dropped for 1938 in light of what was happening in the world. Meanwhile, the Ambassador name went on first as a high-end sedan and for 1932 as a model on its own.

The ‘Classic’ Ambassador

For whatever reason, Nashes fly far enough under the radar that only the truly knowledgeable are aware of the earliest Ambassadors, but the 1932 version is