For Sale: 1926 Nash Ajax 4 dr touring car Model 220 - $13,500 - Theodore, AL - Not Mine - Price Reduced to $10,995, May 2021:

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1926 Nash Ajax 4 dr touring car Model 220 - $13,500 - Theodore, AL - Price Reduced to $10,995, May 2021: see new link below.

https://mobile.craigslist.org/cto/d/mobile-1926-nash-ajax-dr-touring-car/7228562192.html

1926 Nash Ajax 4 door touring model 220, light 6 cylinder, runs and stops great, electric start, new interior and new top that folds up and down, all lights work, has been in museum for many years.

Contact:  call (251) 5-zero-8-zero-9-9-zero

Copy and paste in your email:  c108314efe0c38fd954efac9e6c204d4@sale.craigslist.org

 

I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1926 Nash Ajax 4 dr touring car Model 220.

Edited May 13, 2021 by 58L-Y8
Price Reduced to $10,995, May 2021: (see edit history)

[neil morse]

Wow, I've never heard of a Nash Ajax, but that looks like a fun little car.

[58L-Y8]

Maybe you've used it in the kitchen...

 

[John_S_in_Penna]

On 11/18/2020 at 12:21 PM, neil morse said:

Wow, I've never heard of a Nash Ajax, but that looks like a fun little car.

 

The seller named it incorrectly.  It is simply an Ajax,

not any model of Nash.  Ajax was a "companion car"

brand, just as Oakland introduced the Pontiac and

Studebaker introduced the Rockne.

 

One of our local members has a restored Ajax sedan.

All Ajax cars are rare.  They weren't a successful 

brand, and near the end of their short run, their

parent, Nash Motors, reverted the model to

Nash branding.  I understand Nash even offered

Ajax owners new Nash hub caps, etc. so that their

cars wouldn't be seen as undesirable orphans.

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[ericmac]

This one made my heart skip a beat.  If I didn't have the '37 Caddy I would be on a plane tomorrow. 

[58L-Y8]

Price Reduced to $10,995, May 2021:

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[John_S_in_Penna]

Here's a picture of the 1926 Ajax sedan owned by

a club member, taken at our region's annual show

a few years ago.  It is fully restored:

 

[m-mman]

How would something like this compare to a Model T? 

 

Conventional transmission sure, Wheel (not drive shaft) brakes, vacuum tank, not gravity feed . . .

 

How about size - maybe similar?  Both small, entry level cars(?) 

 

Power - probably more than a T, but is it usable power? can you tell tell difference when driving?

 

Parts and club support - I imagine getting Ajax parts might be difficult and even in the Nash circles there would be few resources(?) 

[Bloo]

You have to want a model T because you want a model T. Most 1926 cars will be pretty slow. The T was a 1909 design with a few improvements, and the Ajax was an all-new car from a company that put an emphasis on engineering. It probably has a bunch of main bearings, four wheel brakes, and maybe even full pressure oiling. Not to cast any shade on a T, as I would love to have one, but if those were the choices I would be tripping over myself to get this instead.

[m-mman]

Hummmm. . . certainly appealing. I have a 24 T touring. Thinking about exchanging it for another 20s car.

The T is too small to be comfortable for me. At 6' 7" I have to try a car on to see if I even fit.  

I don't need another big, complex, expensive, make. 

 

[58L-Y8]

m-mman

 

The Ajax was a step up in size and price above the Model T Ford, spec's Ajax vs Ford respectively:

Wheelbase: 109", vs 100"

Engine: six, 169.6 ci 40hp, 7 main bearings vs four, 176.7 ci, 20hp, 3-main bearings, both L-head

Brakes: Mechanical four wheel vs contracting transmission band with hand-operated internal expanding on rear wheel drums.

Prices for the 1926 touring: $865 vs $375.

 

The 1925-'26 Ajax became the Nash Light Six Series 220 the next season. 

 

[suchan]

9 hours ago, m-mman said:

Hummmm. . . certainly appealing. I have a 24 T touring. Thinking about exchanging it for another 20s car.

The T is too small to be comfortable for me. At 6' 7" I have to try a car on to see if I even fit.  

I don't need another big, complex, expensive, make. 

 

I'm 6'4", and spent a few years trying to wedge myself into my 1930 Ford Roadster before I gave up and switched to '30's Buicks (and now LaSalle) with seat adjusters. Even the big '20's cars tend to be skimpy on driver legroom, and non-adjustable driver's seats pretty much guarantee someone of your stature will be cramped. 

The Ajax looks like a nice car.

[Fossil]

1 hour ago, suchan said:

I'm 6'4", and spent a few years trying to wedge myself into my 1930 Ford Roadster before I gave up and switched to '30's Buicks

I have the same problem with Model A's. Went to the 30 DeSoto with adjustable seat and fit problems went away. Also the Hydraulic brakes are a big upgrade. Henry Ford was not a big man and his cars were sized to fit him. For the most part people were smaller back then. Walter Chrysler was not small.