Nash-Healey
American sports car of the early 1950s / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nash-Healey is a three-seat luxury sports car or grand tourer produced from 1951 to 1954. It was marketed by the Nash-Kelvinator conglomerate in North America as a halo car to promote sales of its Nash Motors division.
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Manufacturer | Nash Motors |
Also called | Series 25 |
Production | December 1950 – August 1954 |
Model years | 1951–1954 |
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Class | Sports car |
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Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Platform | Warwick Healey chassis |
Related | Alvis-Healey |
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Transmission | 3-speed manual with overdrive |
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Curb weight | 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) ~ approximate |
The car was the result of a joint venture between Nash-Kelvinator and British automaker, the Donald Healey Motor Company. Nash supplied the drivetrain from their range-topping Ambassador model, and Healey provided the chassis and early bodies. One year after its introduction, the car was restyled by Pininfarina, and final assembly was transferred to Italy. The Nash-Healey is described by some as the first sports car introduced in the U.S. by a major automaker after the Great Depression.[2][3]
Various Nash-Healeys, some modified road cars and some purpose-built racers, competed in several endurance racing events, most notably posting a third-place finish at the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans.