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The Nash-Healey registry has 520 entries, including prototypes and race vehicles. [7] For contextual comparison, the Nash-Healey is framed in U.S. auto history with the 1953 Kaiser Darrin, 1953 Chevrolet Corvette, and 1955 Ford Thunderbird. The 1954 model year Nash-Healey price to the public was close to $6,000 compared with around $3,500 for a ...
The Anglo-American Nash-Healey sports car was introduced in 1951. This was a collaborative effort between George Mason and British sports car manufacturer Donald Healey. Healey designed and built the chassis and suspension and, until 1952, the aluminum body, which another British manufacturer, Panelcraft Sheet Metal Co. Ltd., fabricated in ...
Nash-Healey (1951–1954), a joint venture with Nash Motors built with a Nash engine at Warwick and marketed only in USA by Nash; Austin-Healey (1953–1973), a joint venture with Austin/BMC/Leyland using various Austin engines Austin-Healey 100(/4) & 100/6 (1953–56, 1956–1959), produced by BMC and Jensen Motors at West Bromwich UK
While the Darrin was designed attractively, it was also underpowered and, while a good performer overall, did not measure up to foreign vehicles such as the Nash-Healey or Triumph TR2. The Darrin's high price tag, lack of consumer confidence in Kaiser's viability and practical challenges with the car's design resulted in low sales, though ...
#98 Nash-Healey #10 John Kilborn #36 Jaguar #65 Aston Martin #33 Mercedes-Benz #7 Ted Boynton #86 A.C. #5 Osca #56 Porsche #23 Cooper #52 Alfa Romeo #46 Herman Behm Results: Andy Rosenberger Robert Gary John Kilborn Howard Hively: Duke Knowlton William Andrews Rod Carveth John Barneson Paul O'Shea Phil Hill: Ted Boynton Bob Ballenger Frank ...
So in 1950 Healey entered the North American market with the Nash-Healey, using a Nash Ambassador engine with SU carburettors and Nash gearbox. Initially the Ambassador's 3848 cc engine was used, but when in 1952 body construction was transferred from Healey to Pininfarina the larger 4138 cc engine was fitted.
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[2] [1] In 1951, Nash Motors began selling an expensive two-seat sports car, the Nash-Healey, that was made in partnership with the Italian designer Pininfarina and British auto engineer Donald Healey, [3] but there were few moderate-priced models. [4]