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Nash-Healey 1951-1954 - Briton with a US heart

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Created in 2013

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Roger Gloor

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James Mann - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Nash-Healey (1952)

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Nash-Healey Convertible (1952) - the Pininfarina version is characterized by headlights positioned far inwards

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Nash-Healey Convertible (1952) - at full speed

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Nash-Healey Convertible (1952) - elegant Pininfarina bodywork

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Nash-Healey Convertible (1952) - the roof takes away some of the all-round visibility

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Nash-Healey LeMans Hardtop Sports Car (1954) - another variant of the beautiful sports car

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Nash-Healey Coupé (1953) - almost timeless silhouette

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Nash-Healey (1951) - the six-cylinder engine from the Nash construction program

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Summary

There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Nash-Healey. They produced sports cars from British and American components and called the Nash-Healey the only American sports car.

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The Nash Healey, which was shown at the Paris and London Motor Shows in 1950 and launched at the Chicago Automobile Show in early 1951, was still spelled without a hyphen. The racing version had already caused a sensation at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1950 with a fourth place and a 141 km/h average speed. The sporty Nash was built by Donald Healey in Warwick, England. As with the Healeys, its chassis consisted of a box frame with tubular cross members and cross bracing. The aluminum body with Nash radiator bars was also English. Nevertheless, the Nash Healey was promoted as the"only American sports car" (Kaiser DKF and Chevrolet Corvette did not yet exist). After all, the powertrain came from Nash: the 3850 cc six-cylinder Dual Jet, with 126 instead of 117 hp thanks to two SU carburetors, and a 3-speed gearbox with overdrive.

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