Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/18/22 9:27 a.m.
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What do you get when you combine a Healey chassis with a Nash-Kelvinator drivetrain? The Nash-Healey, apparently.

Said to be one of only 153 examples built for 1953, the car features a body hand-built by Pininfarina.

The seller notes the Nash-Healey wears an older restoration, though is &ldqu…

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sfisher71
sfisher71 New Reader
2/18/22 12:18 p.m.

The Nash-Healey story is a fascinating look at one of the great personalities of sports-car development, Donald Healey. It includes Le Mans efforts, Hollywood personalities, and several tantalizing cases of what might have been. I wrote it up after seeing a gorgeous Nash-Healey coupe at the Forest Grove Concours in 2007. Enjoy.

 

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/18/22 3:07 p.m.

In reply to sfisher71 :

Thanks for sharing, that's some really interesting history.

Sounds like souring engines from Nash instead of Cadillac worked out for the better-second place overall at Le Mans is a pretty amazing achievement by any standard. 

rdstr
rdstr New Reader
2/19/22 8:45 a.m.

Sometimes the price & details from this dealer change from the listing

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