Nash-Healey

Nash-Healey
Nash-Healey
	1951 Nash-Healey
Overview
Manufacturer	Nash Motors
Also called	Series 25
Production	December 1950 – August 1954
Model years	1951–1954
Assembly	Warwick, England; Turin, Italy; Kenosha, Wisconsin, US;
Designer	Len Hodges (1951); Adriano Rabbone at Pininfarina (1952–1954);
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	3-seat coupe; 3-seat roadster;
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	Warwick Healey chassis
Related	Alvis-Healey
Powertrain
Engine	Nash Dual Jetfire OHV I6; 1951-52: 234.8 cu in (3.8 L) 125 hp (93 kW; 127 PS); Nash Le Mans Dual Jetfire OHV I6; 1952–54: 252 cu in (4.1 L) 140 hp (104 kW; 142 PS);
Transmission	3-speed manual with overdrive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	roadster: 102 in (2,591 mm); coupe: 108 in (2,743 mm);
Length	roadster: 170.75 in (4,337 mm); coupe: 180.5 in (4,585 mm);
Width	roadster: 64 in (1,626 mm); coupe: 65 in (1,651 mm);
Height	roadster: 48 in (1,219 mm); coupe: 55 in (1,397 mm);
Curb weight	2,400 lb (1,089 kg) ~ approximate

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.

The car resulted from 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 the final assembly was transferred to Italy. Some describe the Nash-Healey 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.

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