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Nash HealyThe Nash Healy was a two seat sports car, built in partnership between Nash Kelvinator Corporation, and British auto enthusiast Donald Healy between 1951 and 1954. The project happened by chance. Donald Healy was returning to Great Britain after approaching Cadillac about their interest in his idea - they declined - and Nash Kelvinator CEO George Mason was sailing to Britain to meet with Austin officials, who built the Metropolitan compact for Nash. The two met over dinner and the production plan discussed during the remainder of the voyage. As originally conceived, Nash Motors would supply the power trains to Great Britain where Healy's company would install them into aluminum bodied sports cars designed and built by Healy. Healy's noted suspension systems were added and the cars returned to the United States for sale through the Nash dealership network. For the 1952 model year, Italian designer Pinin Farina was brought in to restyle Healy's original body design. Pinin Farina would also build the bodies, which were now made of steel. From Italy, the bodies were shipped to Healy were the suspension systems and the power trains were installed. For the 1954 model year, the line included its first hardtop, which was built on a slightly longer wheelbase. The project ended in 1954 due to material issues related to the expense of hand crafting the cars and their lower than expected sales. In all, slightly more than 500 Nash Healy sports cars were built in the four year model run.
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