It is deeply symbolic that the idea of releasing the transatlantic Anglo-American car Nash-Healey originated in the heart of the Atlantic. It happened on board the ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth", where the president of the corporation Nash-Kelvinator George Mason and the British manufacturer of sports cars Donald Healy met. Mason was returning from the Side of the World with the intention of developing several European-type models, and Healy was heading to the United States to negotiate the supply of powerful Cadillac V8 engines. Mason hinted that if the deal did not take place, he could provide good 6-cylinder power units in return. As a result, it turned out that way, and in 1950 the first Nash motors and transmissions arrived at the Healey plant in Warwick. Healy installed them on his Silverstone racing model, and in the same year exhibited the resulting prototype at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton took 4th place in the overall standings, which was a pleasant surprise for Healy, given that 29 crews out of 66 reached the finish line in that race. After that, the issue of creating a road version was practically resolved. In 1951 The serial Nash-Healey returned to Le Mans, which came 6th overall and 4th in its class. Another merit of Nash-Healey was his participation as a pace car in the grueling 1951 Carrera Panamericana marathon. The Nash-Healey was based on a reinforced Healey Silverstone ladder frame with a 102" (2591 mm) wheelbase, equipped with an independent front suspension on cylindrical springs and longitudinal levers with a stabilizer bar, a leading rear Nash axle on springs with Panar traction and hydraulic drum brakes on 15-inch wheels with chrome caps and white sidewalls of tires. Donald Healy installed aluminum cylinder heads and two SU carburettors on the 3.8-liter inline 6-cylinder OHV engine from Nash Ambassador, increasing the power from 112 to 125 hp. A synchronized 3-speed manual transmission with Borg Warner overdrive was connected to the differential using a torsion tube. The open aluminum body with protruding rear fenders and a V-shaped windshield was ordered from the Panelcraft studio from Birmingham, but it shared bumpers, grille and lighting equipment with full-size Nash models. In the cabin, instead of two bucket seats, the car had a soft leather sofa familiar to Americans, while the gearbox lever was on the floor. The body was painted only in two colors: "Champagne Ivory" or "Sunset Maroon". The prototype of the Nash-Healey debuted at the 1950 Paris Motor Show, and the production version - at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1951. In the USA, the roadster went on sale in 1951 through the Nash dealer network at a price of $ 4063. It was planned to sell it in Europe, but given the high cost, this idea was abandoned. During the first year, 104 copies of the first-generation Nash-Healey were built. This meant that the Nash-Healey became the first post-war serial sports car on the American market (it was preceded only by the Kurtis Kraft, built in 36 copies). So I finished my long-term construction started in Anapa in April of this year, I will be glad to have likes, comments on https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Wm1lrG