Editing Nash-Healey (section)

== Features ==
[[File:1953 Nash-Healey convertible roadster in light green at Hershey 2019 AACA 7of9.jpg|thumb|right|The Nash Ambassador inline-six engine with twin Carter carburetors]]
Nash supplied Healey's company with the [[powertrain]] components: the [[Nash Ambassador|Ambassador's]] inline six-cylinder OHV {{cvt|234.8|CID|L|2}} engine and three-speed manual transmission with [[BorgWarner|Borg-Warner]] [[Overdrive (mechanics)|overdrive]]. Healey fitted a lighter, higher-compression aluminum cylinder head (in place of the cast-iron stock item) with twin {{convert|1.75|in|mm|0|adj=on}} [[SU Carburetter|SU carburetor]]s. This increased power from the stock {{cvt|112|hp|kW PS|0}} version to {{cvt|125|hp|kW PS|0}}.

The chassis was a widened and reinforced Healey Silverstone<ref>{{cite web|url= https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1950-healey-silverstone.htm |title=1950 Healey Silverstone |date=24 October 2007 |website=How Stuff Works |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210128032211/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1950-healey-silverstone.htm |archive-date=28 January 2021 |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref> box-section ladder-type steel frame. Independent front suspension, also Healey Silverstone, was by [[coil spring]]s, [[trailing arm|trailing link]], and an [[anti-roll bar]]. The rear suspension featured a Nash-supplied [[torque tube]] and [[Beam axle|live axle]], replacing the Silverstone's [[Riley Motor]] parts.<ref name="ocw-mar2020"/><ref name="auwm-mar2012-p2"/> Lateral location of the axle was handled by a [[Panhard rod]].

Healey designed the aluminum body, but it was [[Outsourcing|outsourced]]. Panelcraft Sheet Metal of [[Birmingham]] fabricated the body.<ref name="AnnHulme">{{cite web |url= http://www.nashcarclub.org/inquiry/hulmhely.html |first=Ann |last=Hulme |publisher=Nash Car Club |title=From Ann Hulme |access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> It incorporated a Nash grille, bumpers, and other trim.<ref>{{cite book |last=Vance |first=Bill |title=Reflections on automotive history, Volume 1 |year=1994 |publisher=Eramosa Valley Publications |isbn=978-0-9698922-0-5 |page=137}}</ref> Healey was responsible for the car's final assembly.

The car had [[drum brakes]] all around. Wheels were steel, with full-diameter chrome hubcaps and 4-ply 6.40×15-inch [[whitewall tire]]s. The interior featured luxurious leather upholstery, foam rubber cushions, an adjustable steering wheel, and a cigarette lighter. Completed vehicles were shipped to the United States and marketed through the Nash [[car dealership|dealership]] network.