[Fot] Standard connections

[BillDentin at aol.com]

I thought I read some where that Nash (later, American Motors) was giving  
engines to Donald Healey, when he couldn't strike a deal with Chrysler, Ford or  
GM.  And then, of course, American Motors later offered a  little 
Metropolitan, which was sure Herald like in many aspects, and I  think it had a British 
engine.
 
Bill Dentinger
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2008 6:05:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
standardtriumph at btinternet.com writes:

Not the US Big Three but in the late 1950's there  was some 'exploration' 
undertaken on a joint manufacturing project with Nash  Rambler. As I recall the 
concept was for the Rambler to be built in the UK in  Right and Left drive 
variants using as much Standard-Triumph componentry as  possible. Nash wanted to 
use ST's European and overseas distribution because  its own was allegedly not 
too brilliant. Jeez, NR must have been pretty  desperate as ST's own network 
outside the UK wasn't outstanding. Can't recall  the detail of what Nash were 
going to do in the US to reciprocate, but I  *think* it was to open the whole 
of its US and Canadian dealer networks for  the ST sports car range - and 
possibly even make them under licence. The  licensing opportunity was quite 
sensible because Nash (in theory) had far  greater output capability than ST in the 
UK could ever hope to  have.





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