[Healeys] mention of Nash-Healey in advertisements

Patrick & Caroline Quinn p_cquinn at tpg.com.au
Sat Nov 7 20:59:52 MST 2020


G'day

I suppose it depends on your interpretation of a sports car.

The Nash-Healey was first sold on the US market in 1951 while the Corvette was introduced in 1953. Looking further obliquely, the Kaiser Darrin was built for 1954.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Sunday, 8 November 2020 2:27 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] mention of Nash-Healey in advertisements

The Nash-Healey is sometimes called "America's First Sports Car" 
(Corvette aficionados will dispute it). The USPS issued a collection of 
stamps with the N-H featured on one.

Bob

On 11/7/2020 1:43 PM, RCobb via Healeys wrote:
> I just heard an old time radio program, from 1955: "Fibber McGee and 
> Molly" where there was an original radio commercial for "Nash for 55".
>
> The script included;
>
> "Nash for 55, with 7 new features that all cars must eventually adopt."
>
> and,
>
> "Nash for 55- with styling inspired by the new Nash-Healey."
>
> Not having seen/heard such an advertising tie-in, I did a little 
> research and came up with the following regarding the 1955 Nash:
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-two-page-magazine-ad-for-Nash-Ambassador-and-new-Nash-features-for-1955/372984033864?hash=item56d794b248:g:wEUAAOSwghNZkeiq 
>
>
> and this TV commercial for "Nash for 55", with the same mention of 
> Nash-Healey.  The jingle at end sounds like Cliff "Ukelele Ike" 
> Edwards, aka Jiminy Cricket.
>
> https://youtu.be/z5OuZWTpITU
>
> Bob
>
>
>

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