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Nash-Healey: A Grand Alliance
John Nikas, with Hervé Chevalier
Congratulations John and Hervé, for making the shortlist for two prestigious awards:
Royal Automobile Club's Motoring Book of the Year, in the category "Books About Motor Cars and Motoring With No Price Limit." The Awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 30.
International Historic Motoring Awards "Book of the Year." The
awards ceremony will take place on Friday, November 22.
Nash-Healey – A Grand Alliance examines in exquisite and exacting detail the story behind America’s first postwar sports car and the unique Anglo-American partnership between Nash and Healey that gave it life, which became an international triumvirate with the later involvement of famed Italian coachbuilder Pinin Farina.
Focusing on the lives and careers of the men behind these fantastic machines, this book dives into their prior accomplishments, before reviewing the design and development of the Nash-Healey roadsters and coupes. It also explores the marque’s incredible competition record at iconic races like the Mille Miglia, 24 Hours of Le Mans and Alpine and Monte Carlo rallies. Lavishly illustrated with almost 1,200 images, most never before published, including several from Donald Healey’s own personal photographic collection, this book is essential for all Nash-Healey enthusiasts and fans of sports cars from the breed’s golden era.
- 2-volume set in slipcase
- 800 pages
- 1,192 illustrations
- Foreword by Donald Osborne
- 978-1-956309-14-0
- First published 2024
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English Translation:
In June 1945, Donald Healey began building cars, and in 1949 he began building the Healey Silverstone, which was powered by a Riley four-cylinder with a 2,443 cc displacement and 106 hp - and Briggs Cunningham, a wealthy American who would try to win Le Mans several times in the 1950s, quickly got in touch. Cunningham wanted a Healey Silverstone with a Cadillac V8 engine, which Healey also built. Its impressive performance prompted Healy to build a small series with the engine - but Cadillac refused to supply the engine. The trip to the USA was to take a different turn, however, when Donald Healey and his son met George W. Mason, the president of Nash-Kelvinator Corp. – the producer of Nash vehicles, on the return journey on the Queen Mary. The latter was prepared to provide Healey with engines, manual Borg-Warner three-speed gearboxes, cardan shafts and differentials. When the ship arrived in England, a corresponding contract was signed. Mason also wanted to sell the new sports car through his own dealer network, because Nash had no sporty model or image carrier to offer. Carrozzeria Pininfarina was chosen for the look, the attractive car celebrated its world premiere in October – and the prototype X5 developed for the race track finished fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in July 1950. But the adventure was not to last long – in 1954, production was stopped after 514 units had been built, despite brilliant results in motorsport. Ultimately, the car was too expensive. John Nikas and Hervé Chevalier have dedicated a fantastic book to the Nash-Healey – two volumes, 800 pages, 1,192 pictures. The history of the Nash-Healey cannot be covered more comprehensively – another masterpiece by Dalton Watson.
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Author Biography
John Nikas
John Nikas is an automotive writer who specializes in weaving social, cultural and economic themes into compelling narratives about motoring history. A recipient of the Denise McCluggage Award, he was runner-up for the Mercedes-Benz Award and Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy for Rule Britannia: When British Sports Cars Saved a Nation. Among his books are several marque histories including the best-selling and critically acclaimed Healey: The Men and Machines.
John is frequently asked to speak or make special appearances at automotive events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca Raceway and the Goodwood Revival, discussing a wide range of motoring topics. He has also been featured in television spots on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, L’Equipe and the BBC.
A celebrated vintage racer, John has campaigned an array of vehicles in a number of different series. He has collected multiple championships and received special recognition for his accomplishments on and off the track. Among his successes are an overall victory in the Mille Miglia North America Tribute, recognition as the Vintage Auto Racing Association’s British Driver of the Year and an Order of Conspicuous Bravery for a memorable drive in a Jaguar E-type at California Speedway.
Hervé Chevalier
In 1976, Hervé Chevalier purchased a 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six (BN4), beginning a lifelong infatuation with the marque. Over the course of two decades, he searched out and collected photographs of the Healeys, Nash-Healeys and Austin-Healeys that competed at Le Mans, primarily as a means to entertain friends while on car outings. In 1998, Chevalier authored and published Les Healeys au Le Mans: 1949 to 1970, documenting Warwick’s rich experience at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Highly regarded as one of the marque’s most valuable resources, he has authored an additional eight books, each covering a particular model or Les Healey en Competition. An inaugural member and past president of the Le Club Healey France, Chevalier is considered the marque’s leading resident authority in France and one of its most active advocates. He resides in Marcoussis, France with his wife Florence, both active participants in driving events and at shows across the Continent.
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