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Plonsky2 t1_j9l5l5t wrote

Early T-bird convertible?

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notbob1959 t1_j9lo29d wrote

It is a Ted Williams Special, a custom-bodied Nash-Healey built expressly for him. It started as a 1951 Nash-Healey roadster and was commissioned by S.C. Johnson & Son of Racine, Wisconsin, the makers of Johnson's Wax, and designed by Bill Flajole, who earned fame for designing the Nash Metropolitan among other cars.

Sports Illustrated has the photo in a series of 'rare' photos of Ted and says the AP photo was taken in 1955.

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Plonsky2 t1_j9ltbpy wrote

Nice! Wonder where it is now? Maybe ask Jay Leno?

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notbob1959 t1_j9lv4a6 wrote

Ted never drove the car and sold it to someone in Detroit in 1985 and as far as I know its current condition and location are unknown.

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GrumpyCatStevens t1_j9l7o6b wrote

Not in the late '40s - the T-bird didn't appear until 1955.

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ursixx t1_j9lbzjg wrote

Think it's a Glasspar G2 ,early 50ies. The car in the background is early 50ies.

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GrumpyCatStevens t1_j9lcahj wrote

I was thinking it was maybe a Kaiser Darrin. It definitely isn't a Thunderbird, though.

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ursixx t1_j9ldm9q wrote

The headlights looks customized. The G2 also had a split windshield. But the door looks like a G2. Yeah, definitely not a T-bird.

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aesxylus t1_j9lffb5 wrote

Looks similar but the G2s I found all have rounder fender arches and no protruding handles. The bit of front fender around the headlamp looks notched also.

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