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notbob1959 t1_j9lo29d wrote

Reply to comment by Plonsky2 in Ted Williams in a very cool car. Circa late 40's by harleybug88

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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