Healey Abbott

The Healey Abbott was a four-seat, two-door drophead coupe built by the Donald Healey Motor Company at Warwick from 1950 to 1954, the open companion to the Tickford saloon. It was named for its coachbuilder, Abbott of Farnham in Hampshire, and with the Tickford it replaced the Elliott and Westland in 1950 on an improved chassis with Girling brakes, lengthened at the rear by bolted-on extensions. The body used an ash frame with aluminium panels and the power came from the Riley 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine. Bonhams says the Tickford and Abbott were more refined and better equipped than their predecessors and, although heavier, were still good for the ton, while the Association of Healey Owners counts 88 Abbotts built.