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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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DavoTB t1_j9lhd7x wrote

The whole series in the 50’s and 60’s were unusual, sometimes depicted the model doing something unusual like working on a skyscraper or running a race….wearing a bra. Not sure what the reaction of the average woman from the era was, but it was a pleasant sight to the teenage boys back then…

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