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Tuesday, 5 March 2024

1951 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica

I took this photograph in one of the car parks at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2003. The photograph was severely under-exposed but I've managed to make it reasonably recognisable.
It's a 1951 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, chassis 421/100/156, originally owned by George Duff and finished in 15th place in the1951 Le Mans 24 Hour Race driven by Eric Winterbottom and John Marshall. Later that year George Duff entered  the RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Dundrod with Eric Winterbottom as his co-driver but Eric Winterbottom died when he crashed on the first lap of the race. The car was later rebuilt by George Duff. A Frazer Nash High Speed Competition Model finished in 3rd place in the 1949 Le Mans 24 Hour Race and about 40 cars were subsequently built as Le Mans Replicas. The 2 litre 6-cylinder engine was developed from the pre-war BMW 328 engine.

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