Ultra rare Frazer-Nash Le Mans Coupe
The only LHD out of 9 cars produced
The only example built with a slightly higher roof. Fits tall drivers
Eligible for Millle Miglia, Goodwood, Tour Auto and Le Mans
Full history from new, extremely original substance
Fantastic and precise handling, strong brakes
Lighweight aluminium body on an extremely stiff chassis
Both FIVA and FIA passport
More than 2 Kilos of original documentation

Chassis #196 was built in 1954 as one of nine Fixed Head Coupes and is the only lefthand drive example. It was ordered with the roof raised 1″, adjustable radiator louvres, Alfin-drums, bumpers front and rear, adjustable torsion bars and adjustable shock absorbers, fog and spot lamps, an adjustable steering wheel, and a larger, 22 Gallon fuel tank.

It was ordered by prominent Chattanooga businessman Jo Conn Guild. He was over six foot tall and weighed more than 250 lbs (115 kgs), hence the raised roof line. Born 1887, he was 67 at the time and used it as an occasional road car.

Guild sold the car in March 1960 to his young friend J. Frank Harrison, another prominent Chattanooga businessman and owner of Maserati 450S and Birdcage sports racers. Harrison entered the Nash at Courtland Air Base, Alabama in July 1960 for female SCCA racer Sierra ‘Smokey’ Drolet (she later drove at Sebring and Daytona, winning her class at Daytona in 1969 in a Corvette)

Harrison gave the car to employee Mack Williams. It was then sold in February 1962 to Fred Moore, also of Chattanooga. He advertised it (in Road & Track 1966 ??) but it did not sell. Later a collapsed garage roof slightly damaged the bodywork, especially the roof and bonnet

1972 - Purchased from Moore by Gary Ford of Pennsylvania. Ford repaired the car’s roof, replaced the bonnet and re-sprayed it dark blue. He raced it in vintage sports car events but crashed and damaged it in 1996 at Lime Rock Park when the fibre coupling in the steering came apart.

1998 - Sold to Sandy Sadtler of Pennsylvania in 1998 who rebuilt it. Pictures of the repairs are on file. Sadtler was especially proud to be able to repair the car without welding in new material, other than a piece the size of a postcard.

2006 - Sold by Sadtler to Frank Allocca of New Jersey and painted dark green

2014 - Purchased by Jean Laurent-Bellue of Paris . Raced in the 2016 Le Mans Classic and the 2016 Goodwood Revival

2019 - Sold to present owner. Driven at the Tour Auto, Luxemburg Classic, Mille Miglia 2024, to name a few.

This Frazer-Nash Coupé represents a unique opportunity to acquire an agile, fast and ultra-rare, MM-elligible sportscar from the early 50ies with relatively moderate and predictable running cost. Due to its rarity, it is an almost guaranteed starter and welcome entrant to all relevant events on this planet.

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1948 Cisitalia 202 Convertibile