1950 FRAZER NASH LE MANS REPLICA - BRIAN CLASSIC & CO Cheshire

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1950 FRAZER NASH LE MANS REPLICA

The 1950 Turin Motor Show Car.

This is one of three similar Le Mans Replicas built-in 1950 for public display and this car was used at the 1950 Turin Motor Show, as confirmed by Denis Jenkinson’s factory record and as shown in photographs in James Trigwell’s book.

After the show, the car was sold to Italian agents ‘Italcarco’ in Milan who eventually sold it to one Emilio Vincentini who had the car re-bodied by carrozzeria Rocco Motto in Turin and it was registered MI 250995. The body was a fixed head coupe typical of the Italian style at the time, along the lines of a Ferrari 166MM, Cisitalia and so on.

In 1976 the car was purchased in Italy by Colin Crabbe who brought it back to England and had the car restored, retaining the coupe body so that it could be used by his wife Fiona on the school run! He sold the car at the end of 1979 to David Penney who commissioned Crossthwaite & Gardner to return it to its original form. The coupe body was removed and a correct Le Mans Replica body was made by Peels of Surbiton. It was at this time that the car gained its current XOU3 registration. From 1982 the car was displayed at the Midland Motor Museum. The Motto body still exists as part of a special.

In July 1989 Sotheby’s sold the car to Michael Fisher who sold it in turn to Aston Martin chairman Victor Gauntlett and in November 1990 he sold it to Bill Clark in New Zealand.

Clark kept the car for 18 years, racing it extensively and having it maintained by the renowned Auto Restorations and Dave Silcock of Christchurch. He sold the car in 2008 to fellow racer and collector Peter Giddings in California who continued to race the car with success in the USA. The car is now in fabulous condition throughout, retaining a nice level of patina, and performs wonderfully on the road possessing all of the verve and sharp handling one would expect from one of the world’s most acclaimed collector’s cars.

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1947 NASH AMBASSADOR SUBURBAN - L'Atelier des Coteaux 22 Rue Pasteur 02300 BLERANCOUR France

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1947 NASH AMBASSADOR SUBURBAN

In 1916, Charles William Nash, President of General Motors, bought The Thomas B Jeffery Company and created the Nash brand.

The plant, based in Kenosha, released its first cars in 1917.

Nash soon became an important success, producing not only cars, but also 4x4 trucks, the "Nash Quad", thousands of which served the Allies during the First World War.

Charlie Nash is convinced that to succeed, a car company must offer a range of cars ranging from the economy car to the most upscale.

Nash was a great success in the 1920s.

The early 30's is considered the pinnacle of the "classic" style car.

In 1932, Nash made a profit of one million dollars, and reached the same amount as General Motors, the only producer not to be in the red this year.

In the mid-1930s, the US auto industry began to recover.

Nash is one of the few surviving brands.

The post-war period is a period of great prosperity for industry, distorted by the scarcity of war. But the end of independent brands is already predictable.

Charlie Nash died in 1947, bequeathing the role of President to Georges Masson.

Thanks to him, the Nash company operated until 1957, and after buying Hudson in 1954, (renamed American Motor), continued to have great success with the Rambler brand and later

with Jeep, until its purchase by Chrysler in 1986.

The brand now belongs to Fiat, which bought Chrysler a few years ago.

The current owner acquires this car in 1992 in Pennsylvania after a complete restoration at Woody World in Florida.

This Nash Ambassador Suburban is chosen at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show by an insurer as the emblem of his poster for the "Woodies" exhibition.

This car is in very good condition and has participated in several rallies.

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