Vintage Thing No.5 - Frazer Nash 6 cylinder

Nice to see such a wonderful old car out and about in January

Now that the dust - well, mud - has settled after the Exeter Trial, I find myself returning to these photos of a splendid Frazer Nash that was nonchalantly parked at the bottom of the section at Fingle Bridge.

There's something of Chitty-chitty-bang-bang in this view

They only made chain gang Nashes in penny numbers and this is the six-cylinder variety. That means a double overhead camshaft 1660cc designed and built by the Blackburne company lurked under that bonnet but it would have been incredibly rude to have had a look without the owners present. It was tempting, though.

According to my info, the six-cylinder Blackburne engine powered the Colmore, TT replica and Shelsely models of Frazer-Nash but none of the illustrated examples feature bodywork like this one.

There's nothing quite like wood when it's been worked by a craftsman

The most impressive bit about this car - I thought - was the construction of the rear bodywork. This was formed of curved laminated strips. That's why it looks a bit blotchy in the photos. Click on 'em for a larger image.

As Vintage Things go, this one's almost over-qualified.