Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé

One of only nine Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupés built, and the second of the series, this aluminium-bodied car was finished in October 1953 and shown on the factory stand at that year's Earls Court Motor Show. Eight of the nine were right-hand drive. It was bought there by Jaime Ortiz-Patino and delivered to France.

Its history is eventful. After being rolled by its first owner, it returned to the Falcon Works in 1955 and was later rebuilt as a soft-top with a fixed windscreen. AFN registered it as PYW 154F in 1968, and managing director H. J. Aldington used it as personal transport. A later owner sprinted it, including at Lydden Hill in 1972.

In 2004 it was returned to fixed-head coupé form and refinished in dark metallic grey over its original red leather. The current owner bought it in 2011, and Blakeney Motorsport rebuilt the engine and gearbox in 2017. It has since competed at Goodwood and in the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy, taking a class award each time in the latter. The car shows 16,227 miles from new, and the page cites Frazer Nash Archives and VSCC documentation.