Engineering:Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe
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Short description: Sports prototype race car
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| Category | Sports car |
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| Production | 1953–1956 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Steel tubular spaceframe, aluminium body |
| Suspension (front) | lower wishbones, transverse leaf spring, tubular shock absorbers |
| Suspension (rear) | live axle, torsion bar springs, tubular shock absorbers |
| Length | 4,039 mm (159.0 in) |
| Width | 1,575 mm (62.0 in) |
| Axle track | 1,359 mm (53.5 in) (front) 1,359 mm (53.5 in) (rear) |
| Wheelbase | 2,438 mm (96.0 in) |
| Engine | Bristol (BMW M328[3]) 2.0 L (122.0 cu in) OHV I6, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Power | 140 hp (100 kW)[4] |
| Weight | 1,670 lb (760 kg) |
| Brakes | Drum brakes |
| Competition history | |
The Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe, is a sports race car, designed, developed, and built by British manufacturer Frazer Nash, between 1953 and 1956.[5][6][7] It was the first closed top Frazer Nash production car.[8]
A total of nine cars were built.[9] The first racing appearance of the model was at the 1953 Silverstone International Meeting (finished 17th), followed by the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year (13th) [10]. The same car finished 11th at Le Mans a year later [10]
All nine cars were reported to be still in existence in 2025.[11]
References
- ↑ "1955 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé". https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/frazer-nash/le-mans-coupe/1955/344091.
- ↑ "1953 - 1956 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe Specifications". https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//spec/6184/Frazer-Nash-Le-Mans-Coupe.html.
- ↑ "1955 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe". https://www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/1955-frazer-nash-le-mans-coupe-2.
- ↑ "A Reason To Sell Your Firstborn: 1955 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe". https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1062184_a-reason-to-sell-your-firstborn-1955-frazer-nash-le-mans-coupe.
- ↑ "1953 - 1956 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information". https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/6184/Frazer-Nash-Le-Mans-Coupe.html.
- ↑ "Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe". https://www.rmw.lv/car/en/le-mans-coupe.
- ↑ "1955 Frazer-Nash Coupe Le Mans full range specs". https://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/frazer-nash/le_mans_coupe/le_mans_coupe/1955.html.
- ↑ "1955 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé". December 2015. https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/22729/lot/8/1955-frazer-nash-le-mans-coupe/.
- ↑ Heseltine, Richard (August 2025). "A 'Nash for all seasons". The Automobile 43 (6): 44-50.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "All Results of Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe". https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/results/Frazer%20Nash/Le%20Mans%20Coupe.html.
- ↑ "Frazer Nash Le Mans Fixed Head Coupé". 2025. https://www.frazernasharchives.co.uk/index.php?idPage=36.
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