Everything a ’Nash should be

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Rakish good looks; a lively engine that propels it forward like a bullet; the playful, tail-happy tendency to take corners sideways; comfortable suspension and an idiosyncratic gearbox. These are all the attributes of a well sorted Frazer Nash that make the cars such objects of desire for a certain breed of enthusiast.

1934 Frazer Nash TT Replica

This 1934 TT Replica embodies all that’s good about the chain-drive ’Nashes, and its fine fettle hasn’t gone unnoticed. Its first owner was a sports-car connoisseur and privateer racer whose discerning tastes Frazer Nash graciously accommodated by agreeing to a unique specification. The Autocar selected it for special praise and its owner liked nothing better than to take it for long drives on the Continent.

In 1966, AMT embarked on a new chapter of its life when it was bought by Ian Trainer, whose enthusiasm for it showed no limits. After a rebuild, Trainer presented his ’Nash at a packed calendar of VSCC race meetings which would be repeated annually until 1977, after which a more sedate life of tours at home and abroad would follow until it was laid up in 2004. Following Trainer’s passing last year, AMT will be seeking a new owner at the Bonhams Legends of the Road sale on 19th February.

Gillian Carr examines just what it is that makes drivers fall in love with the Frazer Nash in the March issue of The Automobile, available now.

Words by Zack Stiling. Photographs by Tony Baker.

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