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| A nice opposite lock slide from Paul Weston at the Etretat Hill Climb in 2017 in his 1934 Frazer-Nash TT Replica. |
For more photos of the pre-war VSCC cars at the Etretat Hill Climb in France in 2017, click here.
Frazer-Nash, Isleworth, England. Founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in Kingston in the twenties, this car company went into financial difficulties and was acquired by the Aldington brothers and moved to Isleworth. The Aldington brothers were good marketeers and named the new models after the major iconic events in which their cars competed. Thus the TT Replica was named after the Tourist Trophy in which Frazer-Nash competed from 1928 to 1931, although with little success. The TT Replica was thus based on the 1931 car but the replica did better than the original as it finish ninth overall and second in class driven by Harold Aldington averaging just under 69mph. This was when the TT was run on the Ards Circuit in Northern Ireland. The TT Replica was sold between 1932 and 1938 and over 80 were produced. It was sold with a variety of engines; 1.5 litre 4 cylinder Gough, 1.66 litre 6 cylinder Blackburne and 1.5 litre 4 cylinder Meadows. There were also various wheelbase chassis options. Like other pre-war Frazer Nash cars the transmission was chain-drive. Handling was definitely in the oversteer department as demonstrated above. The TT Replicas achieved their most notable success in the Alpine Trials between 1932 and 1934. In these three years they gained the distinction of becoming the only English car and only non-supercharged car to not suffer the loss of a mark three years in succession. A great achievement. The 6 cylinder cars could achieve a top speed of 90mph and achieve a 0-60mph time of around 15 seconds. In 1934 models were available from about £500.
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