The Nostalgia of Forgotten Gods: Frazer-Nash, UK, 1922-1957

  • 16 March 2024
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Photo credit: Bonhams, Frazer-Nash Archives, RM Sotheby’s, Wheelsage

The story of Frazer Nash is without doubt one of a kind because it is unique and surreal. Archibald Nash, an English engineer born in India in 1889 pursued a dream that came true without him ever truly being the master of it. Although the name Frazer Nash is still used today by a major consultancy firm, we stick to cars and their history in this case. The name was, perhaps, his only real invention: Indeed, it is an elaboration of his surname by adding his middle name to Nash: Frazernash, the same as it is used as a logo on the cars.

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