Echoes; Frazer Nash High Speed Le Mans Replica; 1951 BRDC Empire Trophy Isle of Man

AFN Ltd produced about 85 Frazer Nash cars from 1948 to 1957. These cars were entirely unrelated to the chain-drive pre-war Frazer Nash but were largely a direct evolution of the sporting BMW 328

AFN, as owners of the UK rights to the 328 engine, licensed Bristol to make it against an agreement for its supply to them. Models include the Le Mans Replica, the Mille Miglia, the Targa Florio, the Le Mans Coupé and the Sebring. Competition successes included a third place at Le Mans (1949) and wins in the Targa Florio in 1951 and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1952. The post-war cars are very highly prized by collectors.

This resin model is an Echoes kit, it was built by Tony Smith of Bournemouth and sourced by us in July 2018