William I'Anson Ltd are delighted to offer for sale this very special, ex London motor Show, 1953 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé.

One of just nine Le Mans Coupés produced, of which eight are right hand drive. This particular example was the second of the series built, representing one of the rarest post-war Frazer Nash models available. The perfect
combination of elegant enclosed aluminium coachwork with the lightweight, competition-focused engineering for which Frazer Nash was renowned.

This car was completed in October 1953 and was displayed on the Frazer Nash stand at the 1953 Earls Court Motorshow, where it was purchased by Jaime Ortiz-Patino and delivered to France. Mr. Ortiz Patino, reputedly in a vineyard, it returned to the Falcon Works in 1955 where it remained in
storage for a number of years before being remodelled to a soft-top configuration with a fixed windscreen.

Registered by AFN, PYW 154F, in February 1968, it was used by AFN’s managing director, H. J. Aldington, as his personal transport before being sold to Kenneth Leitch who competed in some competition sprints including
Lydden Hill in 1972.

Faithfully returned to its original Fixed Head Coupé specification in 2004, the car was refinished in dark metallic grey over its original red leather and subsequently returned to the circuit, being raced by Andrew Hodge in the Le
Mans support race in June 2005. Its well documented provenance is supported by surviving Frazer Nash Archives and VSCC documentation.

Purchased by the current owner in 2011, it has continued to be developed and maintained as a usable historic GT
sports car, benefiting from an engine and gearbox rebuild by Frazer Nash marque specialists Blakeney Motorsport in 2017. It has competed in the Fordwater Trophy at the Goodwood Revival, the Goodwood Members Meeting and the VSCC’s popular Pomeroy Trophy on numerous occasions, taking a class award in the latter on every occasion.

With only 16,227 genuine miles from new, and equally at home on both the road and race track, this stunning and rare Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé is highly eligible for a wide and attractive selection of historic events, including
the Mille Miglia, Le Mans Classic, Goodwood Revival, Monaco Historique and Tour Auto, to name a few, offering its next custodian the opportunity to experience such a well appointed example of the very few post-war Frazer
Nash Le Mans Coupé in the company for which it was originally built.

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