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News, Notices, Updates and Chat Survey Form

7th Dec 2023

A link to the FNCC comunnication survey can be accessed below by logged in members. ...

Meet your new editor of the Chain Gang Gazette - Rachel Blake

4th Dec 2023

Rachel Blake has stepped in to take up the editorship of the Gazette. Her first edition will be April 2024 and she will need your support in providing...

2024 FNCC Wall Calendar

23rd Nov 2023

We will have a good supply of calendars at the party, but if anyone wants to be certain to get one, then they can be reserved to collect from the rega...

Final Competition Points Published

20th Nov 2023

The latest points table has been published Please log in to the members area to review and make any claims or request corrections. Photo: Mark B...

Christmas Driving Tests 2023

7th Nov 2023

The moment you've anxiously awaited is finally here, entries are now open for the final competitive event of the year, The Christmas Driving Tests...

Raffle Prizes

6th Nov 2023

The party is getting close and plans are afoot for a great evening once again. Every year we hold a raffle during dinner and t...

SAVE THE DATE! Archie’s Challenge – 7th August 2024

30th Oct 2023

As part of the VSCC's 90th anniversary celebrations in August 2024 in Statford-upon-Avon, the FNCC are organising one of the days. We'll ne...

Second Frazer Nash Archives Open Day - 29th October

26th Oct 2023

Caption: 'Eli Jarrett knows all about Racing GN's' The Archives Exhibition The Overhead Camshaft GN Engines The team at the Archiv...

Southern Social - 21st October

20th Oct 2023

The Southern Social will remain on the 21st of October. Phoenix Green, London Rd, Hartley Wintney, Hook RG27 8RT Please mention Frazer Nash when...

Notice of 2023 AGM

16th Oct 2023

Notice is hereby given that the eighteenth AGM of the Frazer Nash Car Club Limited (the Club) will be held on: 9th December 2023 at 16:00 at Walton...

Jane Terry

12th Oct 2023

JANE TERRY We are sorry to inform members of the sad news from John Terry that his wife, Jane, passed away just a few days following her 81st birth...

Gazette time!

3rd Oct 2023

Please get scribbling and send me your reports/articles/letters/ photos before NOVEMBER 1st to liz@longstonetyres.co.uk Thank you in advance ...

Where is Great Uncle Bernard's car now?

2nd Oct 2023

Way back in the 1920 my great uncle owned a GN. I have a photo of him sitting in it and thought this could be of interest to the current owner of the ...

Angouleme September 17th 2023

26th Sep 2023

A fantastic time was had by all at the Circuit des Remparts at Angouleme this year. 11 of the 17 cars entered in the Plateau Raymond Sommer were Fraze...

Prescott Long Course 23rd September 2023

26th Sep 2023

The Frazer Nash Car Club dominated the awards at Prescott Long Course last Saturday, with FTD going to Julian Grimwade in the Norris Special, Vintage ...

Ski Raid Update

21st Sep 2023

BOOK YOUR SKI ROOM NOW! Exciting news for our upcoming ski raid - the hotels and circuit are now booked! We have booked 15 twin rooms from 20th-27t...

Northern Social Date Change to 28th October

20th Sep 2023

We are moving the midlands autumn pub meeting to Saturday 28th Oct as the earlier date has some clashes. The venue is still The Shoulder of M...

Christmas Party Tickets - STOP PRESS - Very Important!

19th Sep 2023

Thanks to a completely overwhelming positive response to the new Christmas party venue, we have sold more tickets, faster, than ever before and have n...

Christmas Party Room Bookings

3rd Sep 2023

(Prinks at the Green Dragon Hotel, Hereford, 2005 Nash Party) Tickets for this year's party are flying out - half the allocation of 180 have be...

Alan Dunn

31st Aug 2023

I am sad to report the death of Alan Dunn of Beckhouse, Cumbria A Nash man, engineer, and fettler of motorcars. Allen died on the 22nd of August. ...

CHRISTMAS PARTY – Saturday, 9th December 2023

29th Aug 2023

Hooray!! It’s time to put the date onto your calendars, buy tickets and book a room for the Frazer Nash Christmas Party. This time not only will...

Photos For 2024 Club Wall Calendar

28th Aug 2023

Photographs needed , please , to consider for inclusion in the 2024 calendar to hang on the wall next to your Nash. With the raid to the Pyrenees ,...

Nashes triumph at Oulton Park Gold Cup

1st Aug 2023

The new Team Race, run by the VSCC at Oulton Park's Gold Cup meeting last weekend, was dominated by Frazer Nash, who took all the spots on both po...

Bard’s Drive Classic & Vintage Car Rally 2023

13th Jul 2023

Come and join us for a great day out! Bard’s Drive Classic & Vintage Car Rally 2023 starts at Honington Hall. SATURDAY 22 JULY 2023 Arr...

Octane Magazine Raid Write Up

28th Jun 2023

Members might be interested to see that the recent raid to the Pyrenees has had a nice write up in Octane Magazine. Octane magazine is available th...

Nash Race(s) results!

23rd Jun 2023

Congratulations to all those who made it on to the podium for this year's Nash races! Winner of the Joé Frazer-Nash Trophy (faster Nash ...

Picnic and Archives Day

16th Jun 2023

The Picnic this year will take place at Brian and Gaynor White's home on Saturday 22nd July. Bring your own picnic, there will be beer with ...

Curborough Charity Day Monday 28th August 2023

8th Jun 2023

If you love your vintage cars, then this is a day out for you! With a Speed demonstration of 100 classic and vintage cars and motorcycles on Curboroug...

Pyrenees Raid Photos

5th Jun 2023

What a fabulous time we all had! So much history, so many cols, such wonderful Nashing, food and company. Many thanks to Paul Tunnicliffe ...

John Sheard

4th Jun 2023

We are very sorry to report the death of John Sheard in an accident while driving his Nash on June 7th. A well known Nashman who was val...

Lori Saunders Died 18th May

30th May 2023

With great sadness, we are writing to let you know that our dear Lori passed away in the early hours of 18th May. She had been unwell for some time...

Trevor Tarring Funeral 12th June

24th May 2023

We are sad to announce that past Club Captain Trevor Tarring died on Saturday 29th of April. Trevor's funeral will be on 12th June at St James ...

Goodwood Tony Gaze Trophy Footage

10th May 2023

Footage of the very exciting Tony Gaze Trophy for road-going sportscars from between 1948 and 1954 can be found below with LeMans Reps finishing 2nd, ...

THE FRAZER NASH ARCHIVES PRESENTS A NEW EXHIBITION

2nd May 2023

The Overhead Cam GN Engines The first OHC GN engine was built for use in Mowgli, and featured chain-driven camshafts, In 1921 Ron Godfrey and...

Theo Hunt and James Galliver finish 3rd overall in the Flying Scotsman

18th Apr 2023

Martin Hunt's TT Rep - AMF449 - was in Theo's hands for this year's Flying Scotsman. Together with his navigator, James Galliver, th...

Raid News

14th Apr 2023

We have just returned from three weeks in the area to make final checks. Glad to report that all is well, and everyone who needs to be is primed for o...

Northern Spring Social

27th Mar 2023

The northern pub meeting is as usual at the Shoulder of Mutton at Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 3RZ 11.30 - Outdoor skittles weathe...

Celebrate Our Anniversary!

24th Mar 2023

Caption: Aldy Aldington receives a push on the Club’s first ever competitive event at Screw Hill in May 1933. Note the Club badge attached to th...

Frazer Nash Picnic 22nd July 2023.

23rd Mar 2023

It will be at Brian and Gaynor White’s on 22nd July, usual thing of arriving from 11:30, they will provide beer, tea and coffee (with cake). ...

Ski Raid 2024

21st Mar 2023

It’s been a few years now since the illustrious FNCC has terrorised the sleepy alpine ski slopes and ice circuits. To that end, we are proposing...

Angouleme 2023

16th Mar 2023

Hi all, the organisers of Angouleme have sent me through the entry forms for this year's event. Their website is still down but they are now accep...

UTW Wins the Densham Trophy at the Pom!

27th Feb 2023

Congratulations to Andrew Smith for winning the Densham Trophy for first Pre-War car, at the Pom 2023, in UTW, complete with hood! Also congrats to Ma...

500 Owners Association Wiscombe Park Saturday 20th May 2023

19th Feb 2023

We have been invited once again to join the 500 Owners Association at their day at Wiscombe Park, on Saturday 20th May(the day before our VSCC meeting...

Hammerwich Pre-War Car Gathering 2023

18th Jan 2023

Would you be interested in attending an event that celebrates pre-war cars? The motoring calendar is filled with events catering for ‘classic...

Now 3 chain gang entries in the Land's End Classic Road trial

13th Jan 2023

There are now 3 chain gang entries in the Land's End Classic Road trial, namely Jane Arnold Foster, David Rolfe and Bill Rosten. Would anyone else...

Minutes of the 2022 AGM published

19th Dec 2022

The minutes from the 2022 AGM have been published under Forms in the Members' area. ...

Frazer Nash Calendar 2023

19th Dec 2022

This essential decoration for the motor house of any Nash man/woman is now available to order at the bargain price of £16.50 including UK delive...

Christmas Driving Test Photos

16th Dec 2022

A selection of photographs from the Christmas driving tests by Peter Johnson. ...

99th Land’s End Trial

9th Dec 2022

Duncan Pittaway & Hughie Walker on Blue Hills 2 in the 2022 Land’s End Trial Entries are now open for this trial which is held in conjunc...

3rd Land’s End Classic Road Trial

8th Dec 2022

Entries are now open for this trial which is held in conjunction with the Land’s End trial at Easter. The FNCC is invited to compete in this eve...

Frazer Nash Christmas Driving Tests 2022 Instructions and regulations

5th Dec 2022

Dig out the tinsel, find that Santa hat, don your best festive jumper and enter the Christmas Driving tests. It's your last cha...

A Christmas Present For a GN Enthusiast

4th Dec 2022

How about a copy of a Works lubrication chart to go on his garage wall ? Either an impressive three foot by four foot (£40.00), or a smaller ...

Gordon Crosby 1919 GN poster in aid of Medecins sans Frontiers

2nd Dec 2022

Tom McEwwn has the original Gordon Crosby 30" by 20" illustrated GN poster from 1919, and has now had it scanned and printed to raise funds ...

Club Spares At The Christmas Party

1st Dec 2022

If you have any requirements for club spares and would like to collect them at the Christmas party please call Richard Parsons on 07768 625 722 by Thu...

Final 2022 Competition Points Published

25th Nov 2022

The FINAL points table for 2022 has been published! You can download the final standings here. Your hardworking human abacus is now signing off ...

Next Vice Captain - Winston Teague

24th Nov 2022

I think it is fair to say that Winston was born with vintage cars, in particular Frazer Nashes in his DNA. His parents John and Anne fully involved hi...

The Club Website – Time for a change

20th Nov 2022

After nearly two decades of running the website I have decided it's time to let someone else jump into the driving seat. The website was starte...

Loton

6th Nov 2022

Mark Ballard's excellent Nash photos from Loton Park can be found on the following links: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9ulhoey5ljfqbo8p4ttje/...

Notice of AGM for 2022

25th Oct 2022

The notice for the AGM of the Frazer Nash Car Club (with the amended agenda) is now on the website. it is located in the Memb...

New member Samik Mukherjee

12th Oct 2022

I am delighted be the new custodian of a Boulogne with a fascinating history (Chassis No. 1118, Reg. PH 3870) that includes being both a works race ca...

GN Drawings

30th Aug 2022

Give your garage wall a touch of class ! Re-paper your loo ! Add more excitement to your bedroom ! There is currently a good deal of act...

A message from David Leigh

30th Aug 2022

As you probably know my sister Fiona and I have recently been diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease (also called Huntington’s Chorea),...

New member Hans Abrahams

7th Aug 2022

I had my very first ride in a TT Rep with Luke Roberts! After that drive around the track with Luke I realized so very much that I had to find a...

Prescott 2022 Mark Ballard Photos 1

6th Aug 2022

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Prescott 2022 Mark Ballard Photos 2

6th Aug 2022

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The Arthur Gibson Collection

5th Aug 2022

The Gibson family has made a most generous bequest to the Frazer Nash Archives of Arthur's collection of photographs, documents and GN memorabilia...

Stanley Cup 2022

4th Aug 2022

After two and a half days of competition involving many miles of rural Leicestershire, castles, pole dances, drive-bys, plastic ducks a...

Fougères rally

3rd Aug 2022

With some friends, we have been organising the Fougères rally since 1995 and we'll have our 27th edition in early June 2023 (Friday 2nd to ...

Spares Report Meadows 4ED Blocks & 12" Brake drums

8th Jul 2022

Meadows 4ED Block Project In my last spares project report, back in June 2020, I mentioned that Meadows 4ED blocks have not been a stock item for o...

Drawing of 200-Mile Race car

5th Jul 2022

photograph: Ron Godfrey in the Craddock 200-Mile Race car. Photograph taken in 1962. The Archives has recently benefitted f...

Can You Solve A Mystery for the Archives?

27th Jun 2022

Follow this link to the Frazer Nash Archives website: http://frazernasharchives.co.uk/index.php?idPage=2&news=29. ...

Donnington Park photos 1 by Mark Ballard

19th Jun 2022

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Donnington Park photos 2 by Mark Ballard

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Wiscombe Park photos by Mark Ballard 1

22nd May 2022

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Wiscombe Park photos by Mark Ballard 2

22nd May 2022

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Medal winners on the Lands End

17th May 2022

I can confirm that Jon Giles & Dorinda Thirlby will be awarded the Aldy medal for the best performance in the Land's End trial and Land's ...

Viva la Frazer Nash

15th May 2022

After many hours burning the midnight oil, Patrick B-E fell to his knees to worship his Frazer Nash's fantastic third place at the 2022 hist...

60 and survived - update from Paul Waine

14th May 2022

Sarah, Sally, Henry and I would like to update you on my recovery and thank everyone, first responders, the various wards and departments at Southampt...

GN Special is nearing the end of a rebuild

7th May 2022

The rebuild of Peter Donalds GN special is nearly finished: The engine is a much developed bullnose Morris engine which was installed during the 1930s...

Raid to the Pyrenees is now full

6th May 2022

We have had a great response for people wanting to come on the 2023 Raid to the Pyrenees. The entry list is now closed ...

Lands End trial 2022

3rd May 2022

Easter saw the successful running of the 98th Land's End Trial and 2nd Land's End Classic Road Trial. With the unfortunate withdrawal of...

Goodwood - A.F.P. Fane trophy, Paul Waine update

28th Apr 2022

Paul Waine update: Paul is now back home having been discharged from hospital a few days ago. Thanks to all the wonderful marshals, paramedic...

Mark Walker wins Nash race in Thunderbug.

21st Apr 2022

Well what a Nash race that was! Superb entertainment from all. Much hilarity for the spectators watching Richard Parsons trying to coax his GN up the ...

Observations on Cadwell Park 2022

21st Apr 2022

It came as a pleasant surprise this April to find that the VSCC racing season opened at the delightfully scenic – and testing – Cadwell Pa...

More Cadwell Photos by Alan Cox 2

20th Apr 2022

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Cadwell Photos by Alan Cox 1

20th Apr 2022

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Goodwood Photos 3

13th Apr 2022

Photographs taken during the Nash race at the 79th Goodwood Member’s Meeting. All taken by David Fletcher (https://www.davidfletcherphoto.com...

Goodwood Photos 2

13th Apr 2022

Photographs taken during the Nash race at the 79th Goodwood Member’s Meeting. All taken by David Fletcher (https://www.davidfletcherphoto.com...

Goodwood photos 1

13th Apr 2022

Photographs taken during the Nash race at the 79th Goodwood Member’s Meeting. All taken by David Fletcher (https://www.davidfletcherphoto.com...

Goodwood results.

13th Apr 2022

Patrick Blakeney-Edwards drove the Fane Single Seater to a convincing victory in the AFP Fane Trophy at the 79th Goodwood Member's Meeting on Sund...

Goodwood handicap results

13th Apr 2022

So while everyone was busy getting their Nashes ready before the race at Goodwood, Jim Parker was busy putting together a sealed handicap for the Fane...

Nash win at the Pom

27th Feb 2022

Congratulations to Simon Blakeney-Edwards who won the Densham Trophy in his FN Super Sports for 1st pre-war car at the Pom last weekend, just 5 points...

Nash race Cadwell Park April 16th 2022

14th Jan 2022

Frazer Nash race at Cadwell April 16th 2022. For those of you who were at the Nash party or have read the AGM minutes, you will be aware that we have ...

Driving Test Photos by Peter Johnson 02

14th Dec 2021

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Driving Test Photos by Peter Johnson 01

14th Dec 2021

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Tom Waterfield triumphs at Castle Combe

13th Oct 2021

For the 2nd year running, Tommy Waterfield drove to victory in the Freddie Giles Memorial Trophy at Castle Combe on October 2nd. Following a fru...

Rebuilt Meadows

5th Oct 2021

Jim Edwards has just completed the rebuild on David Leigh’s Meadows and it is now fitted back in his Nash. Some of the work needed included -...

Arthur Gibson - update & videos

16th Sep 2021

Following the very sad news of the demise of Arthur Gibson, I have dug back in my records to a wonderful weekend that Tom McEwan, Peter Still and I sp...

Prescott

13th Aug 2021

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Oulton Park Photos 2

10th Aug 2021

A selection of photographs by Mark Ballard ...

Oulton Park Photos 1

10th Aug 2021

A selection of photographs by Mark Ballard ...

Chain Gang Gazette online index

18th Jul 2021

Chain Gang Gazette index As many members will know Sandy Osborn was the first to take on the task of indexing all the Gazettes up to issu...

Chain Gang Gazettes 1-20

18th Jul 2021

CHAIN GANG GAZETTES 1-20 Some years ago these early Gazettes were re-written from the originals which go back over sixty years. &nbs...

Nash Race Photos 3

15th Jul 2021

A collection of Photos by Mark Ballard taken at Cadwell Park ...

Nash Race photos 2

15th Jul 2021

A collection of Photos by Mark Ballard taken at Cadwell Park ...

Nash Race Photos 1

14th Jul 2021

A collection of Photos by Mark Ballard taken at Cadwell Park ...

The Spiders Web book

4th Jul 2021

The definitive book about Basil Davenports v-twin G.N. cyclecar specials: Spiders I & II and the BHD - together with just some of the characters a...

Patrick wins Nash Race

24th Jun 2021

On Saturday, the eagerly awaited Nash race took place at Cadwell Park, with 31 cars entered, and 29 making it to the grid. Following wet conditions in...

Captain Dougal takes vintage FTD at wet Wiscombe

12th May 2021

At what, by all accounts, was a wet and cold Wiscombe, Dougal won vintage FTD in Piglet with a time of 54.48. Dominic Hall was delighted to win class ...

Monaco - post race

29th Apr 2021

Many thanks to everyone for the amazing support I received over the Monaco weekend. I was truly taken aback. Sadly I knew from qualifying that we...

Eat your heart out Archie

29th Apr 2021

I have no idea where it was taken. If someone clever can tell us where and when on Workshop Chatter I found it on a postcard. German I think ...

New Regalia

22nd Apr 2021

I have an exciting new LIMITED addition to the REGALIA stock...bespoke stoneware mugs and coasters personalised with your car's model and number p...

Moving on

11th Apr 2021

Hi James, thought I’d share with the members that EEL (Peter and Anne Cobbs LeaF engined TT Rep ) is now safely housed in my garage alongs...

GN rebuild

11th Apr 2021

Hi James, hope you’re doing okay in this unprecedented lockdown period. I’ve been busy putting the Burney GN together and attach a q...

Beetle’s new home

5th Apr 2021

I am delighted to be the next custodian of GN Beetle having been looking for a GN/Frazer Nash that we could start to compete in for a couple of years....

FN driving tests 1959

2nd Apr 2021

Sorting through some photos of post-war Nashes I came on this one. On the back Ted Walker (Ferret Fotographics) had written : “Circa 1959. F Nas...

Blackburne engined Nash

1st Apr 2021

The Blackburne engine is finally re-installed in Graham’s Frazer Nash. Now have to connect all the ancillaries. Thank you all, particularly to M...

Blackburne engine first start

12th Mar 2021

Hi All, Thought you might be interested in the short YouTube video of the Graham Moore’s Blackburne engine running after rebuild in September 2...

MV 158

27th Feb 2021

After Beetle and the Supersports headed off to their new homes MV158 has been sitting, waiting, for the snow then the road salt to disappear fro...

Help and advice

22nd Feb 2021

Seeking help with a 1927/28 Kit of Parts – I am hoping to find a Frazer Nash owner who would be happy to let me inspect their pride and joy, and...

Controversial EU Vnuk motor insurance law may be removed from British law.

21st Feb 2021

government plans to bin the EU’s ‘Vnuk’ motor insurance law – which requires insurance even on private l...

Nash Trading

17th Feb 2021

BF 6116 sitting in the same place that that PE 4734 sat over 25 years ago making the total number of seven chain driven cars in Scrooby. I ca...

FNCC Christmas Driving Tests videos

2nd Feb 2021

The captain would like to share some video clips of the last Frazer Nash CC Driving test films. (Photo, Nigel Arnold Forster in his Anzani Frazer N...

Archives News - Bill Johnson

31st Dec 2020

The Archives was contacted a few weeks ago by Leslie McGibbon in the United States who was making an enquiry regarding his grandfather, Reginald Willi...

Sold in Australia

24th Nov 2020

Hi James, spotted this on-line. https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2020-shannons-spring-timed-online-auction/R3A0QLB2D12FZD8K/ Best Regards ...

Authors required

11th Oct 2020

Dear Winston, I am a commissioning editor at Amberley Publishing and I am looking for authors to write books for our contemporary and c...

Charlie's hot Anzani

7th Oct 2020

Progress update in workshop chatter. Charlie Carmichael says - My Anzani runs very hot, the car relies on thermosyphon to circulate the water. I ...

Clement Engine Runs for the First Time in 110 Years

7th Sep 2020

Club members with long memories will recall the story of Ron Godfrey’s Clement engine, and will be delighted to hear that after a lengthy and co...

Cawleys make history in Nash race

17th Aug 2020

Past captain, vice captain and no doubt future captain (!) will surely make Frazer Nash history next Sunday at Mallory Park, when three generati...

When things go wrong

31st Jul 2020

Here are a few photos of the BHD engine after it failed at Harewood in 2013. We think the big end bearing failed, causing the connecting rod to...

Becke Powerplus Special

31st Jul 2020

Beautiful, impressive, lots of power on rear wheels. Checked out perfectly. An amazing and faithful friend. /uploads/documents/Becke%20on%20rolling...

Silver medal for the team

17th May 2020

15 May Following on from an email last weekend from FN man Francesco Di Lauro we were coerced to join this event. So our double entry led...

What type of Anzani head is this

16th May 2020

Hello. I have this head on an Anzani block - but it’s quite different to what I thought a “normal” Anzani head looks like - w...

1953 RAC Rally

14th May 2020

Another piece of film – the 1953 RAC Rally with the lovely sound of a Le Mans Rep at 1:02. James Trigwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

1954 Tulip Rally

13th May 2020

I was just searching the internet to find something about my Frazer Nash. Unfortunately I was not successful finding something about my car, but Prof ...

Chassis 421/100/110 Elkhart Lake Race

13th May 2020

Lockdown browsing has helped me find a bit more history on my 1950 Le Mans Rep New York Motor Show car A corner named after owner driver Ted Boynto...

New member Anton

12th May 2020

I am Anton Winney, I own a small fabrication/welding business, mainly repairing heavy machinery for the recycling industry. I grew up around vintage c...

New owner of XMG6

11th May 2020

Hello Fellow members My name is Cliff Gray and I live just a few miles from Henley on Thames so hope to visit the archives as soon as we can ...

Lockdown education

8th May 2020

I think many of our members, especially GN owners might find this film amusing. https://youtu.be/H59Vjphq83k I always thought that Archie and Ro...

The day my Anzani went Bang

1st May 2020

I've been self isolating in my shed and rebuilding my latest Morgan 3 wheeler, a 1926 Family Aero (2+2) with a sv JAP (for the moment, but I'm...

Gary's GN rebuild

1st May 2020

Gary Clares GN is progressing well, he hopes to have it on the road soon. The car is a built around a GN IoE engine and standard GN chassis. ...

'Acedes Nash’ new owners

27th Apr 2020

After many years of owning classics dating from 1960-1985, the need for something more vintage became apparent. A great deal of searching then commenc...

Alternative Ignition System for GNs.

27th Apr 2020

Most British built IOE GNs use a single 90 deg V twin anti clock magneto. Finding a spare as a back up is not easy and if it is a Fellows it won't...

Our New Austrian member

27th Apr 2020

My name is Michael Böck (Boeck). As even in German Böck doesn´t sound too good I suggest Michael. I have been observing the Frazer Nas...

Anzani camshaft hardening

26th Apr 2020

I have stripped my Anzani to fit a new block and noticed the hardening on some of the cams wearing through, after 4000 miles. The cam surface can also...

Racing at Brooklands 1928

23rd Apr 2020

I just came across this short silent video on the ‘net which might be of general interest ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maT21OITJKM&f...

Nashing down-under during "COVID-19"

22nd Apr 2020

Surgery down-under has been limited because of a shortage of PPE. 'Nashing has been limited too. The two were put together the other day when PF...

Pam's GN

18th Apr 2020

Dear Liz Reading your excellent Gazette I feel I must correct Roger Richmond’s article about the GN he has recently sold. Whilst Nigel d...

Stirling Moss was a Post-War Nash man

17th Apr 2020

Sir Stirling Moss, who died over Easter, might never have raced or even driven a chain-drive Nash, but he did race several shaft-driven Nashes. Sti...

Chateau Impney

11th Apr 2020

We were very sad to see the following press release about Chateau Impney. The venue is owned and run by FNCC member Guy Spollen and his son Rod. Th...

Anglesey 2005

9th Apr 2020

Joe Frazer-Nash enjoys a ride in her Fathers car at Anglesey in 2005, Driven by Ruth Ross ...

Holding the fort

3rd Apr 2020

While the rest of the staff are in self isolation, Tommy & Ben (who've already come out the other side of Covid-19 ) along with Simon, are kee...

The Eagle has landed

3rd Apr 2020

Tim Pryke looks very pleased with his headgear, on the way down to the South of France on Bill Roberts’ Raid ...

Burney GN

29th Mar 2020

I’ve Just assembled the rear axle of the Burney GN so I can get the wheels on temporarily to get the chassis out of the shed on wheels for a bri...

When we were free to roam

29th Mar 2020

Hi James, following your request, I thought it might be an idea to put some jolly photos of raiding past to cheer us up when our cars are locked down ...

Model GN

28th Mar 2020

Martin Shelley regularly corresponds with Brian Bale who makes GN models. It’s soldered tinplate and brass and is pretty remarkable giv...

FNCC committee won’t be deterred.

28th Mar 2020

Dont let it be said that the Frazer Nash Car Club is stuck in the past. Due to the foresight of club secretary Jane A-F, last weeks’ FNCC com...

Spares news - GN barrels

21st Mar 2020

GN Barrels now in stock, see For Sale/Wanted section ...

New Spares Item in Stock

1st Mar 2020

The Perrot Shafts have just been received and now available from the Club Spares. The shafts are for normal width cars, but, could be shortened for...

After a years-long restoration, Jay Leno has completed his chain-drive Frazer Nash!

6th Aug 2019

Watch the Jay Leno’s Garage video below: ...

Tom Waterfield wins Nash Race at Cadwell

29th Jul 2019

A delighted Tommy Waterfield won the Nash race this weekend in Simon BE's Supersports, in what were very wet and slippery conditions. Eddie Willia...

Cognac wins vintage FTD at Shelsley

9th Jul 2019

Several Nashes & GNs featured in the awards at a boiling hot Shelsley last Sunday. Particular congratulations to Tony Lees for winning...

Patrick topples Fane's 1937 Shelsley Walsh record

8th Jul 2019

Frazer Nash history was made yesterday when Patrick Blakeney-Edwards pulled out all the stops to break Fane's 1937 Shelsley record of 38.77 second...

Team Frazer Nash triumphs again

8th Jul 2019

Only a matter of days after arriving home from Bolzano, the need for a Nash fix was high, this time the Hertfordshire (Eastern) Rally. The sun shone a...

Parker GN wins the Boulogne Trophy at Oulton Park

20th May 2019

Justin Maeers drove the Parker GN to victory in the vintage race at Oulton Park on Saturday, winning the Boulogne Trophy. With 8 of the 18 cars ...

Eddie Williams breaks long standing record at Wiscombe

13th May 2019

Eddie Williams, driving Charles Gillett's Supersports, put in a stunning time of 50.18 at Wiscombe Park hillclimb yesterday to beat Dick Smi...

Records topple at Curborough

23rd Apr 2019

Nashes & GNs dominated at Curborough, with 2 records broken. Patrick BE took Charles Gillett's 2013 Class 3 record by just under a secon...

Spring Start Silverstone 2019

15th Apr 2019

A fantastic, well attended Silverstone marked the start of the 2019 race season, with several Nashes & GNs out enjoying the sunshine. Patric...

On The Road Again

30th Mar 2019

Photo: Taking on some crude The Interceptor of Richard Parsons, PG 7028, is on its way back across the States west to east, via the southern states...

Curtiss engined Frazer Nash

10th Feb 2019

Rolf Zoller has been putting together his Curtiss Frazer Nash in Switzerland,it is fitted with a Curtiss OX5 8,2L engine from 1918. Rolf hopes ...

Whoops

3rd Jan 2019

Whoops! Remember to chock the wheels when jacking ...

Members List Inclusion Form

13th Dec 2018

We have spent a lot of time on the new data protection regulations. The final piece of that jigsaw is a consent form, sent to everyone in the Gazet...

David triumphs at the Lakes!

13th Nov 2018

Congratulations to David & Lucy Leigh for winning the Standard Class at the Lakeland Trial last Saturday. Driving his Interceptor, pictured ...

GN victory in Welsh Trial

16th Oct 2018

Congratulations to Peter Kite for winning the Welsh Trial outright in his GN Sports. He only dropped points on 2 hills, coming away with a score...

Snetterton Sprint FTDs

24th Sep 2018

Frazer Nashes topped the bill once again at Snetterton Sprint this weekend, with Julian Grimwade taking FTD, and Tom Waterfield young person's FTD...

Team race victory at Snetterton

24th Sep 2018

FN/GN won the VSCC team race outright at Snetterton yesterday! The team, consisting of Dougal, Jeremy Brewster & Jo BE, beat 10 other ...

Angouleme Nash Race

19th Sep 2018

The FNCC returned to Angouleme last weekend with our own grid, 'Plateau Harchibald Frazer Nash'. It was a spectacularly good weekend of racing...

Californian Nash

12th Sep 2018

Jay Leno's has written an article on his TT Replica which is in Octane magazine ...

Double FTDs at Loton Park

10th Sep 2018

The FNCC enjoyed another successful weekend of hillclimbing at Loton, with Vintage FTD going to Winston Teague on the Saturday, and young person's...

Accidental Coincidences

28th Aug 2018

Photo: Bob Winkelman If we hadn't have needed to take a certain road to avoid a traffic queue, we wouldn't have met Joe Breeze. If we...

Etretat car park fettle

27th Aug 2018

You will be pleased to know that the axle has been replaced and PE4731 is now mobile and hopefully will get us back to Scrooby🤞. All I ...

Broken but not out

23rd Aug 2018

Andy and Penny Cawley had the misfortune of breaking their rear axle on their holiday in France. The car was taken to a loc...

Dolomites

10th Aug 2018

Paul Baker found this clip https://vimeo.com/282718398 It's a beautifully filmed, fast motion video of the Dolomites a...

A Place to Stay

10th Aug 2018

Photo: No roof at the inn The only problem with following the more remote roads in the U.S. lies in trying to find overnight accommodation. We have...

Busted in Montana!

6th Aug 2018

Photo: Take short a stretch of interstate and look what happens! Having just clocked 3,000 miles and needing to drive literally 4 miles along...

Indians and Cowboys

1st Aug 2018

Photo: Spot the Nash Heap big fun at the Ho-Chuck Tribe powwow in Winnebago, Nebraska, and PG now known as Crazy Chain Car. We stopped at the Wound...

PG 7028's Adventures in Wonderland

26th Jul 2018

Photo: Paying homage at Jenks' US concession in New York State Louise and Richard have just started their second USA adventure , . . ...

A Life Behind the Wheel - Betty Haig Biography

4th Jun 2018

A new book by Roger Farmer on Betty Haig is due to be launched at Prescott on 14th July. It will cost £45 but he is offering it to members...

Frazer Nash Child Safeguarding policy

20th Mar 2018

As part of keeping our wonderful club up to date with current legislation I have published the Club's child safeguarding policy in the documents s...

Ice Raid videos by Nick Evans

28th Feb 2018

Nick Evans is in the process of making 9 CD's with various photos and videos of the cars on track and in Sauze, some of the videos are ...

The Miss Wilby TT Rep

24th Feb 2018

The car was built for a Miss VM WIlby who kept it all her life and about 30 years ago it was acquired byJohn Noot at the auction of her effects after ...

Zandvoort

8th Jul 2017

The Owner- Driver-Mechanics (SET 3) gang made a foreign excursion to Zandvoort , with a grid of 21 cars, including three Frazer Nashes, which all came...

VSCC Shelsley Walsh

1st Jul 2017

Despite the number of cars away in the Alps, there was a good turnout of Nashes and GNs at Shelsley. In Class 3 there was the interesting specta...

First run for Californian Nash

15th Jun 2017

First run for Jay Leno’s Blackburne Nash after major rebuild in California, Video taken by Bob Schmitt https://youtu.be/E1L9RMM03ww ...

Broken Clutch

13th Jun 2017

Piglets poor little clutch does get some hammer. The good news is that it is just a Jaguar clutch so when my club footed action ripped the centre out ...

Oulton Park - GN and Frazer Nash wins

10th Jun 2017

Justin Maeers, Parker GN, was out dragged at the start of the all-comers race by Tom Walkers' Amilcar, and ran in second place for the first...

Harewood - FNCC wins in five classes

3rd Jun 2017

At Harewood, Clas 3 was a Frazer Nash benefit, with places one to six all going to chaindrive cars, Jo B-E taking top honours from Geoff Smith and Dav...

Loton Park

27th May 2017

A fantastically clubby evant at Wiscombe had some entertaining FNCC needle matches: In Class 3, it was close all the way between front runners JoB-...

Wiscombe

7th May 2017

On a fabulous weekend in Devon, with many Nashes at Montlhery (in the rain), the field was left clear for Geoff Smith to take a win in Class 3, with N...

Curborough

30th Apr 2017

Curborough, the first VSCC sprint event of the year, saw a few debuts: Jo Blakeney-Edwards' new mount was the most significant eligible car, but t...

Rebuilt Single Seater Frazer Nash

29th Apr 2017

David Pryke has finished his rebuild of his single seater - he writes: My understanding of the history of this car is that is was built up from var...

Cotswold Trial - Class win by Blakes

19th Nov 2016

Matthew and Sarah Blake returned to winning form on the Cotswolds Trial, taking Class 1a by a convincing margin. Jo Rose with Sarah Owen and Duncan...

Montlhery 2017

14th Oct 2016

Hello James, I am getting people asking me about Montlhery next May and while I'm not organising the club's attendance there I did say to the ...

Single Seater Strip Down

9th Oct 2016

Anyway, this is today's effort at workshop. The SS had its engine taken out today by myself and Gobbo, which as you can see means quite a strip do...

Mallory Park

24th Sep 2016

Our future is in good hands - in the Novice race at Mallory Park Tom Waterfield and Hughie Walker came third and fourth. Elsewhere, in Set 1, we...

Single Seater spins out at Goodwood Revival. Bevel box failure

15th Sep 2016

Eddie Gibbs had a massive slide in the Goodwood Revival, which was caused by a bevel box failure. To see the heart stopping Video click below ...

VSCC Loton Park - class wins

10th Sep 2016

The last VSCC hillclimb of the year took place on the 10th and 11th September and the FNCC entries secured Class wins for Jo Blakeney-Edwards, J...

Prescott 2016

11th Aug 2016

A truly Vintage Prescott, with some impressive FNCC results. Friday saw the long course one-day competition, while the weekend event used the tr...

Knicker Brook

25th Jul 2016

If you have wondered how Oulton Park's Knicker Brook got it's name (not suitiable for minors) Click here ...

Cadwell Park 2016 The Nash Race and others

24th Jul 2016

Cadwell was a fantastic race meeting - a bit of a Frazer Nash benefit admittedly, with chain drive cars dominating the day. Julian Grimwade and ...

GN runs again

20th Jul 2016

After many hours of fettling including pistons, valves, magneto, trips to Bassett Down for ballenceing, Steve Pryke fired up the BHD. ...

GN at Le Mans

6th Jul 2016

Good photo of GN and Bresciaat La Sarthe 1920. Grand Prix de L’UMF at Le Mans 28th August 1920, the GN i...

Shelsley Walsh

3rd Jul 2016

A great day at Shelsley - after last year's deluge everyone was grateful to get two afternoon runs, and we had two record-breaking performances:&n...

Harewood Hill Climb

4th Jun 2016

Harewood, as ever, was a great weekend, with several impressive FNCC performances. Unfortunately Rileys had an even better day, seeking to close...

Boulogne 2016

30th May 2016

Despite the prospects of thunderstorms, fuel shortages and French strikers at the barricades, a brave group of Chaingangers spent a weekend in France ...

VSCC Wiscombe Park Hillclimb

8th May 2016

Wiscombe in a heatwave was a glorious weekend, with many notable chaindrive performances: Tony Lees and Cognac continued their run of success, w...

Silverstone Autosolo

23rd Apr 2016

The Autosolo format, with no reversing, suits Frazer Nashes particularly well and this event attracted seven FNCC entries - a healthy percentage of th...

Around the world in 80 Days

2nd Mar 2016

Winning Ways: A Navigator’s Tale” hardback, packed full of over 100 photos and an easy narrative style. It is on Amazon at &po...

Lost Nash EXC 465

1st Mar 2016

Hi James. Sone photos cropped up in my mums photo album of this Nash owned by a friend of hers. Don't know who has it now but they might be intere...

A Link to the Past to Celebrate

9th Jan 2016

Photo: Vaughan Skirrow in PG 7028 at Oulton Park, June 1958 Past Captain, Vaughan Skirrow celebrated his 90th birthday on 15th November 2015 (we di...

Another link to the past gone . . .

7th Jan 2016

I got a call yesterday from a local Councillor for Osterley and Spring Grove, part of Isleworth, that the excavators had moved in to the old AFN L...

FNCC Christmas driving tests photos

15th Dec 2015

Paul Weston has sent us a link to photos of the driving tests. He has selected the best from the original 360 he took!! Click here The fin...

Piston Broke

2nd Dec 2015

we were on the road between sections on the Cotswold Trial, luckily just taking it relatively easily and there was a nasty crunching and grinding nois...

Frazer Nash Film

13th Nov 2015

A documentary about the Frazer Nash marque has been released. To watch it in full go to the About page on the opening home page of this website and th...

Neill's Italian translator

6th Oct 2015

Not only did Neill Bruce take many iconic photographs for the VSCC and Nash club at meetings and raids during the 1970’s and 80’s but he h...

GN drag racing

14th Sep 2015

Jeremy Morris in his GN beside a local GN-ish creation on its maiden voyage. 6.2 litres of V Twin. ...

Frazer Nash Victory in the 2015 Alpine Trial

10th Sep 2015

Peter Kite and Terry Thorp have just won the 2015 alpine Trial beating 37 other cars http://www.endurorally.com/pages/alpine-trial-2015-day3 htt...

The Nash race in 1956

22nd Aug 2015

The start of the 1956 'Nash race at Silverstone. Dorinda Thirlby sent us this photo. The back of the print has Mark Joselands handwritten ...

Bevel box rebuild

10th May 2015

This is a picture of Mike Hipkins with his newly rebuilt bevel box. Mike has been useing the Members Section Workshop Chatter pages for advice a...

Advanced engine tuning

7th Feb 2015

Put your GN at 45 degrees to fill the cylinder to measure combustion volume- yikes!! ...

Single Seater in Australia

26th Jan 2015

Hello James, Thought these would be an interesting photos for the website. I have been collecting information and photo'...

Oulton park in the 60's and 70's

15th Dec 2014

Oulton Park 1961 (featuring Spider with the 2-valve BHD engine) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoziLDTA828&sns=em 1968 Nash race https:/...

Something for you racers to aim for

24th Oct 2013

Good morning James, I thought this might amuse one or two FNCC members, Graham Rankin Stay with this - even if you aren't a 'car nut&...

Sponsorship for eligible Nash folk

17th Aug 2013

Photo: Freddie Giles is not convinced Dick Smith has any hope of being included in the under 30's list At the last committee meeting ...

Overseas News - Chassis 1107

14th Aug 2013

As many will know an Anzani Nash, Chassis 1107, was recently sold at auction in Melbourne Australia. It had belonged to Ted Hider-Smith since 19...

Then and Now

30th Jul 2013

Chris Chilcott has sent in some photographs of his 1926 Super Sports Frazer Nash then and now Photo 1 Raymond Dunstan Crarey at the wheel of PF...

Slovenia Raid - Pass Storming

28th Jun 2013

Simeon Evans - Colmore, James Parker - TT Rep, Tim Pryke standing, Peter and Sue Livesley - The Archives Byfleet II (photo: Steve Pryke) Do you w...

The Frazer Nash Trademark

28th Jan 2013

Since John Aldington's death in 2007 the Archives have continued his work in trying to regain control of the Frazer Nash trademark. Members will r...

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