Identifying an early Frazer Nash

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About a year ago, a very early, original and historic 1925 Frazer Nash was returned to the road after several years laid up. Chassis 1026 was only the 16th 'Nash built and the second with an Anzani engine. It was entered by H. J. Aldington in the 1925 Land's End Trial, in which it retired, and then sold to Sir John Best-Shaw, a young chain-drive enthusiast who entered it in the 1925 London-Exeter and picked up a gold medal.

Since it's been back on the road, some new history has come to light, and this has prompted one of Sir John's descendants to try to establish as complete a history of 1026 as possible.

The Light Car & Cyclecar published a report of the 1925 London-Exeter, in which it included two pictures of 'Nashes. One shows 1026 tackling White Sheet Hill in Dorset, while the other shows an unidentified 'Nash resting at the Dorchester check. The information being sought concerns the identity of the Dorchester car: is it 1026? We understand that all the LC&C negatives were lost years ago, so we must resort to an open appeal to the collected minds of the PreWarCar.com readership.

There's a reasonably good chance that it is Sir John's car. There were seven 'Nashes in total entered in the 1925 Exeter, but Aldington's had retired before Dorchester and we can rule out Hillary's and Jefferis's, as theirs had vee-shaped screens. Even so, it could be Paxman's, Veendam's or Robinson's. Who knows?

It's a tough question, but if any of our readers have the answer, or just a trace of a clue, we'd be very glad if you'd let us know.

Words: Zack Stiling; pictures: The Light Car & Cyclecar

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