Topic: Solved NIC#685 - Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (works car) with C A S Brooks

[nicanary]

What is this car, and who is driving it? (The leading car!  )

[nicanary]

Experts? (Won't take long!)

[Allan L]

Well that should be the Frazer-Nash Le Mans replica with Tony Brooks driving, leading a Lotus X (Michael Anthony?) and a Connaught AL/SR (Ken McAlpine?)

[nicanary]

Well that should be the Frazer-Nash Le Mans replica with Tony Brooks driving, leading a Lotus X (Michael Anthony?) and a Connaught AL/SR (Ken McAlpine?)

Yes indeed. No disrepect intended whatsoever, but it really was as easy as that! The twist being that the works car had a different grille and bonnet arrangement - I have no idea why because the tall Bristol engine needed a lot of air for the 3 carbs and most cars powered by that engine had a large inlet trunk on top of the bonnet.

Nice to see you get another point!

PS rather shamefacedly I notice there IS an inlet, but it's much smaller than the customer cars'.

[Allan L]

Yes most Le Mans Reps had the proper radiator intake surround and the carb intake further back. What threw me was failing to remember that one was different so I had to take a look at a few bound Motor Sports before answering. Should have left it, as my second banishment to Pro approaches . . .