1952 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia [100/165]

1952 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia [100/165] in Heights of Danger, Movie, 1953

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

00:32:56 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2015-04-28 19:50	A few appearances during film - possibly genuine rally footage from 52 Alpine rally plus some borrowed time to film specific bits. Night start at 20-51 Sequence at 32-56 Final appearance at finish line 55-56 which is a total goof. Somehow the rally finale turned into a race, with the MG overtaking the leader in the last couple of hundred yards to win - hoorah! However the leader was clearly a silver Jag XK120 in the preceding sequence, with no Frazer-Nash involved. LUF 956 = CREAM 1952 FNASH MILLE MIGLIA UNKNOWN SPORTS. DVLA says ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 May 2012 MOT Exempt Vehicle make :FNASHMILLEMIGLIA Date of first registration :18 April 1952 Year of manufacture :1952 Cylinder capacity (cc) :1971cc Vehicle status : Not taxed Vehicle colour :CREAM Details of LUF 956 from http://www.frazernash-usa.com/Afncars.htm (entry #41 in table, dated Feb 2009): Chassis - 421/100/165 Engine - FNS 1/39 Type - Mille Miglia Date made - March 1952 Colour - cream First owner - Leonard Potter Comments - Raced by Mike Hawthorn 1952. Current location - UK Competition record - Isle of Man 1952 - 3rd; Boreham 1952 - DNF; Alpine Rally 1952, 1953.
dsl ◊ 2021-07-15 12:11	Chassis box not big enough to take 421/100/165, so I've chopped the 421 bit.

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dsl

◊ 2015-04-28 19:50

A few appearances during film - possibly genuine rally footage from 52 Alpine rally plus some borrowed time to film specific bits.

Night start at 20-51

Sequence at 32-56

Final appearance at finish line 55-56

which is a total goof. Somehow the rally finale turned into a race, with the MG overtaking the leader in the last couple of hundred yards to win - hoorah! However the leader was clearly a silver Jag XK120 in the preceding sequence, with no Frazer-Nash involved.

LUF 956 = CREAM 1952 FNASH MILLE MIGLIA UNKNOWN SPORTS. DVLA says
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 May 2012
MOT Exempt
Vehicle make :FNASHMILLEMIGLIA
Date of first registration :18 April 1952
Year of manufacture :1952
Cylinder capacity (cc) :1971cc
Vehicle status : Not taxed
Vehicle colour :CREAM

Details of LUF 956 from http://www.frazernash-usa.com/Afncars.htm (entry #41 in table, dated Feb 2009):
Chassis - 421/100/165
Engine - FNS 1/39
Type - Mille Miglia
Date made - March 1952
Colour - cream
First owner - Leonard Potter
Comments - Raced by Mike Hawthorn 1952.
Current location - UK
Competition record - Isle of Man 1952 - 3rd; Boreham 1952 - DNF; Alpine Rally 1952, 1953.

dsl

◊ 2021-07-15 12:11

Chassis box not big enough to take 421/100/165, so I've chopped the 421 bit.

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1952 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia [100/165]