Frazen

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frazen was an American automobile brand.

description

The manufacturer was the Ray Greene Company from Toledo in Ohio . One source gives the construction period around 1952. Another source mentions 1951 to 1962, although the base vehicle was discontinued in 1953.

The two-seater roadster was built on the chassis of the Henry J , from which the engine and drive were also taken over. Thus had the carriage 2540 mm wheelbase and was powered by a six-cylinder in-line engines, the cm³ of 2638 Displacement an output of 80 hp (59 kW) at 3300 min -1 developed. The GRP body featured curved English-style fenders. However, the chrome-plated radiator grille, which stretched far below the rounded snout and was reminiscent of an upturned bird cage, was not very well received.

The cars were available both fully assembled for US $ 2795 and as a body kit .

literature

  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 590-591. (English)
  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87349-461-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 590-591. (English)
  2. ^ John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002. ISBN 0-87349-461-X .