1947 Early GP Frazer Still Available

[Roadmaster49]

Rough, incomplete (engine) but possibly historically important.

http://www.trinketsandjunk.com/1947frazer.html

http://www.trinketsandjunk.com/sitebuilder/images/frazer-757x572.jpg

VIN # F-47  004026

[Roadmaster49]

Can't get much cheaper then $875

[joefrazer]

Looking at the registry, there are only 8 Frazers listed with lower serial numbers. This one oughtta be saved.

[JoeKeys2010]

Where is the car at?

[joefrazer]

If memory serves, I believe it's in Minnesota.

[JoeKeys2010]

Id go after it but it's a long way from GA

[Gordie]

This car has the late style grill and front bumper with the four guards.  Mine is number 5656 with the same features and I think that this one if original would have the earlier features.  It could have been hit at some time in its life and had some of the  parts replaced.  It is a low number but an ambitious project.  The early grills and door handles are very hard to find.  Dave Antram has a very nice early car with all of the correct parts.

[Fid]

It's not in Minnesota, maybe the car is there but Roadmaster49 is from Iowa I believe so maybe not much difference.

The thing I'm curious about is this car doesn't seem to have the one feature of the early Graham-Paige Frazers or am I wrong?  I thought the early ones did not have vertical bars on the grill (clearly visible on this one). Of course, on something this old, the grill could have been replaced.

[Roadmaster49]

Fid
The car does reside in central Minnesota at a projects car yard that has a website called Trinkets and Junk.

I have spoken with him before on cars and I think $650 cash would buy it. Some of you bring up interesting points regarding returning this car to an authentic early GP Frazer.  I would try to "back up" as much as possible on a motor to 1947 or 1948, rather then put any old 226 in it.  It would probably be difficult to make this car 95% or 100% authentic but nonetheless it would retain that special number and some other early features making it a curiosity if restored.

[Gordie]

this one is really too far gone to try to bring back to life but it may provide some good parts.  Adam Harder had a much nicer GP for sale recently.  He may still have it.

[Fid]

Ah yes, I remember that "Trinkets and Junk" guy as a foul mouthed ebayer with lots of bad feedback. Anyway, probably has nothing to do with the car or its condition. I think the front end has been replaced as the driver side front fender has the piece of rocker trim on it that the GPs lacked. There is no other rocker trim on it and it appears there never was.
The body tags have the final say and if it's an early GP, then that's what it is.
When I was in Sublette for the  orphan show in 2012, Don Dinges or Dettore, I don't remember which, had a GP Frazer in the shed there - pretty rough but it had the vertical spacers in the grill.
Regarding the engine, the GP  Frazer had the fuel pump toward the back of the engine so if someone wants to do an authentic restoration it  will be a challenge getting the right parts but they will have a truly unique car when it's done.