Fafnir Hall Scott Aero Special 1914/17, on display at the 2021 London Classic Car Show, Syon Park
Hall-Scott Motor Car Company was an American manufacturing company based in Berkeley, California. It was among the most significant builders of water-cooled aircraft engines before World War. The chassis that formed the basis of this car was found in New Zealand, and the build to the specification it's in now took place in the UK by renowned pre-war racing car builder Oliver Way. Owner Guy Lachlan swapped it for another car with a friend of his three years ago and has been competing with it ever since. “I knew nothing about Fafnir before buying the car, I only knew this one. Now I know quite a bit about how many are left and where they are. There are only about five left in the world,” says Guy. “All the racing Fafnirs had these funny faces and pointy hats rather than radiator caps, and nobody really knows why. It’s not a brilliant thing because it keeps the car from keeping cool properly but it makes it an appealing car to recreate because it’s so distinctive.” You wouldn’t mistake this car for anything else on the Edge Trophy grid, that's for sure.
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Location: Syon Park, Brentford, Middx TW8 8JF
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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