Frazier

Frazier was an experimental American automobile built by engineer Larry Frazier in Los Angeles, California.

The car was considered one of the more radical experimental vehicles of its era. It was powered by a rear-mounted five-cylinder radial engine fitted with five camshafts, producing 75 horsepower at 3,800 rpm. The engine design used a single master rod that acted directly on a single-throw crank, with four parasitic rods pinned to the master rod.

Its suspension system relied on hydraulic struts that operated through oil and air bladders contained within a cylinder, a concept somewhat comparable to the Hydrolastic suspension later used by BMC in England. Notably, the car had no conventional shock absorbers or springs.

The body was described as an attractive coupé, constructed using a combination of fibreglass and magnesium panelling. The car was expected to be priced in the region of 8,000 dollars, but it appears that only a single prototype was ever built.