A Classic Reinvented
The Fraser is a copy of the Lotus 7, a classic British club racer popular in the 1950s & 60s. The "7" is the most copied car in history - with versions around the world from India to South Africa and NZ. In NZ, there have been at least three companies that have produced kitset versions of the "7" - the most popular is the Fraser based at a factory on Auckland's North Shore. They can be bought as a "turn key" car, but most are purchased as kitsets and finished by their owners who sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to turn their cars into works of art.
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more 
