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The definitive history of Lea-Francis cars from 1895 to the 1960s. Founded in 1895 under the aegis of R H Lea, the company originally built cycles and motorcycles, but by the 1920s was established as a manufacturer of high-quality sporting cars. From the 1930s to the 1960s Lea-Francis specialised in high-efficiency, medium-sized cars built with care and the best quality components. Very successful in motorsports, 'Leaf' was an innovative company, but a lack of regard for good business principles led to fluctuating fortunes throughout the company's long life. Today, Lea-Francis cars are much sought-after and held in high esteem by car enthusiasts throughout the world. The new sportscar was launched at the 1998 Motor Show and the limousine is due for launch in 1999. Hopefully, these new models will see Lea-Francis rise again to the prominence it deserves. Features: * The complete history of one of Britain's most important sporting marques. * The only book on Lea-Francis. * Like many of Britain's car manufacturers, Lea-Francis was based in Coventry. * Today's Lea-Francis company is about to bring new models to the market. * Barrie Price purchased the assets of the Car Division of Lea-Francis in 1962 and has used the company records to ensure the authenticity of this work
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Barrie Price has spent a lifetime in the motor industry. he is proprietor of Lea-Francis Cars Ltd and President of the Lea-Francis Owners Club,co-founder and former Chairman of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Specialist's Association, former Chairman of the Bugatti Owners Club, co-founder and former Chairman of the Bugatti Trust. Barrie has owned or driven practically every type of Bugatti, and has lived in Warwickshire all of his life.
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- ÉditeurHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Date d'édition1978
- ISBN 10 0713407859
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Description du livre Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 144pp, index, 109 bw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Jacket wrinkled. The hisotry of Lea-Francis from 1895 to 1962 including the planning, building and performance of Lea-Francis machines on road and track. Size: 4to. N° de réf. du vendeur 052075
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Description du livre Hardback. 1978, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a near fine. lightly shelf rubbed d/w. N° de réf. du vendeur 19497277
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. The author purchased the assets of the Car Division of Lea-Francis in 1962 and used the company's own records to ensure the authenticity of this book. The book is extensively illustrated with black and white photography. Inventory# M3292. N° de réf. du vendeur 002617
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Description du livre Hardcover in Dustjacket. Etat : Near Fine. CARS Vintage CarsBarrie Price's comprehensive account of Lea-Francis ultimately presents a very accurate and realistic portrait of a car manufacturer that traded more on its racing prowess than its manufacturing competence. This is a fascinating insight into a famous marque with exceptional depth and a human touch.- Classic Car WeeklyFounded in 1895 under the aegis of R.H. Lea, the company originally built cycles and motorcycles but, by the 1920s, was established as a manufacturer of high quality sporting cars. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Lea-Francis specialized in medium-sized cars built with care and the best quality components. Successful in motorsports, "Leaf" was an innovative company, but a lack of regard for good business principles led to fluctuating fortunes throughout the company's long life. This text tells the story of the firm.Lea-Francis was a British motor manufacturing company that began by building bicycles.R. H. Lea and G. I. Francis started the business in Coventry in 1895. They branched out into car manufacturing in 1903 and motorcycles in 1911. Lea-Francis built cars under licence for the Singer company. In 1919, they started to build their own cars from bought-in components.From 1922, Lea-Francis formed a business relationship with Vulcan of Southport sharing manufacturing and dealers. Vulcan supplied bodies to Lea-Francis and in return got gearboxes and steering gear. Two six-cylinder Vulcan-designed and manufactured cars were marketed as Lea-Francis 14/40 and 16/60 as well as Vulcans. The association ended in 1928 when Vulcan stopped making cars.1928 HyperA sporting image began to appear from about 1925, leading to models such as the Hyper and the Ace of Spades. The Hyper, also called the S-type, was the first British supercharged production car with a 1.5 litre Meadows engine, and in 1928 a Lea-Francis Hyper won the Ulster TT, a 30-lap race on the 13.5-mile (21.7 km) Ards circuit on the roads of Northern Ireland in the hands of legendary race car driver Kaye Don. The race was watched by a record 250,000 spectators and the victory placed Lea-Francis firmly on the map.The company was re-formed in 1937 under the chairmanship of George Leek with other ex-Riley Motor men such as R.H. Rose who designed a new engine for Lea-Francis having a similar layout to the Riley 12/4. The 12 hp and the 14 hp (actually 12.9 hp) were introduced in 1937 and continued until the start of the war in 1939 when production ceased and the factory concentrated on manufacturing for the war effort.Post-war car production commenced in 1946 with updated vehicles based on the pre-war designs. The 14 hp Saloon and Sports were luxurious and sporty vehicles and were popular, if expensive. Eventually, an improved chassis with independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes was introduced across the range and in 1950 the 18 h.p. saloon and 2½ litre Sports, both with the more powerful 2.5 litre engine, were introduced. Production once again came to a halt in 1954 after not having been present at Earl's Court since 1952.[1]A number of 14 hp Sports chassis were sold to Connaught Engineering where they became the L2 and L3 sports-racing cars.[2] Connaught developed a Formula 2 racing engine for their "A" type single seater which was based on the Lea-Francis design.Share of the Lea-Francis Cars Ltd., issued 30. September 1961The company had a chequered history with some notable motorcycles and cars but financial difficulties surfaced on a regular basis. The Hillfields site was abandoned in 1937 when it was sold by the receiver and a new company, under a slightly different name, moved to Much Park Street in Coventry. It survived there until 1962 when the company finally closed.The Lynx, a tube-framed 2+2 roadster with a Ford Zephyr 2.6 litre inline-six engine, was the final model produced by Lea-Francis. Unveiled at the October 1960 British Motor show,[3] it was famously painted in mauve with gold trim.[4] The model remained in prototype form and only 3 Lynx cars were made as no production was started due to lack of demand.A total of almost 10,000 Lea-Francis vehicles were made until production ceased due to the Lynx's failure to capture the buying public's attention. By the time of the Lynx's launch, Lea-Francis was so financially distressed that they could not afford to build Lynxes unless they had been pre-ordered, and as none were, only three prototypes were made.[5] Lea-Francis also dallied into starting production of the Fuldamobil Nobel bubble car to keep busy but it proved a frivolous plan and had competition from the famous Mini that was introduced in the late 1950s. More serious work was undertaken when a new prototype was built for a possible brand new saloon using a Chrysler V8 engine but the project remained unfinished. The motor manufacturing parts of the company passed into the hands of the receiver in 1962, leaving Lea-Francis to continue with their engineering business. The company's material assets were purchased by Quinton Hazell Ltd., a motor vehicle component manufacturer, while the Lea-Francis name was purchased by English entrepreneur Barrie Price at about the same time.[6]In 1976 Barrie Price began work on a hand made new car which was to be an expensive Lea-Francis Nostalgia type tourer powered by a Jaguar running gear, recalling the same cars Lea-Francis was known for in the 1930s. Price's firm, A.B.PRICE LIMITED, has continued to provide service and spares for the surviving cars since 1980 and has also built a number of retro Lea-Francis modern motor cars to special order, reviving the "Ace of Spades" name to their unique hand built model. These have a handsome aluminium body shell composed of a number of U.K.-made components, being produced as a two-seat coupà and a convertible. Both versions are powered by Jaguar Cars mechanicals and are produced at an average of 12-14 cars annually with a price tag at 20000 GBP according to motorbook author and writer G.N. Georgano. A.B. Pr. N° de réf. du vendeur 72856
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