Make:
Lea Francis
Model:
Sports
Year:
1950
Mileage:
1341
Miles
Condition:
Used
Country:
United States
Region:
California
City:
San Diego - CA ,
Zip:
92029
1950 Lea Francis Sports Convertible 4 Speed Manual 2.5L Inline 4
Richard Lea and Graham Francis began their partnership by making high end bicycles in Coventry England in 1895. Moving into the car and motorcycling manufacturing business in the early 1900s but remaining unsuccessful and unpopular with their designs. Things started to look up for the Lea-Francis group around 1925 when incorporating a new sporting design brought them some relief and they made Britain's first supercharged production car, the Lea-Francis Hyper, which went on to win the Ulster TT, a 30-lap race in Northern Ireland in the hands of the famous driver Kaye Don. Joining with some top talent of the British car and cycle makers, Riley, also proved to be quite the turning point for Lea-Francis, who carried on successfully until changing roles to support the war effort in 1939. Post-war production started back up in 1946 with the older designs being updated and catching on with popularity even if they were rather expensive. Introduced on a newly improved chassis to include independent front suspension with hydraulic brakes, and equipped with the 2½ liter engine, the Lea-Francis Sports Roadster was born and began production in 1949 and continuing until 1953.
Richard Lea and Graham Francis began their partnership by making high end bicycles in Coventry England in 1895. Moving into the car and motorcycling manufacturing business in the early 1900s but remaining unsuccessful and unpopular with their designs. Things started to look up for the Lea-Francis group around 1925 when incorporating a new sporting design brought them some relief and they made Britain's first supercharged production car, the Lea-Francis Hyper, which went on to win the Ulster TT, a 30-lap race in Northern Ireland in the hands of the famous driver Kaye Don. Joining with some top talent of the British car and cycle makers, Riley, also proved to be quite the turning point for Lea-Francis, who carried on successfully until changing roles to support the war effort in 1939. Post-war production started back up in 1946 with the older designs being updated and catching on with popularity even if they were rather expensive. Introduced on a newly improved chassis to include independent front suspension with hydraulic brakes, and equipped with the 2½ liter engine, the Lea-Francis Sports Roadster was born and began production in 1949 and continuing until 1953.
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