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Lea-Francis was a British motor manufacturing company that began by building bicycles. History. 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.
The Lea-Francis Owners’ Club (LFOC) exists for all Lea-Francis owners and enthusiasts, whether your interest is cycles, motorcycles, cars, tractors or any other aspect of the marque.
Lea-Francis Products. Richard Lea and Graham Francis entered into partnership in August 1895 to make advanced and relatively expensive cycles in Lower Ford Street, Coventry. These bicycles swiftly gained a reputation for quality and reliability.
Lea-Francis is a motor manufacturing company that began by building bicycles. History. Richard Henry Lea and Graham Inglesby Francis started the business in Coventry in 1895. They branched out into car manufacture in 1903 and motorcycles in 1911. Lea-Francis built cars under licence for the Singer company.
The S-Type was quickly branded the "Hyper" by Lea-Francis and is how it has been commonly referred to since. After experiements with a variety of superchargers, Lea-Francis adopted the Cozette for use in its competition cars, from which the S-Type evolved, to become the first supercharged British production car.
- Meadows 4ED, 1496cc Supercharged
- 9' 3"
- 4' 2"
Lea-Francis was a motor manufacturing company that began life building bicycles. Richard Henry Lea and Graham Ingoldsby Francis started the business in Coventry in 1895. They branched out into car manufacture in 1903 and motor cycles in 1911.
The 14 h.p. four-light four-door saloon in the Lea-Francis range is designed for the discriminating motorist and embodies the well-known Lea-Francis system of independent front wheel suspension, as illustrated in the photograph reproduced below.
