Lea Francis

[cyuan]

Has anyone heard of Lea Francis? Wondering how popular it was back in its production days and how well-known it is these days in the UK.

[mnkiboy]

[pointless comment]I thought he was the guy who played Keith Lemon? [/pointless comment]

[Vocal Minority]

Lea Francis' hay day really was pre-war. I have seen a passing reference to it every so often in modern rags. But its brand is remarkably low profile. If indeed it still exists.

[Baryonyx]

Who?

[DannyScene]

mnkiboy][pointless comment said:

I thought he was the guy who played Keith Lemon? [/pointless comment]

I thought he meant the leeds comedian too

[morgrp]

They produced some epically ugly cars - google Lea Francis ace of spades - just one picture will pretty much give you the reason they went tits up - apparently beautifully constructed though - prob another reason why they weren't profitable...

[Dr Jekyll]

I think there was an attempt at a revival recently with some XJS based car.

[DannyScene]

morgrp said:

They produced some epically ugly cars - google Lea Francis ace of spades - just one picture will pretty much give you the reason they went tits up - apparently beautifully constructed though - prob another reason why they weren't profitable...

It looks they put some effort into the back end but forgot to design the front until the day before the release

[vdubbin]

Didn't someone plan to re-release a car under the LF brand back in the 90s?

[Devil2575]

morgrp said:

They produced some epically ugly cars - google Lea Francis ace of spades - just one picture will pretty much give you the reason they went tits up - apparently beautifully constructed though - prob another reason why they weren't profitable...

I see your point