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Solved NIC#341 - 1949 Lea-Francis 14hp special by Bill Skelly
« on: December 25, 2014, 05:49:34 AM »
What is the name of this car, and what powers it?
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2014, 04:43:04 AM »
. . . driver & venue might also be of interest!
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2014, 06:30:27 AM »
Quote from: Allan L on December 26, 2014, 04:43:04 AM
. . . driver & venue might also be of interest!

I knew you of all people would know this car. That's a clue really, but I suspect the Rookies won't understand the connection.......
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 11:36:57 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2015, 11:25:07 AM »
HWM?
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2015, 11:33:33 AM »
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2015, 10:41:24 AM »
Which of the Pros will get this first?
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2015, 11:11:19 AM »
Bill Skelly's 14hp Lea Francis Special!
I was sure it was some sort of Allard, but the 'Allan connection' gave it away  ;D
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2015, 11:47:26 AM »
I think the spelling is Bill Skelly, but you've got the car and builder as far as I'm concerned. Yes - I should NOT have mentioned Allan's name!

The car was built in 1949, and is being driven in the photo by Ted Lund.

I attach a photo of the car during restoration - the company which did the work say it was a car they built, but I think it's just a new body.
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Re: NIC #341
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2015, 11:50:22 AM »
Fixed.  ;)
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Re: Solved NIC#341 - 1949 Lea-Francis 14hp special by Bill Skelly
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2015, 01:45:08 PM »
We think the photo shows Ted Lund at Snetterton, but perhaps Nicanary kows otherwise.
I don't know who is claiming to have built the car but it was Ivan Dutton who restored it a few years ago.
Billy Skelly was an apprentice at Lea-Francis and was able to combine a dry-sump midget racing engine with a 14 h.p. Sports chassis and had a certain amount of technical help from the company.
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Re: Solved NIC#341 - 1949 Lea-Francis 14hp special by Bill Skelly
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2015, 02:45:19 PM »
On the site of Chesterton Coachworks it is captioned as "Lea-Francis special constructed in our workshops". The body looks brand new, so I expect they restored the car and built a new body on the lines of the old one.

Yes, the car is captioned as competing at Snetterton, but I don't remember any corners with barrels and an earth ramp in front of the spectators like that. I thought it looked more like Goodwood.
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