Lea-Francis Vehicles
Lea-Francis W Type 12/40 1929-32
Engine:
Meadows 4ED, 1496cc with single carburettor, 38bhp
Wheelbase:
9' 3"
Track:
4' 2"
Intended to rival the popular Riley Nine Monaco, the W type or Francis saloon had a light fabric body with a small boot on a slightly modified P type chassis with a 10 degree sloping radiator, and was generally lower-built and less ‘perpendicular’ than the earlier saloons.
189 W types were made, but of the 20 or so survivors (10 in the Club) only five have the original body.