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330 Lea Francis Hyper (Mod) (1930)

Lea Francis Hyper Sports S-Type (1928-31) Engine 1496cc S4 OHV Supercharged Production 183

Registration Number KD 9594 (Liverpool)

Race Number 182 Lucy Delaney

OWNER Geoffrey Delaney

LEA FRANCIS SET

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The Lea Francis Hyper came with a Cozette supercharger and were good for 85-90 mph. Featuring a close ratio gearbox, sloping radiator, low chassis and an oil tank for the blower mounted on the dashboard. Former team cars have fuel tanks of 22-30 gallon capacity (depending on the race) while others have 10 gallon tanks. Winners of the 1928 TT race.

 

This car competed at Silverstone in the VSCC Regularity Trial for Pre-War Sports Cars

 

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Shot at the VSCC Spring Start, Silverstone 18:04:2015 Ref 105-330

 

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Uploaded on April 27, 2018