It has been a very long time indeed since a Lea-Francis starred in an auction, but a previously restored and more recently retrimmed 1948 14hp Sports with successful 1950 Rallye des Alpes history motored to a £37,400 result, double Brightwells lower estimate during a hugely well attended sale in Herefordshire.
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While children of the Sixties had a rich seam of movie cars to ignite their enthusiasm – from Bond’s Aston DB5 to Mini Coopers in the Italian Job – later generations had less fuel for thought
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