Solved - MJW #767 - Lea-Francis 14hp DHC by Angel Motor Bodies 1947

woodinsight · December 19, 2011, 11:30:44 AM

Last one for today.
Another coachbuilt drophead coupe.
Make, model, year and coachbuilder for one point.

Allan L · December 20, 2011, 06:05:17 AM

Another one I remember from a long time ago!

woodinsight · December 25, 2011, 02:36:26 AM

Experts?

max · December 26, 2011, 11:45:06 AM

Lea Francis 14hp, 1948. Tickford?

woodinsight · December 26, 2011, 12:17:11 PM

Lea-Francis 14hp is correct although I have it as 1947.
Not by Tickford though.....

max · December 26, 2011, 01:14:47 PM

Just a guess - Avon.

woodinsight · December 26, 2011, 03:52:48 PM

Quote from: max on December 26, 2011, 01:14:47 PM
Just a guess - Avon.

Not Avon but you're at the right end of the alphabet

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 05:35:01 AM

Perhaps a Pro knows the coachbuilder?

Allan L · January 06, 2012, 06:45:21 AM

Sadly, although I have seen the car (it came to a Lea-Francis OC rally in 1986) I don't think we knew the builder at the time.
What isn't obvious is that the darker bits of the body are natural finish wood!

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 07:13:10 AM

Quote from: Allan L on January 06, 2012, 06:45:21 AM
Sadly, although I have seen the car (it came to a Lea-Francis OC rally in 1986) I don't think we knew the builder at the time.
What isn't obvious is that the darker bits of the body are natural finish wood!

Unfortunately my photo isn't good enough to see that.
Perhaps someone has a better view?

Allan L · January 06, 2012, 08:02:55 AM

I took a photo which was quite good but I would be hard pressed to find it. I reproduced it in the LFOC magazine, but it lost too much in the process to be worth scanning from that.

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 11:18:42 AM

Quote from: Allan L on January 06, 2012, 08:02:55 AM
I took a photo which was quite good but I would be hard pressed to find it. I reproduced it in the LFOC magazine, but it lost too much in the process to be worth scanning from that.

Okay, thanks Allan.
Maybe a better one will turn up in time.

roger · January 06, 2012, 03:21:11 PM

Abbot
If that is the coachbuilder pass the point to Max, he did all the hard work.

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 03:29:06 PM

Quote from: roger on January 06, 2012, 03:21:11 PM
Abbot
If that is the coachbuilder pass the point to Max, he did all the hard work.

Not that one - more obscure....

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 03:54:24 PM

Just to confirm the coachbuilder begins with the letter 'A'

João · January 06, 2012, 04:00:44 PM

Atcherley?

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 04:07:48 PM

Quote from: João on January 06, 2012, 04:00:44 PM
Atcherley?

Not Atcherley - not so many letters.....

João · January 06, 2012, 04:09:14 PM

Abbey?

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 04:16:25 PM

Not Abbey - the correct number of letters but more obscure....

João · January 06, 2012, 04:20:22 PM

Adams?

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 04:22:29 PM

Not Adams
An additional letter - A--E-

Wendax · January 06, 2012, 04:23:53 PM

Angel?

João · January 06, 2012, 04:27:53 PM

Alder?

woodinsight · January 06, 2012, 04:33:14 PM

Angel it is!
Built by Angel Motor Bodies Ltd. of Manchester who also built several 'woody' estate car bodies on Alvis TA14 chassis in the 1940s.
Your point.

Allan L · February 19, 2012, 07:50:39 AM

I have found the photo of this car and here it is in colour!

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Solved - MJW #767 - Lea-Francis 14hp DHC by Angel Motor Bodies 1947