These three Lea-Francis Hyper models were seen together in the paddock at this year’s VSCC Prescott hillclimb at Prescott.
Lea-Francis began to focus on sporting models from 1925, with models such as the Ace of Spades and Hyper. The Hyper (also called the S-type) was the first British supercharged production car and had a 1.5 litre Meadows engine, and in 1928 a Lea-Francis Hyper won the Ulster TT, a 30-lap race on the 13.5-mile (21.7 km) Ards circuit on the roads of Northern Ireland in the hands of legendary race car driver, Kaye Don. The race was watched by a record 250,000 spectators, and the victory placed Lea-Francis firmly on the map.
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