Some Lea-Francis 14 Sports chassis left the factory and went straight to a race team — Connaught Engineering turned them into the L2 and L3 sports-racing cars.
Lead trim: 14 1,767 cc four
Lea-Francis 1414 · 1946–1954
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FactSome Lea-Francis 14 Sports chassis left the factory and went straight to a race team — Connaught Engineering turned them into the L2 and L3 sports-racing cars.
Lea-Francis's postwar '14' saloon (and its Sport and estate derivatives), made from 1946 to 1954 (2,133 saloons, per the model table), was one of the luxurious if expensive 14 hp models that resumed production after the war on updated pre-war-derived designs, alongside the 14 Sport (118 made, 1947-1949) and the 14/70 (162 made, 1948-1951); an improved chassis with independent front suspension and hydraulic brakes was later fitted across the range. Its 1,767 cc inline-four is listed only by displacement and layout on the model table, without further tuning detail.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 1,767 cc four | 1946–1954 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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