1971 Leda LT 25

Vehicle is located in Virginia 

Offered at $99,000

Description

The famous Len Terry designed this Leda before it was built for Malaya Garages. Trevor Taylor drove to podium finishes and pole positions in F5000. Also owned by Graham McRae who helped develop this car further with Len Terry. Leda cars was purchased by McRae in 1971, and the next Leda LT-27 was named the McRae-GM1. 

    This car has been raced five times since Trevor’s ’72 colors were restored, and is currently in race ready condition. Full monocoque, inboard brakes, 1 hour on rebuilt gearbox, strong and proper 5 liter Chevy with Kinsler injection. Sharp looking fast car, a definite favorite in the pre-72 class. 

History

Leda cars,  produced 4 LT-20’s, 1 LT-22 and 2 LT-25’s. This one is LT 25-1 built for Malaya Garages and driven by F1 ace Trevor Taylor and later by Graham McRae.

Malaya Garages for Trevor Taylor UK 1971: raced up to R7 and then again from R13 to end of season. Raced by Steve Matchett in 1972 but crashed in practice at his debut race, R6 Silverstone 22 Apr 1972, and not seen again. Next seen when Chris Shaw (Lower Beeding, West Sussex?) appeared at R6 Oulton in 1973 with 001 but DNS. To Bob Ellice who appeared at R13 Brands but DNQ. The car is not seen in 1974, 1975 or 1976. Godfrey Crompton ran a LT25 in hill climbs and sprints in 1977: British Sprint Championship 1977 (5th at Brighton 10 Sep; 1st at Weston 1 Oct); crashed at the 1978 Loton test day. It passed to Keith Cox (Halesowen) who rebuilt it with a wide, flat nose and McLaren M23-style sidepods. He ran the car in hillclimbs and sprints later in 1978. During 1980 and 1981, he scored points in the British Sprint Championship (9th at Oulton Park 12 Apr 1980; 7th at Curborough 27 Apr 1980; 10th at Curborough 1 Jun 1980; 6th at Blackpool 28 Jun 1981 and 10th at Lydden Hill 16 Aug 1981.

Advertised by Jon Bradburn (Wolverhampton) in January 1984 and later sold to Lawrence Sufryn (then Switzerland, now Tagsdorf, France) [date unknown but before 1992]. Sufryn had the car restored by Alan Baillie some time before 1992. Sold to Ian Jacobs (Hornchurch) February 2006 and raced in HSCC Derek Bell Trophy events. To Stefano Rosina (Italy) in March 2015 and repainted in original livery for the 2015 HSCC season. Sold to current owner in October 2016, and shipped to the US.

Driven by: Trevor Taylor, Graham McRae, Steve Matchett, Chris Shaw, Bob Ellice, Godfrey Crompton and Keith Cox. First race: Snetterton (UK R2), 9 Apr 1971. Total of 25 recorded races.

Recent Vintage Competition History

Owned and raced by Lawrence Sufryn, who drove it at Luxembourg, Schleiz, Zandvoort, Spa.

Also raced by Ian Jacobs and Stefano Rosina.

Is currently in the United States and has been since 2016.

Performance Data

• Class: F-5000

• Weight: 1285 lbs

Engine

• Engine Builder: Swindon Racing

• Manufacturer: Chevrolet

• Type: Small Block

• Displacement: 5.0 litres

• 500 Plus Horsepower

• Induction: Kinsler fuel injection

• Total Time: 8 hours

Fuel System

• Fuel Cell

• Age: 3 years

• Fuel Type: 110 Octane race gas

Transmission

• Manfacturer: Hewland 5 speed

• Type: DG300

• Races: 1-hr

Body

• Fiberglass construction

• Blue/white frame

• Excellent Condition

• STP sponsored

Chassis

• Type: Monocoque

• Builder: LEDA

• Condition: Restored/excellent

• Shocks: Koni 2812 & 3012

Spares

• One set of Wheels

• Freshly painted nose

• Snorkel

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