Lec Formula 1 Car
Lec Formula 1 CRP1 Car
Manufactured by: LEC
Model: F1
Built by Charles Purley, owner of a Bognor Regis refrigeration
business, with a Ford Cosworth-engine and labeled as CRP1 in 1977.
Lec CRP1 Formula 1 1977
Image Credit: Photo Courtesy of Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014
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Lec CRP1 F1 1977 Car
One of Formula 1's forgotten machines, the Lec CRP1.
Lec debuted its self-produced, Ford Cosworth-engined CRP1 in 1977, having used fridge door-shaping machinery to manufacture the bodywork panels of the car during quiet nights. Its highlight came at the Belgian GP at Zolder, which Purley led from Niki Lauda briefly before falling back to finish 13 th.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014
Mark J Willison Photo
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