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What we compareLea-FrancisABC Motors
Country in archiveUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Founded18951912
FounderR. H. Lea and G. I. FrancisRonald Charteris
HeadquartersCoventry, England, United KingdomHersham, Surrey, UK
Name originThe company is named after its two founders, Richard Henry Lea and Graham Francis, who started the business in Coventry in 1895. The hyphenated surnames became the brand name.ABC is short for All British (Engine) Company, the name of the firm founded in 1912. It was later renamed ABC Motors Ltd, keeping the initials.
HighlightsLea-Francis JAP V-twinABC 400, Skootamota
Earliest archived brand logo19281912
Latest archived logo19281912
Archived logo assets11

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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