Leprechaun I & II |
The car very much followed Cooper lines with wishbones and transverse leaf springs and was Norton powered. Redmond took a second to Charlie Headland at Newtonards on 17th March and a second at Dundrod to Peter Collins in June then came to Brands Hatch on the 24th only for a drive shaft to break before the start. He faired no better for the British Grand Prix in July. Due to the limited 500 activity in Ireland Leprechaun was fitted with a JAP twin for some events.
Redmond (right) chats to Joe Potts at Charterhall |
The Leprechaun at the Grand Prix meeting Silverstone in July 1951. |
Leprechaun II Recognising that the original was a little heavy to be competitive, in early 1952, they built a second car along Kieft lines and possibly using some Kieft components, the Leprechaun II.
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Leprechaun II. Photo courtesy of John Porter |