The Current Company
"The current Leonard Reece & Co. Ltd. is the official producer of the Reece-Fish performance carburettor, with no connection to the directors and officers of the original company. The design and branding of our beautifully manufactured and hand-finished performance carburettor and manifold products are faithful to the original, having officially secured the trademarks and designs. Using the latest engineering principles, materials and technology, we can guarantee the quality of our products, whilst keeping the prices affordable for the classic car enthusiast. It is our aim to produce a stunning product that is as authentic as possible, with the aesthetics and performance equal to the original legendary design.
Operating from our modest workshops in Colchester, we bring traditional skills and service to you the customer. All components are manufactured to exacting standards utilising the latest engineering techniques and quality control procedures. There was little to improve upon from the original design, so consequently, all parts are interchangeable with original units should you require spare parts.
The Managing Director and Senior Engineer of the current company, David Copper, has a Master of Science degree from the University of Liverpool and a background in technology and engineering spanning over three decades. David restores classic cars as a hobby, with the current project being a Riley 1.5 BMC engined, 1961 Rochdale Olympic Phase I."
The Original Company
"After manufacturing for a couple of years on a Sole Trader basis in a modest workshop in Beeches Avenue, Carshalton, the original Leonard Reece & Co. Ltd. was Incorporated on 12th January 1971 under the technical direction of the renowned tuning and engineering guru, Leonard (Len) Reece. You may have picked up on the fact that we were huge fans of Len’s work. Len was an excellent engineer, a good businessman and a very nice chap to deal with by all accounts. After relative success spanning forty years, the company unfortunately traded at a loss towards the end, with a petition for compulsory liquidation being filed on 11th December 2003 resulting in the company eventually being formally disolved on 14th August 2008 by The Official Receiver. Production of carburettors had ceased many years prior, along with Len Reece’s involvement after his death in the middle of the 1980’s, with the company concentrating on performance camshafts and other automotive related engineering until the sad and eventual demise of the company."
Edited by mab01uk, 25 March 2016 - 07:42 PM.
