Leela Motors

A lot of thought went into the details of the Leela. Making it a pleasure to look at, fun to drive, easy to work on, and not outrageaously expensive to fix, were all given consideration. What separates this car from a lot of others is the finish work on the interior It is no doubt minimal in character with it being a race car, but the view from the drivers seat is quite unusual: there is machined turned aluminum face mounted on a carbon fiber dash. The gages all have individual bezels with stainless steel screws making them easy to work on. The windshield mounts are CNC machined and then hand shaped and polished.

Since I work on the car, making it easy to work on was a top priority. For example when the drive shaft donuts need to be replaced, the driveshaft cover and the three containment rings come off exposing the entire driveshaft.  Also, parts for the car such as motors, transaxles, brakes and so on are all readily available and quite reasonable.

Depending on the driving conditions both the front and the rear ride height are easily adjustable. The front torsion bars are adjustable with an allen wrench from the driver seat. The rear coil-overs with a wrench. For more major work the hood and tail end can be completely removed from the car with 2 bolts each and unplugging the wiring. There is room in the trunk for a full size spare too. 

The leather straps are both functional and add some old world charm to the car. It makes it look like an expensive european car! The NACA ducts are real too. They take air to aluminum tubes which cradle both the discs and the calipers, at the same time shielding the gas tank from excess heat.

Tail lights are LED units mounted in a billet machined alu. housing.

Aerodynamics:

 Aero effects on the Leela Spyder have been artfully integrated into the design of the car. From the winglets cradling the Leela grill to the underbody wing in the back, and thee rear deck wing all serve to push the Leela to the ground as it goes through the air.