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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7156 Location: Derby

This ticks nearly all the boxes. Not sure about black, though. I shall follow the auction with interest.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1507923

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22795 Location: UK

Very nice indeed, I remember finding one of those dumped behind a shop in Poynton, Cheshire, along with an earlier model. The engines had long gone ...

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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7156 Location: Derby

I think prices are probably being dragged up on the coat tails of more illustrious models of Lagonda. I seem to remember when these quality saloons were undervalued and quite cheap.

They can be rather thirsty if you have a heavy right foot ...which for many will still be a consideration these days.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh

It looks nice but the Motor Road Test figures are rather less than impressive for a mid 1950s car in that class.

Four speed, no overdrive, top gear 17.7 mph/1000 rpm!

With such low gearing you might expect good top gear acceleration but 10.4 seconds 40-60 mph is not impressive.

It's doing near enough 4000 rpm at 70 mph and if it got to the 110 mph talked of in the advert it would be spinning at 6200 rpm.

Admittedly the touring fuel consumption of 19.9 mpg is pretty reasonable.

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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7156 Location: Derby

There are replacement diffs. which will transform the driving experience.

https://www.fourashesgarage.co.uk/parts-for-other-marques-besides-astons/db3-lotus-other-50s-cars-inc-many-specials-3ha3hu-alloy-diff-case-internals

Not cheap!

bjacko · Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:13 am Post subject: Lagonda

It is a very nice looking car. It is not meant to be a sports sedan, built more for comfort I imagine and looks.

badhuis · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1469 Location: Netherlands

Really nice car but I would always be afraid of the high costs for engine parts.
Ten years ago we overhauled the engine of a DB4 which needed new pistons and bearings. Costs compared to the Jaguar XK engine were 4 to 6 times higher.
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2122 Location: East Yorkshire

Probably mentioned before, but:-

For anybody who knew the East Riding of Yorkshire, especially back in the 1980's......

On the road twixt Driffield and Bridlington, at the edge of the village of Burton Agnes...
A petrol station was situated,on the first bend.

This was owner by an engineer..who , amongst other things, made Helter Skelters...which could often be seen towering over the building, in the rear yard.

The garage building & workshop itself was,during the mid 1980's, full of old Lagondas.
They were jammed in tight, and not exactly in a pristine condition.

The garage owner was a bit of an odd-bodd, so actually being given permission to 'go & look' was a rarity.

I started living in the village from the mid 1980's...and saw the petrol station change hands, then disappear altogether.
I cannot recall the fella's name, or what happened to his store of old Lagonda saloons.
Sadly, at the time, I wasn't especially a 'classic' car enthusiast....most of what I had to drive was indeed of the banger variety [including a Renault 4...quite the best car I have ever owned, as a daily..even that was 10 years old before I got hold of it]..so a treasure trove of old Lagondas interested me, but didn't stir any enthusiastic juices.
Probably too new for my tastes?
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7156 Location: Derby

According to Wiki, despite the model being rare, one was destroyed in a "classic banger" event as late as 2014.

Some things in life beggar belief. Sad

Also, according to the same source the car had a 0 - 60 mph of 12.9 seconds - which is not that tardy.

bjacko · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:38 am Post subject: Lagondas

Not that fast by today's modern cars. My 14 year old car was listed as 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds. It is a 4litre turbo charged with auto transmission and it is only a Ford not a Jaguar!