Lagonda is one of the big names in the British motorcar industry. In 1906, the brand made its entree in Staines, England, and was founded by an American named Wilbur Gunn.

Lagonda initially built engines and motorcycles but started the manufacturing of small, light-weight cars, and powerful private cars in the 1930s.

In 1935, a Lagonda won the 24-hour Le Mans race, which made the brand famous straight away.
In 1939, W.O. Bentley joined Lagonda who developed the finest engines for the company. In 1947, Lagonda was taken over by David Brown, the owner of Aston Martin. Hence, the engines developed by W.O. Bentley found their way to Aston Martin. After Brown’s take-over, a new age dawned for Lagonda, and, on a modest scale, they started building large touring cars, saloons and drop-head coupes that had many sports car characteristics below the surface. Lagonda's were built until 1965, till, in 1976 the distinguishably designed Aston Lagonda appeared.
The Lagonda is nowadays one of the ‘dormant’ brands. The brand name is still owned by Aston Martin, which, in its turn, is part of the Ford Motor Corporation.

Technical data

Engine:  six cylinder in-line long stroke engine
(88.5 mm. x 120.6 mm.), OHV (Meadows)
Cylinder capacity: 4453 cc.
Compression: 1:6
Capacity: approx. 160 bhp. at 5500 rpm.
Gearbox: 4-speed, manual
Top-speed: 180 km/h.
Weight: approx. 1800 kg.

Lagonda 3 Litre 4.5 low chassis Brooklands special, year 1932. Chassis number  10163, engine number 1912. Colour 'two tone' black/white, black wire wheels, black leather interior. This magnificent Lagonda Brooklands special is based on a 1932 Lagonda 3 Litre low chassis. The automobile was built according to the specifications of the Lagonda factory racing cars as they competed in the Brooklands ' Double Twelve' race in the year 1929. The racing colours of the factory team were black and white. Originally three of these racing cars have been built. Like original this car also features the impressive Meadows 4.5 Litre engine. The chassis and body were restored by the renown English specialist Peter Whenman, he restored this car for himself. Over the last years the car has undergone service, partial overhauls and fine tuning at LMB Racing of Belgium. The car participated in the Premio Nuvolare in Italy. In the scarce documentation on Lagonda racing cars two of the 1929 factory racing cars can be seen on page 43 of the book 'Lagonda 1899-1999' written by Arnold Davey. This is a very impressive piece of machinery...

This classic car was sold to Germany
by Smiths-Veglia.

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