1938 LAGONDA LG6 Registration No. GPE 624 Chassis No. 12320 Engine No. 12320 For restoration The evolution of the V12 Lagonda took longer than had been expected. W.O. Bentley had gathered about him a team of men he had known in the past and some of whom had been responsible for the V12 Phantom III Rolls-Royce. He was determined to succeed in his aim to produce a luxury motor car capable of exceeding 100mph in silence - the same motivation that had driven him to design and build his 8 litre Bentley. The new engine required a new gearbox and the design and development process became evermore protracted. Two chassis lengths were proposed for the V12, 11ft and 11ft 6ins, whilst the track was increased to 5ft and independent front suspension was to be incorporated with wishbones and torsion bars. The chassis frame was new with 8in deep side members strongly cross-braced. It came as something of a surprise to the motoring world of 1937 when Lagonda announced that a six-cylinder version of the new car would be produced using the established Meadows straight six engine dropped into the new chassis - both of the two wheelbase options having to be lengthened by 3½in to accommodate the longer straight six. This new permutation was called the LG6. The V12 and the LG6 not only shared the same chassis design but were to enjoy the same body shapes, clearly evolved from the earlier LG45 - the only feature distinguishing the V12 from the LG6 externally being the treatment of the horns, the V12 having its horns incorporated in fairings. This particular LG6, Chassis No.12320, was the factory road test car and press demonstrator in saloon form and was featured in The Autocar on 17th June 1938. The car was sold by the factory to the Metropolitan Police who kept it right through the war, eventually selling it in 1952. Over the past few years it has been the subject of a substantial amount of restoration work comprising a full body-off chassis and mechanical rebuild. Various invoices are available in the file of history relating to this work, including a complete engine overhaul by I & J Macdonald. The bodywork is largely original and sound, but has been modified to form the basis of a very attractive open tourer. Most parts including dashboard, instruments, headlamps, and brightwork are with the car, but it requires a new windscreen and hood frame, some electrical and panel work and some interior trim (the seats are already re-upholstered) to complete the project. A simple and rewarding restoration which will undoubtably result in an elegant and most enjoyable motor car.
1938 LAGONDA LG6 Registration No. GPE 624 Chassis No. 12320 Engine No. 12320 For restoration The evolution of the V12 Lagonda took longer than had been expected. W.O. Bentley had gathered about him a team of men he had known in the past and some of whom had been responsible for the V12 Phantom III Rolls-Royce. He was determined to succeed in his aim to produce a luxury motor car capable of exceeding 100mph in silence - the same motivation that had driven him to design and build his 8 litre Bentley. The new engine required a new gearbox and the design and development process became evermore protracted. Two chassis lengths were proposed for the V12, 11ft and 11ft 6ins, whilst the track was increased to 5ft and independent front suspension was to be incorporated with wishbones and torsion bars. The chassis frame was new with 8in deep side members strongly cross-braced. It came as something of a surprise to the motoring world of 1937 when Lagonda announced that a six-cylinder version of the new car would be produced using the established Meadows straight six engine dropped into the new chassis - both of the two wheelbase options having to be lengthened by 3½in to accommodate the longer straight six. This new permutation was called the LG6. The V12 and the LG6 not only shared the same chassis design but were to enjoy the same body shapes, clearly evolved from the earlier LG45 - the only feature distinguishing the V12 from the LG6 externally being the treatment of the horns, the V12 having its horns incorporated in fairings. This particular LG6, Chassis No.12320, was the factory road test car and press demonstrator in saloon form and was featured in The Autocar on 17th June 1938. The car was sold by the factory to the Metropolitan Police who kept it right through the war, eventually selling it in 1952. Over the past few years it has been the subject of a substantial amount of restoration work comprising a full body-off chassis and mechanical rebuild. Various invoices are available in the file of history relating to this work, including a complete engine overhaul by I & J Macdonald. The bodywork is largely original and sound, but has been modified to form the basis of a very attractive open tourer. Most parts including dashboard, instruments, headlamps, and brightwork are with the car, but it requires a new windscreen and hood frame, some electrical and panel work and some interior trim (the seats are already re-upholstered) to complete the project. A simple and rewarding restoration which will undoubtably result in an elegant and most enjoyable motor car.
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