Colour: Green
1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer - Sanction 3 engine with Sanction 4 head - for improved performance and smoother running
NOW SOLD
This car drives superbly - excellent performance - fabulous gearbox - steers nicely - impressive brakes
EVERY OWNER FROM NEW ACCOUNTED FOR
Engine has :-
New crankshaft
New con rods
New pistons
Fast Road Cam
General :-
New wiring
New king pins
New brake drums
Well maintained car including full engine rebuild
One of THE 1930s fast tourers to have - correct Sanction 3 engine with Sanction 4 cylinder head for improved performance
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Chief engineer none other than WO Bentley of course.
Owned and professionally maintained by a Lagonda specialist for the past 15 years since 2003
14192 miles since 1966. 4000 miles in the present ownership since 2004
Just professionally valeted
A lovely comfortable long distance car which has been driven to Le Mans and back for the 70th anniversary of the Le Mans win in 1935
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Engine just rebuilt, new pistons - currently running in
2 brand new magnetos fitted
New wiring loom fitted
Brand new SU fuel pumps
Brand new battery
Brakes totally rebuilt
Seat belts fitted to rear
Recently fitted rear and front indicators in addition to Trafficators which work as shown
Quite the luxury pre-war fast tourer... 4 1/2 litre six-cylinder Meadows engine - with the sought after Sanction 3 engine
Anything to do? Original rear upholstery still serviceable but it may be renewed by the new owner - the choice is there.
ALL OWNERS KNOWN FROM 1937 to the present date listed here :-
1/11/37 Ian Dumdas Orr of Lavneder Cottage, Popps Lane, Cooden, Bexhill on Sea
7/5/47 John Halifax Weller-Poley of 23 Beecham Place, London SW1
29/1/48 John Halifax Weller-Poley now of Colchester, Essex
10/7/52 Sidney Lawrence Stott, of Loughton, Essex
13/9/52 Sidney Lawrence Stott, now of Little Hadham, Herts
3/6/54 H A Saunders Ltd, 326/330 Euston Road, London NW1
13/8/54 Alexander James Waddel Robertson Coupar, 1 Bank Street, Dundee, Scotland
11/7/59 John Dale Huffington, Hamilton St, Barnhill, Dundee, Scotland
20/12 64 John Dale Huffington sold car to Mr Lees for £100.
10/2/65 David Logan Lees of Inverresk, MidLothian, Scotland
27/11/66 David Logan Lees exported the car to Sydney Australia. 7069 miles
18/9/70 David Logan Lees re-imported car back to UK to Liverpool from Australia
4/11/83 David Logan Lees correspondence re registration number
20/3/90 Known to be in Preston (MOT) – therefore Clifford George Walmsley – letter on file
9/6/91 Car shown at Louis Vuitton Concours Hurlingham Club. (Sunday Telegraph)
24/4/92 Clifford George Walmsley of Preston sold the car to Russel Wilson-Kitchen
25/5/96 Owner Russel Wilson-Kitchen died. Estate valued the car at £35,000
26/9/96 Car given to motoring journalist Brian James Palmer by Russel Wilson-Kitchen
4/12/03 – The present owner to date
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MOT REPORTS, mileages and locations
DATE MILEAGE LOCATION OF MOT
1/6/18 21261 (MOT not required)
27/7/11 20033 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
20/7/09 19533 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
16/7/08 19200 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
1/7/08 Declared Off Road - present owner
29/6/07 18935 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
13/6/06 18606 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
9/6/05 17781 Lymington Hampshire - present owner
5/12/03 17242 London W10 - present owner
17/8/02 16830 London SE23 – Brian Palmer
1/8/01 - London SE23 – Brian Palmer
28/9/99 13672 London SE23 – Brian Palmer
22/9/98 12890 London SE23 – Brian Palmer
25/9/97 12689 London SE22 – Brian Palmer
11/9/96 12450 London SE22 – Brian Palmer
10/8/95 12320 London SE23 - Russel Wilson-Kitchen
21/7/94 11702 London SE23 - Russel Wilson-Kitchen
12/3/91 10571 Preston Lancashire - Clifford George Walmsley
20/3/90 9923 Preston Lancashire - Clifford George Walmsley
27/5/87 9671 Co Durham - David Logan Lees
8/5/85 9368 Darlington, Co Durham - David Logan Lees
27/11/66 7069 Enters Sydney Australia - David Logan Lees
Registered 1 September 1936
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