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Auction archive: Lot number 465

1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer

The Tupelo Automobile Museum Auction
26 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$168,000
Auction archive: Lot number 465

1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer

The Tupelo Automobile Museum Auction
26 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019
Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$168,000
Beschreibung:

4,453cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Twin SU Carburetors 120bhp at 3,400rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Girling Hydraulic Drum Brakes *One of Frank Spain's favorite cars *Offered with copies of factory records *One of only 25 LG 45 Tourers built *Potentially a good long-distance touring car THE LAGONDA LG45 Lagonda's dramatic victory at Le Mans in 1935, under WO Bentley's energetic leadership, inspired the LG45 model, closely based on the Le Mans Team cars, and introduced the following year. The new LG45 was enthusiastically received amid favorable reviews. "The 4½-Liter has always given a fine performance; in its latest form it provides all the performance that anyone can reasonably require, and at the same time has been silenced, smoothed out and made a much more comfortable car, so that in comparison with the earlier versions it is hardly recognizable on first driving it. It can only be said that the appeal of the car has been considerably widened, for the people who today set great store by noise and a harsh suspension are greatly outnumbered by those to whom refinement in a fast car is far more desirable." - The Autocar, 10th April 1936. Introduced at the 1933 Olympia Show and based on the preceding ZM 3-Liter model, the M45 deployed Meadows' 4.5-liter, twin-plug six to good effect, saloons being capable of reaching 90mph and tourers the 'ton' under favorable conditions. A team of three specially prepared short-chassis cars (effectively the soon-to-be-announced M45 Rapide) prepared by Lagonda main agents Fox & Nicholls performed creditably at the 1934 RAC Tourist Trophy at Ards, and the following year one of these TT cars driven by John Hindmarsh and Luis Fontes won the Le Mans 24-Hour endurance classic outright. Under W.O. Bentley's technical direction, the big Lagonda became more refined, the M45's successor – the LG45 - gaining synchromesh gears, flexible engine mounts and centralized chassis lubrication among many other improvements. It was these refinements that encouraged The Autocar to comment so favorably about the new model, and these sentiments were echoed by Motor Sport, who in May 1936, reported that they had recently taken a Sports Tourer identical to the one offered for sale today. Their test involved driving the car from the Works straight to Brooklands and out onto the track, with windshield folded 95mph had been recorded. Their summary being "Anyone who handles and examines the new Lagonda cannot fail to be impressed with the fine workmanship and the many points of practical value which have been embodied in the chassis design and the lay-out of the body. The car is one of the fastest, safest and most robust on the British market to-day and one which will delight the most inveterate road-burner, and yet contrives to cover the miles with a quietness and smoothness which spell freedom from fatigue at the end of a long journey" The Sports Tourer tested by Motor Sport and as presented here was the latest creation of Lagonda's talented inhouse designer Frank Feeley, who, at the young age of 25, penned remarkably stylish and individual designs which set Lagonda apart from its peers. This design for the tourer is a brilliant combination body which echoes the racy open tourers of the 1920s, with their sporting carefree looks, but incorporates 1930s practicality offered by a convertible sedan. On a summer's day, the windshield could be folded flat, and the wind-wings turned over as 'aero' screens, yet if the weather should turn, a full-length top could be raised and stowed inside the door panels are windows to fully enclose the passenger area from the elements. Feeley would also create the iconic LG45 Rapide, and after the war is credited with the lines of Aston's DB3S, designs which were rarely bested in their day by even the most celebrated French or Italian carrossiers. Endowed with such an impeccable pedigree, the 4.5-Liter Lagonda quickly established itself as a

Auction archive: Lot number 465
Auction:
Datum:
26 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
The Tupelo Automobile Museum 1 Otis Blvd Tupelo MS 38804 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motors.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

4,453cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Twin SU Carburetors 120bhp at 3,400rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Girling Hydraulic Drum Brakes *One of Frank Spain's favorite cars *Offered with copies of factory records *One of only 25 LG 45 Tourers built *Potentially a good long-distance touring car THE LAGONDA LG45 Lagonda's dramatic victory at Le Mans in 1935, under WO Bentley's energetic leadership, inspired the LG45 model, closely based on the Le Mans Team cars, and introduced the following year. The new LG45 was enthusiastically received amid favorable reviews. "The 4½-Liter has always given a fine performance; in its latest form it provides all the performance that anyone can reasonably require, and at the same time has been silenced, smoothed out and made a much more comfortable car, so that in comparison with the earlier versions it is hardly recognizable on first driving it. It can only be said that the appeal of the car has been considerably widened, for the people who today set great store by noise and a harsh suspension are greatly outnumbered by those to whom refinement in a fast car is far more desirable." - The Autocar, 10th April 1936. Introduced at the 1933 Olympia Show and based on the preceding ZM 3-Liter model, the M45 deployed Meadows' 4.5-liter, twin-plug six to good effect, saloons being capable of reaching 90mph and tourers the 'ton' under favorable conditions. A team of three specially prepared short-chassis cars (effectively the soon-to-be-announced M45 Rapide) prepared by Lagonda main agents Fox & Nicholls performed creditably at the 1934 RAC Tourist Trophy at Ards, and the following year one of these TT cars driven by John Hindmarsh and Luis Fontes won the Le Mans 24-Hour endurance classic outright. Under W.O. Bentley's technical direction, the big Lagonda became more refined, the M45's successor – the LG45 - gaining synchromesh gears, flexible engine mounts and centralized chassis lubrication among many other improvements. It was these refinements that encouraged The Autocar to comment so favorably about the new model, and these sentiments were echoed by Motor Sport, who in May 1936, reported that they had recently taken a Sports Tourer identical to the one offered for sale today. Their test involved driving the car from the Works straight to Brooklands and out onto the track, with windshield folded 95mph had been recorded. Their summary being "Anyone who handles and examines the new Lagonda cannot fail to be impressed with the fine workmanship and the many points of practical value which have been embodied in the chassis design and the lay-out of the body. The car is one of the fastest, safest and most robust on the British market to-day and one which will delight the most inveterate road-burner, and yet contrives to cover the miles with a quietness and smoothness which spell freedom from fatigue at the end of a long journey" The Sports Tourer tested by Motor Sport and as presented here was the latest creation of Lagonda's talented inhouse designer Frank Feeley, who, at the young age of 25, penned remarkably stylish and individual designs which set Lagonda apart from its peers. This design for the tourer is a brilliant combination body which echoes the racy open tourers of the 1920s, with their sporting carefree looks, but incorporates 1930s practicality offered by a convertible sedan. On a summer's day, the windshield could be folded flat, and the wind-wings turned over as 'aero' screens, yet if the weather should turn, a full-length top could be raised and stowed inside the door panels are windows to fully enclose the passenger area from the elements. Feeley would also create the iconic LG45 Rapide, and after the war is credited with the lines of Aston's DB3S, designs which were rarely bested in their day by even the most celebrated French or Italian carrossiers. Endowed with such an impeccable pedigree, the 4.5-Liter Lagonda quickly established itself as a

Auction archive: Lot number 465
Auction:
Datum:
26 Apr 2019 - 27 Apr 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
The Tupelo Automobile Museum 1 Otis Blvd Tupelo MS 38804 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motors.us@bonhams.com
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