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Lagonda
LG 45 racing 1937
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Data:
Engine: 6 cylinders in row
Capacity: 4.467 ccm
Power: 130 HP
Maximum speed: approx. 160 km/h
Historical cultural property
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The English mark with the Italian sounding name,
manufactured first motorcycles, late
tricycles and then four-wheeled automobiles. |
| Successes
in the Rallye Monte Carlo, the Alpenrallye,
a speed record and the title of the fastest
road sports car in England the continuous
work of the technical designers and designers recompenced. |
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the German top-mark at all - May brook - transmission
did not supply at Lagonda to Lagonda these transmissions any longer
wanted, because they were not sufficient for the requirements for customer. |
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a moved time Lagonda belonged starting from 1947 to Aston-Martin, which into the eighties inside with
the Lagonda, a sumptuously motorized and avant-garde
styling four did the mark high-held. |
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was a construction of W.O. Bentley, which was adjusted after
a reorganization of the enterprise Lagonda
as a chief designer and continued
there, |
| Bentley
availed itself thereby of proven M 45 of engine of earlier
Lagonda years and fit these on. |
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the work vehicle identification plate it is also equipped after 64 years still
with its original engine. |
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The LG 45 which we to you here offer, originates from the third
from four LG 45 series. |
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the engine marking is still very well visible. |
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this Lagonda is in the best way suitable in ideal way for
the participation in historical meetings. |
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The British mark Lagonda was created 1894 by
the American Wilbur Gunn. Designated after a river in Ohio,
the homeland of the American firm founder. |
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The enterprise, which constantly developed itself further in
its forty-year old Independence, had it
up to the 1. Place in 24 hours running Le Mans 1935
production, with which Lagonda defeated the Alfa Romeo Armada,
which had before driven out four years long in series the Le Mans
victory. |
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the constructing engineers for Lagonda, occasionally even
W.O. Bentley of its legendary automobiles in Le
Mans the Bugatti, belonged, worked defeated. |
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the company came into economic difficulties and
was searched a buyer for Lagonda, marks belonged
such as Rolls-Royce and Aston-Martin to the prospective customers for
the enterprise. |
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The Lagonda type LG 45 offered here was built from 1935 to
1938. |
where
it had to stop in its own enterprise after
the assumption by Rolls Royce:
with 4,5 litres the engine. |
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changes were adapted to its
achievement-oriented conceptions, in addition belonged: Cylinder head,
ignition system, crankshaft and exhaust elbow union. |
| W.O
Bentley did not place itself thereby, probably without
ulterior motives, into direct competition to the cars, which
were sold with its name by Rolls-Royce. |
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is a late thereby and according to matured model
this great row. |
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The body execution corresponds some work of racing car,
as Lagonda used it e.g. 1935 in Le Mans and won
a running. Vintage risers will be pleased about
the transmission, because 3 of 4 courses is synchronized. |
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