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Lagonda Tm - 1937-1940 | 
| The outlook appeared grim for lagonda in 1935. The firm seemed dead, with its design studios closing and its personnel being laid off. But the company would regain its identity soon enough, after an unexpected victory in the 24 hours of le mans reanimated investor interest | Specifications performance
Top speed of 105 mph
engine typedrivetrain: 1-piece, cast-iron, single-overhead-cam vi2 with twin downdraft su carburetors
displacement 4,479.7 cc (4.48 l) power rating 156 hp
transmission 4-speed manual (synchromesh)
chassis: Front suspension by equal-length a-arms and longitudinal torsion bars, rear suspension by live axle and semielliptic leaf springs; 3,300 lbs. |
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| | About vehicle
Whodunit
¦the lagonda was conceived by an american who traveled to england to perform italian opera and then changed his mind to build cars named after a creek in springfield, ohio! the car might have seemed to come from everywhere at once, but at heart, wilbur gunns creation was a purely english driving machine.
what you see
when the lagonda vi2 appeared at the london auto show in 1936, its hood was made of glass the better to see the polished camshaft covers, the smooth sweep of its six-port exhaust headers and the regal symmetry of its double ignition distributors. W.o. Bentley, lagondas technical director, was sensitive to the noise levels in his early bentleys and installed a quieter cast-iron block on the lagondas torsion-bar-suspended chassis. The cheaper cast iron also achieved
lagondas goal of building attractive but competitively priced automobiles.
The lagonda v12 drophead model had beautiful detailing, including a walnut dashboard with an oversized tachometer and speedometer. |
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