Lagonda Rapide 61-64 Wanted

9 March 2011 at 11:04 #48100

David
The 2 DB4/5 look a likes are not in the scrap numbers for they are known to exist but one is or was
in a bad condition, the other I have no up to date photo of, so again its condition I am not sure of.
The 3 in a very bad state could have become scrap cars by now.
Like all records or data it is usually out of date by a year or two.
Alan

TVJL

9 March 2011 at 11:18 #48101

“The 2 DB4/5 look a likes..” Do you mean Rapides that are fitted with a DB4/5 grille? If so, I can help re one of them (137) – it is currently in the very early stages of a ground-up restoration to my certain knowledge.

9 March 2011 at 12:22 #48102

David
I have the photos of 137, but 130 was said to be a look alike, but
I am not sure about this and the photo is quite old.
Alan

TVJL

9 March 2011 at 13:21 #48103

Alan,

Can you post a picture of 130 or send to me / us via email please? I don’t know whether David already has a copy. By the way, might we possibly dispense with the term ‘look alike’, since they don’t? 😀

There is a photograph of 137 in the Catalogue of British Cars (p.196) as you may know.

Tim

David

9 March 2011 at 16:38 #48104

The 2 cars I referred to as converted into something else do not include 137 which is still clearly a Rapide with a factory-fitted DB5 frontal treatment. Which is the other one by the way?

I was referring to 130 which is allegedly a DB4GT Zagato look alike, as per the AMOC Register of 2004 (?) and to 102 (some of) whose body panels etc have been (or at least were some years ago) mated with a DB4 chassis to make in effect a 2-door hybrid.

If it’s not 130 converted then it’s 103 (I don’t have books to hand), and I don’t recall today which of these 2 cars I looked at around Easter 1998 at the USA, pre-conversion

The 7 cars on which I have no info beyond build sheet type data are 111, 112 (reputed to be in Eire still), 125, 126, 132, 134, 143. Alan do you know of any of these?

Francis

11 March 2011 at 13:13 #48107

So, of all those known cars, anyone of them might come up for sale?

Francis

TVJL

11 March 2011 at 18:32 #48108

Well, I suppose anything might come up for sale, theoretically. But, when you are dealing with only a handful of cars in the world, a number of which being owned by the same person and most in long-term ownership, the odds of finding what you appear to want without searching out one of those ‘lost’ cars seem quite slim (putting it mildly). There are a few average and good cars that have come on to the market, some more than once in recent times. But, these days the price commanded reflects the rarity of the cars.

Tim

11 March 2011 at 19:32 #48109

David.
102 & 111 unknown, 112 to Ireland unknown since,125 unknown, 126 was in a film in 1963 unknown since,132 was in Automobile Quarterly in 2007 (a 2006 photo), 134 in Switzerland but unknown, 143 unknown.
I looking for details on 122, 136, & 141
127 do you know its colour or any details

David

12 March 2011 at 14:36 #48110

Alan, 102 is (or was) in Devon, 122 in USA, 136 in Germany, 141 in Kuwait (pictures on internet)
127 is or was Dubonnet Rosso with fawn interior
Was 126 in the film Doctor in Distress? Picture at IMDB but number plate illegible
Best Regards

12 March 2011 at 18:31 #48111

Hi David
Thanks, for your information, but I did have those details on 127, on 126 Doctor in distress its
no’ plate is 100 BYU in 63,

I have 2 photos of a Yellow Gold Rapide (may be the same car) one has a White no’ plate with
Red letters & the other has Yelow plate with Black letters, it would be interesting to find its ch’ no’,
it looks to have spinners but rather hard to see.
A

David

13 March 2011 at 15:02 #48112

Alan, the omly gold car when new was 130, colour Oro Langchamps with a red interior. As pictured in Geoff Seaton’s book if I recall with wire wheels. First owner a Mr Gilbey (Gin?). Supplied new through Brooklands of Bond Street in July 63. Otherwise when new how about 145 which was “Cognac” with fawn interior, now sadly broken up after a 1984/5 fire (was this a Cobb car?). However there is a car now in bronze or similar, pictured on the web, but I can’t find my picture of it. White number plate with red letters sounds Belgian?

David

13 March 2011 at 15:10 #48113

Sorry, not Seaton but Frostick

13 March 2011 at 20:51 #48114

Hi David.
Thanks for the info’ as I have said before much of what I have on Rapides is getting out of date,
because new owners and resprays etc, so its about as far as we can go on this.
If any thing crops up please let me know.
A.

David

15 April 2011 at 06:54 #48159

Francis, are you still interested in a Rapide. Have a look here
http://www.carriagehousemotorcars.com/collectibles/dsp_viewcar.cfm?id=410

Car 121 appears to be for sale, RHD 5-speed manual, good condition judging by the photos

TVJL

18 April 2011 at 02:22 #48161

They are asking $125,000 – which I reckon is either cheap, expensive or about right, depending on its condition. 😀