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Thought you might like to see this…
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_92301-Lagonda-Rapide-1962.html
and this…
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_347670-Lagonda-Rapide-1963.html
and this…
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_205906-Lagonda-Rapide-1961.html
Nice start of a very interesting collection of hyperlinks! Where did you find all this? All with the help of google, or is there another good starting point?
Lagondover
I’d be very happy to get positive identification of the Magnum Force car. There is also one other known to have been in a film but not in imdb
I googled ‘lagonda rapide on film’ and it all came up. The imcdb.org site is full of film related stuff. Was hoping I could find a picture of the Rapide I remember from the 1970s in Kingsbury motors.
I have a very charming addition to this collection. See this movie which gives a 9 minute review of highlights of 1962 where the Rapide is on show at 0:44 (only for 3 seconds but nevertheless it is there prominently):
http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/1743.14/search-field/film_id/playlist/1
Lagondover
Just for your info, your first link has an incorrect date:
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_92301-Lagonda-Rapide-1962.html
This link is for Doctor in Distress, it features LR126, which was the car owned by the producer, Peter Rogers and the date is 1963. The car was sold on 8th March 1963.
Simon
The short Pathe film, in black and white, and this section is for the October (?) 1962 London motor-show.
The Lagonda with number plate which spells out the word “Rapide”, so no identification as to car. Although I would hazard a guess that someone might know which car was the Motor Show car that year ?
If it’s the 1962 Motor Show, and yes I appreciate the Pathe film is monochrome, but what colour might the interior be – fawn or red or neither?
Hi SRD, I wondered about that since it was logical that the Peter Rogers car would have been used as a ‘prop’ during filming. Has it had a registration number change during its life, since the number appears to be different to that on the car you’re now restoring?
The car is currently on its 3rd registration.
The 2nd registration was also a personal number which was retained by the second owner.
Once I get a little more organised I hope to reclaim the original number back.
David – I knew you would spot this posting and we have put the short clip onto our wide screen and done some resolution enhancement.
However, the quality of the film clip is very poor, my best guestimate is a pale color, so would go with either fawn or white.
Does this help at all, are there any records for which car was the motor-show car in that year, or is there a choice of several possible cars ??
One wonders if there were similar Pathe round-ups for 1963 and 1964 ?
David hi
Excellent news, I have found the Pathe Film in Techni-Color from 1962 for the London Motor Show, see this link:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/motor-show-5/query/lagonda
The car is my favourite color for a Rapide, Aegean Blue with white-gold or ivory interior, this car looks very familar if I may say so!!
This starts at 6.03 minutes on a 6.20 muntes clip.
What puzzles me is the date. For example 117 was first registered in Nov 1962, but there were 2 Aegean Blue cars with white interior, 126 and 129, neither of which had been built by 1962. Could the film be wrongly 1962 but really 1963? There were no Aegean Blue with white before 117. Can Guy shed any more light I wonder?
David hi
May I re-phrase your question.
When were 126 and 129 actually built, or the order taken ?
The reason I ask is my Lagonda 3.0 litre dhc, car was built/ ordered on 28/10/1954 and delivered on 04/1955?
My car 126 has a fair few extras changes to normal spec, and one wonders if it is 126 or 129. If I cam correct 129 has picnic tables, what a shame there is no view of the back-seats, since mine are the special sculpted type, to allow for people with longer legs to sit comfortably in the back.
Would the AM factory have any records which car they took to the motor-show or the Motor Show organisers them selves (or too many changes of management) ?
According to my records, 126 was delivered by Brooklands of Bond Street to a Mr Thomas under order number BS12819 on 8 Mar 1963. 129 was delivered to Eton Garages on 21 May 1963 under BS12851. There is definite evidence that 148 was a London Motor Show car, most likely in 1964 (in my view)
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