New Member Building DB2.6 “Special”

Paul Farrell

20 September 2024 at 15:37 #71289

Good evening, thanks for including me in your membership. A short note by way of introduction and my plan for a recent Lagonda purchase. Petrol runs in my veins, I have restored quite a few cars over the years, I hill climb my Porsche 914 annually at Bo’ness, Tour in my 912, and tinker with an old Steel Ketch in the Mediterranean. My home is just outside Edinburgh but I spend a lot of time on the boat. Always had an ambition to build my own ‘Special’, so here we go. I look forward to meeting, chatting and one day driving with you.

I have just purchased a DB2.6 Saloon that sadly is past its best and far from complete. I am hopeful that I will be able to save the chassis and as much of the aluminium and leather as possible, to build a special in a style still to be decided. I have always loved the AM Ulster and Delaware 130S but a lot to do before deciding my theme.

I will be careful as a new member not to offend with the choice of Engine and Transmission, I have some ideas from the more obvious to frankly the outrageous! Your thoughts and input welcome.

I’d love to hear ideas and experiences from Garagistes’ building Lagonda Specials. I will update periodically but progress will initially be quite slow.

Thanks again, looking forward to the journey.

Paul Farrell

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P.s. If drawings of the chassis exist would appreciate any information and anything at all about Lagonda “Specials”