Lagondover

7 December 2021 at 18:00 #53349

Sold for GBP 98,900 including premium.
Against an estimate of between 50 and 80k.
The vendor must be happy.

Lagondover

10 February 2019 at 16:26 #52973

All,
According to RM Sotheby’s website the car has not been sold at the Feb 6 auction. Has anyone followed the bidding at the auction and/or does anyone know at which level the bidding closed?

L.

Lagondover

19 January 2019 at 22:45 #52969

And now it is being offered at RM Sotheby’s Paris auction on 6th February, 2019:

See:
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19/paris/lots/r0002-1962-aston-martin-lagonda-rapide/727294

Lagondover

18 May 2013 at 14:00 #50174

The car did very well at the auction: GBP 64,220 (including premium) – on an estimate which was set at between 22 and 28k. Congratulations for the vendor!

Lagondover

17 May 2013 at 22:57 #50173

I was now able to trace the reports of the work done on the car on the Post War Lagonda website and understand that the Tremec gearbox that has now been fitted is a non-original replacement gearbox, which made it necessary to make some structural changes to the car (e.g. interface with engine, changed gear lever position, renewed adapted tunnel cover). I guess such a change must be expected to affect the value of the car?

Lagondover

16 May 2013 at 10:04 #50165

And to all followers of this topic, if you happen to know this car and the one that was offered by H&H last year (LB290/1/121 – which did not sell then), which of these two cars would be a better one – in terms of overall condition?

Thanks for your input – L

Lagondover

16 May 2013 at 09:43 #50164

Hello Simon,
Would you be able to add the link to the photo posts on the Lagonda Post War website? I could not trace it with the help of licence plate.
Thanks in advance – L

Lagondover

3 May 2013 at 22:19 #50149

Excuse me folks, but could anyone tell me what Webasto is and enlighten me on the pro’s & con’s?

This question may disclose a considerable ignorance on my part but there is only one way to solve this and that is simply ask the question.

Thanks in advance!

Lagondover

17 December 2012 at 09:13 #49926

Thanks Simon. “Well known” is obviously a relative concept, but thanks for the information. 🙂

Lagondover

16 December 2012 at 22:16 #49924

Thanks to all for your interesting posts so far. Somehow I managed to get this front from the web
– Burgundy, reg. nr 92 MY. I must say I like the final horse collar a lot better than this one. Does anyone know the chassis number of this one? As recently as April, 2011, it was still on Soren’s list of unidentified cars (cf. Soren’s post dated April 20, 2011 on the topic Wanted >> Lagonda Rapide 61-64 Wanted <http://www.lagondaforum.com/showtopic.php?id=304&page=5>). And what other details are known about this car?

Lagondover

23 November 2012 at 14:48 #49870

Dear Guy,

I do not yet know what to think of the badge bar, but with or without: what a STUNNING BEAUTY! :}

Regards, Tjeerd

Lagondover

17 September 2012 at 20:03 #49622

Great pictures. Especially the 3.0 Ltr which looks even better than on the Bonhams website :}

Lagondover

17 September 2012 at 19:48 #49621

Hi Christian,

Great post! I agree with you as regards the design, but since they are still quite unique I am still interested. Could you post the link to the ad on e-Bay?

Thanks!

Lagondover

20 June 2012 at 18:32 #49373

Hi Simon,

It is really great all these descriptions and tips you keep adding to the forum. Can’t wait to lay my hands on my own restoration project : .
Are you already looking around for an enthousiastic publisher for the first edition of your Great Rapide Restoration Guide?

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Lagondover

23 May 2012 at 10:09 #49209

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