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Laurence mailed me this info and images:
2358 is taken from under the off side rear wing; you can see the hole in the wing where the petrol filler cap should be. The mesh is bolted to the main wing stay via a slotted aluminium strip, and by a smaller bracket held by two screws to the inner wing (see 2361), again via an aluminium strip to retain it.
2359 shows the other end of the same protector; as you can see, its tail simply sits in the pointed end of the wing. This also gives you a good idea of the form of construction.
2361 shows a rear wing protector off the car, & here you can see there is another mesh mounting; similar slotted aluminium strip bolted to a smaller stay nearer the leading edge of the wing. The rearmost section of this protector has got folded over because of poor storage.
2360 shows both front wing protectors. The rearmost edges are different for mounting against the wheelcase on the offside, & tool/jack well on the nearside. You can also see the slotted or drilled aluminium mounting strips at the bottom of the picture. On these protectors, you can also just make out the brass discs rivetted to the protectors, stating they’re made by AC at Thames Ditton.
Hope this clarifies these fittings.
Simon, I think there are some obivous reasons:
a non original body in general
converted (cut) from a saloon into a tourer body style that never existed originally on the LG45 (the factory tourer looked much better, see an example http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorbasa/5936994605/
the colour, the condition, the bootlid..
Some comments on this ebay sale:
Very sad that he wants to make double money by selling the number plate separately and only giving it with the car if “he is happy with the result” (of the ebay auction) leaving it open to him to give it as a gift if the result is extraordinary…
In the text he says: the original servo was useless from the day it was fitted. This is not true, I have an original servo on my DB 3ltr and it works very well.
The car does not weigh 3 tons but 1.7
I doubt that many have been converted to soft top, not the DB Lagonda, although there is one on the market that does not sell because you see the difference.
Please take your time to select the right place to post something on this forum. The few selections are: right car type, engine/other/for sale/wanted or if it is something more general: there are some other categories.
Please do not start a new story as a reply to an ongoing discussion but start a new topic in this case.
It is quite time consuming to sort these things our later.
If it happens to often I will simply delete posts which are in the wrong place.Dear Julian,
looking forward to your cataogue for parts from 12/24 to V12, nice that you print it. Everybody who wants one will hopefully mail or call you. Please not by answering to this post on the forum. I also delete the copy of your posts to all specific cars, one announcement will do and is well placed here.
Regards
PeterHi Simon,
Peter Reeves has sold his nice 3ltr DHC unfortunately. So I assume he is not following this forum any more but may be you can reach him by PM or email
Peter
Hi Laurence,
would be nice to see a photo, I do not need them but something to learn. Were they only hinged in the back and the front end was free in the air? probably not and it was fixed to the support of the front wing. How was that fixed above the rear wheels? I would think they were not factory fitted but the most attentive owners had them fitted later.
PeterThank you David,
I did not even know this existed ! Probably they were usefull those days with gravel roads. As there are no other remains of these stone guards on the car, I will remove this part too.
Peter
Hi Tim and SRD,
I have a (spare) Lagonda 3ltr DHC, complete but in need of full restoration and I am planning to sell it (will be posted in the for sale section, see details in a few days there). I bought it when restoration of the original engine of my first 3ltr DHC seemed very difficult. But finally it could be solved and also when I saw how complete the spare car is, I decided it would be unforgivable to take its engine.
The situation with these fine cars is strange: only 50 3ltr DHC built of (250 3ltr in total). I think this DHC is one of the most elegant designs of the 50s. And still the prices are much lower than for the Aston having the same engine. Or compared to a Mercedes DHC of the time produced in thousands and with a boring engine (but easy to service). Many unrestored Lagonda 3ltr (at least saloon) ends up as an engine donor for the Aston (like the Saloon which sold on ebay recently).
The problem (so far) is that prices for the 2.6 and 3 ltr Lagonda are to low, so a bad car tends to be used for spare parts because a complete external full restoration will cost more than the market price. The only chance for these fine cars to be saved is somebody who wants a pefect car and is able and willing to do much work himself. If you buy a more or less restored example it is difficult to know how good it is.This will not help SRD directly (the car I am planning to sell really needs a nut and bolt restoration), but gives some more input to the discussion of the DB Lagonda situation
Kind regards
PeterDear Peter,
if you look further down in the topic you mentioned (started Dec3 2007 ) you will find 2 word docs which you can download. Let me know if you have pratical problems.
Regards Peter
done!
We will look for better anti spam protection and removal. For now I have changed the registration a new user can only register if I let him in. He will have to pass a little exam about Lagonda or something similar…
I would like to just to share with you all a couple of pics of the front end of my car as it now stands, a long job but it is a thorough one and each and everypart has been renovated completely.
The water pump is all new and ex uk, the shock absorbers are rebuilt with new internals, the front cross member was replaced (accident damage) by a part from the club.
the oil filter has been extended and reworked to fit paper element
filters, the rear crank oil seal is now a modern lip seal.
We took the heads off and the inside of the cylinders were like new we did however have to replace a few valves and re-cut the seats.
Inspection inside the sump revealed everything in first class order so we did not delve any further.
Lots of parts have been plated or powder coated and the side covers over the engine water jacket re-manufactured in 10mm ally with cooling fins milled into them, these are retained with stainless dome nuts, very pretty!
The bulkhead behind the engine was replaced and laser cut from 10mm ally plate and the original brass beading re -attatched to the edge.
I,m very happy so far , some of the body parts are back to bare ally and so far primed ready for finish paint ( deep maroon I think)petemick
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alistair: I don’t know if it is necessary to put telescopic dampers in for non competition use but I am trying to find the information about your old Koni dampers for you. I wrote a mail to Koni and they gave me a name of a company finding replacements parts based on the technical details of the old Koni ones. I will post what comes out.
I think you mainly need the right dimensions: min and max length an diameter and width at the eyes
Peter
For future refference I put the info taken from ebay here:
They sold for 11300 GBP. Location was Chichester, West Sussex.
Description:
“For sale are two Lagonda 3000cc saloons, one is 1952 (later corrected:1955) and the other is 1956. both come with extensive history a current log book (V5) and current sorn certificate dated until july next year. The registration numbers are RLT 794 and VPW 5 and as they are classified as historic vehicles they are road tax excempt. Both cars have had their engines removed and dismanteled in readiness for rebuilding one has been painted and the interior trim attended to. Included is a copy of the engine workshop manual, details of the Lagonda owners club as well as details of their extensive parts scheme. These cars are being sold as unfinished restoration projects as the previous owner has sadly passed away. They are being sold as collection only from West Sussex..”On 03-Oct-11 at 18:28:04 BST, seller added the following information:
“One of the cars is 1955 and not 1952 as previously stated. I have also established that there were only 403 of these cars built and only approximately 37 of these cars have survived . So as you can see this is a once in a lifetime chance to buy both of these cars for less than the price of a second hand Mondeo. These cars are only ever going to get older and rarer.I have also taken more pictures so if anyone would like to view them just forward your email address and I will send them to you.”Now I covered over 1500 miles with the new tires and I am totally satisfied with them. The feeling of steering of the DB3 ltr on major roads with radials is better than any car I ever had: totally precise and direct.