xkcrazy

16 August 2020 at 04:01 #53182

So glad to find another 3L lagonda in FL. I am in tampa bay area and have a 54 3L 2 door coupe in restoration. would like to see your car
Tom

xkcrazy

23 October 2014 at 01:08 #51059

I had posted three pictures on the post war Lagonda site. I will try to find them for posting here. The car is inside an 8X20 car hauler
now, so difficult to get a good picture. I am contracting a TIG welder to make some body repairs, so I will be moving the car in the near future and more pictures will be made.

xkcrazy

22 October 2014 at 02:08 #51056

As far as known history for #24, The previous owner was a street rod builder that watched for “interesting” cars to convert. He acquired the car in 1992 and stored in a warehouse for a future project. IN 2007 I had a Chev Nomad that he wanted and worked out a trade. I have had some luck in obtaining some missing trim from online sources. Regarding trim, my car has the chrome strip at the door handle extending forward on the front fenders. I don’t see that on other cars pictured. Also, what is the bonnet chrome ornament/mascot representing?

xkcrazy

21 October 2014 at 01:26 #51051

I’m glad to see such enthusiastic support. To start, #24 is a 2 door saloon, or is that sport saloon, not a DHC. I prefer to think of car as being similar to Bentley Continental of that era. I have read the archival info from Aston Service Dorset, that 3L lagonda production started with LB290/24, so does that indicate the earlier cars with similar bodies are 2.6L? MY car did not have a driveline when I purchased it. I have a rebuilt Jag pushrod engine that will fit, if no other correct driveline can be found. Fortunately, the original carbs and intake manifolds were in the car. I have posted pictures on the postwar Lagonda web site