1935 | Lagonda M 35 Rapide T9

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This is one of an estimated 65 3½-litre cars built.

It was originally bodied as a saloon and expertly fitted with replica T9 Tourer coachwork by Don Hoggard in the early 1980s.

The Lagonda club records indicate that this car, which originally had Silent Travel Pillarless saloon coachwork, was supplied on 12 December 1934 through, it is believed, dealers Burton and Tweedy.

It was first registered on 14th September 1935. Its original number plate (retained today) was a WS plate, the prefix issued in Edinburgh/Leith.

The clubs next record of the car is in November 1955 when it was in Musselburgh, 6 miles from Edinburgh. In 1975 it was recorded as being in Beverley Yorkshire, and then in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

In 1996 it was acquired by a gentlemen in Penzance, Cornwall. After purportedly changing hands, the Lagonda was acquired by an owner in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland in 2009.

After that, the car was part of an extensive family-owned collection of, principally, Bentleys, and was in secure storage from 2017 to 2023.

This sumptuous example optimally combines first-class replica T9 four-seat tourer coachwork with an expertly maintained engine, drivetrain and mechanicals, lustrous paintwork and perfectly patinated upholstery.

We have driven this magnificent car and can attest to its ability to start on the button, pick up pace eagerly, press on with enthusiasm and handle with far more balance, pose and agility than you have any right to expect of a 1935 Lagonda.

The vendor drove the car frequently in the summer of ’23 and it didn’t once threaten to overheat or otherwise misbehave despite air temperatures in the region of 40°C on more than one occasion.

More remarkable still for a car of this vintage, it doesn’t leak or burn oil.

The vendor has had the boot expertly retrimmed.

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