1963 Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide Athletics Saloon
Registration no. 4718 DG
Chassis no. LR/129/R
Engine no. 400/129
Sold for £147,100 inc. premium
Footnotes
Aston Martin revived a famed Lagonda identify in 1961 with a deluxe four-doorway sports saloon that took its appellation from a single of the marque’s most exalted styles of the late 1930s: the Rapide. This new motor vehicle was incredibly substantially David Brown’s private job. The Rapide’s revenue brochure, which, unusually, was signed by him individually, mentioned: ‘It has very long been my ambition to construct a vehicle which would be similarly suitable to travel or be driven in…’
Chassis number ‘129’ was completed in 1963 and sold by way of Brooklands of Bond Road (Eton Garages) on the 21st of that thirty day period. Accompanying establish information show that the car or truck was finished in Aegean Blue with White Gold interior trim and equipped with a Bray block heater, Motorola radio and ‘limited show finish’ to the motor compartment. Very first owned by a Mr W E Dinsdale of Shilsons Ltd, Lewiston Mills, Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, the vehicle was shipped to Mr Dinsdale with his own particular registration amount ‘D 35’. This quantity was eradicated in 1980 when the existing registration ‘4718 DG’ was assigned. The DVLA has been not able to validate any further more specifics nor have the AMOC or Lagonda Proprietors Club, of which organisations the operator is a member.
The present operator bought the Lagonda in January 2011. The accompanying Swansea V5C document states that there have been three homeowners considering the fact that 1980 prior to the seller. It would show up that the past proprietor transferred ownership from a person of his companies, a conclusion supported by invoices and a registration doc on file. So, perhaps, the auto may well have experienced only 3-4 owners including the vendor.
During preceding owner’s stewardship a comprehensive restoration was carried out concerning 1987 and 1993. Works involved a finish motor and gearbox rebuild by nicely-identified racing Aston Martin specialist Mr Chris Conoley. The auto was stripped by Holley Enterprises, who taken out the paint and undertook bodywork repairs re-sprayed the overall body and re-chromed all brightwork rewired the electrics with a new engine bay harness fitted windscreens and a Webasto sunroof repaired and re-covered the seats and equipped new carpets, headlining and heater blowers. Holley Enterprises also repaired the brakes, fitted new learn cylinders and reassembled the car. Extra get the job done carried out by Roman Garage between 2009 and 2011 involved fitting a new gas pump, rebuilding the brakes (new servos, new callipers, etc), new exhaust, new gasoline tank sender, new filters and altering the electrics to damaging earth. All the supporting paperwork and some photos are on file.
Considering the fact that the vendor’s acquisition in 2011, the automobile has benefited from a intent developed replacement automated gearbox comprehensive with oil cooler (equipped by Graham Whitehouse) collectively with a CD/radio, new mirrors, new exhaust manifold and heat shields, new tachometer, new water pump, and so forth. In addition, the motor vehicle has been on a regular basis serviced to whole factory specification by Aston Engineering of Derby. Will work carried out by the latter include a complete rebuild of the front suspension stripping and overhauling the rear dampers refurbishing all five wheels fitting new tubeless all-metal radial tyres fitting a new manufacturing unit steering wheel eradicating the aged steering column and fitting power steering putting in an alternator, twin electric admirers and electric powered ignition and restoring the electrical home windows.
The windscreen rubbers and chromed trim strips have been renewed the radiator re-cored and all hoses replaced the carburettors stripped and serviced gasoline pipes replaced new SU fuel pumps equipped and the body and inner wheel arches below-sealed. All woodwork has been stripped and renovated, and the dashboard top and decreased trays reupholstered in leather-based. Stainless Exhaust Expert Minimal have just built and fitted a entire new exhaust procedure. All the supporting paperwork and linked images are to be found in the history information.
‘4718 DG’ also comes with a considerable amount of useful spare sections and a complete ‘touring kit’ of largely company spares collectively with a jack, Thor mallet and a Lagonda umbrella. Working/maintenance literature consists of a DB5 workshop handbook and instruction ebook Lagonda Rapide servicing instruction guide and details sheet checklist of oils, fluids and greases made use of Solex carburettor manual Glenn’s Solex tuning guide and a Kenwood radio/CD handbook. Accompanying documentation is made up of that referred to above plus AML construct and provider sheets, Heritage Certificate (2 sections), Swansea V5C and a amount of expired MoTs and tax discs. Fastidiously preserved with no expense spared, ‘4718 DG’ advantages from a recent 5,000-mile services carried out by Aston Engineering and is taxed and MoT’d to January 2014.
Posted by Trev Earl on 2013-05-20 04:58:25
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