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Mar 19, 2012 11:27 am
Mar 19, 2012 11:27 am
Subject: Re: Wanted 1950's 2.6 or 3.0 litre Lagonda
Welcome SRD.
There are a couple of obvious things to say first. If you join the Lagonda Club you may find the car you seek through its literature. You might also join the AMOC, for comparable reasons, but in any event you should consider the AMOC online forum as another way in which you may find your car. A relatively large number of these cars have appeared on eBay over the years, which you may very well appreciate, as well on a number of classic car sites. There are one or two owner websites dedicated to these models too.
May I ask what you are looking for exactly? Model and condition are crucial issues, as you will understand no doubt.
Almost all of these cars are rising in value now (even the 2.6 saloons are edging up slowly), but they still span a broad spectrum of asking price based on model and condition from a few hundred pounds (literally) for a wreck to north of £80 or 90k and rising for a top notch restored 3 litre DHC.
They all tend to fall into four principal categories of condition: savaged orphans (usually in a very poor state and often missing their engines); complete project cars; good runners; and restored cars. If I've understood you correctly, you would like to acquire a good runner. Unfortunately for you, these are the cars that come on to the market least often in my experience.
If you could tell us a little more of your thinking, some of us may be able to offer further thoughts to assist.
Kind regards,
Tim
Welcome SRD.
There are a couple of obvious things to say first. If you join the Lagonda Club you may find the car you seek through its literature. You might also join the AMOC, for comparable reasons, but in any event you should consider the AMOC online forum as another way in which you may find your car. A relatively large number of these cars have appeared on eBay over the years, which you may very well appreciate, as well on a number of classic car sites. There are one or two owner websites dedicated to these models too.
May I ask what you are looking for exactly? Model and condition are crucial issues, as you will understand no doubt.
Almost all of these cars are rising in value now (even the 2.6 saloons are edging up slowly), but they still span a broad spectrum of asking price based on model and condition from a few hundred pounds (literally) for a wreck to north of £80 or 90k and rising for a top notch restored 3 litre DHC.
They all tend to fall into four principal categories of condition: savaged orphans (usually in a very poor state and often missing their engines); complete project cars; good runners; and restored cars. If I've understood you correctly, you would like to acquire a good runner. Unfortunately for you, these are the cars that come on to the market least often in my experience.
If you could tell us a little more of your thinking, some of us may be able to offer further thoughts to assist.
Kind regards,
Tim