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Apr 19, 2012 11:23 am
Apr 19, 2012 11:23 am
Subject: Re: 1955 Lagonda 3.0 Litre 2-door for sale
Peter and Tim
I have been in touch with seller, simply to extract more information, which is important for future records and to safe guard these great cars.
He has been going through his large amount of pper-work with the car and Foreshaw of Aston Martin Dorset supplied, and I quote as follows:
" I have reams of handwritten correspondence between Capt Forshaw of Aston Dorset where the engine is
discussed. The 2.6 was already in the car in 1980 and was rebuilt by post.
Fascinating there may be a book here.
Forshaw supplied high compression
pistons and says
The 2.6 is in fact structurally stronger than the 3, and
given the larger carburettors is exactly the same externally...high
compression pistons when coupled with the larger carburettor would bring
the engine virtually to the Vantage spec and performance.
I have the
invoice supplying high compression pistons."
My gut-feeling is that this car, like so many fabulous cars of the 1950's was run into the ground by the time it got to its 3rd or 4th owner, who simply did not have the money to spend on its upkeep. Sometime in the late 1960's or early 1970;s the engine developed a fault cracked block or similar and not economic to repair. A 2.6 litre block was then sourced from an unloved saloon which could be bought for maybe hundred pounds or less.
Of course I could be totally wrong and stand to be corrected!
The pictures underneath the car, show a lot of work has been done, and the engine bay to the car's credit is very nice.
But, and this is the big part, take great care and caution!
Regards
Simon
Peter and Tim
I have been in touch with seller, simply to extract more information, which is important for future records and to safe guard these great cars.
He has been going through his large amount of pper-work with the car and Foreshaw of Aston Martin Dorset supplied, and I quote as follows:
" I have reams of handwritten correspondence between Capt Forshaw of Aston Dorset where the engine is
discussed. The 2.6 was already in the car in 1980 and was rebuilt by post.
Fascinating there may be a book here.
Forshaw supplied high compression
pistons and says
The 2.6 is in fact structurally stronger than the 3, and
given the larger carburettors is exactly the same externally...high
compression pistons when coupled with the larger carburettor would bring
the engine virtually to the Vantage spec and performance.
I have the
invoice supplying high compression pistons."
My gut-feeling is that this car, like so many fabulous cars of the 1950's was run into the ground by the time it got to its 3rd or 4th owner, who simply did not have the money to spend on its upkeep. Sometime in the late 1960's or early 1970;s the engine developed a fault cracked block or similar and not economic to repair. A 2.6 litre block was then sourced from an unloved saloon which could be bought for maybe hundred pounds or less.
Of course I could be totally wrong and stand to be corrected!
The pictures underneath the car, show a lot of work has been done, and the engine bay to the car's credit is very nice.
But, and this is the big part, take great care and caution!
Regards
Simon