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Country of origin:Great Britain
Produced from:1938 - 1939
Numbers built:12
Designed by:Frank Feeley
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:December 05, 2014
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Chassis 14068 One of the very first V12 Rapides built, this example was fitted by the factory with the desirable Drophead Coupe body, finished in an unusual shade of greyish-green known as 'special mushroom'. In 1939, the car was returned to the factory for repairs and at this time, it wa>>>

Chassis 14076 Retained by the factory as a car for the directors, this V12 Rapide was fitted with one of the eight Le Mans specification engines, which featured four instead of two carburettors. In 1979, this car was the subject of an Autocar article. At some point in its life, the car ha>>>

Chassis 14082 Built in 1939, this is one of the twelve Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupes built. Ahead of the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, it was subjected to a complete restoration from RX Autoworks by its owner, who had no fewer than three V12 Lagondas at the time. Its body-of>>>

Chassis 14091 One of the very last of the twelve Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupes built, this car originally remained in the United Kingdom. It passed through various hands before it was sold to Australia in 1969. Here it stayed until it was acquired by the current, American owner in 20>>>

Chassis 14119 This V12 Rapide was ordered new by British dancer and striptease artist Phyllis Dixey just before the War, when she was just 26 years old. She became very famous during the War for her shows for the service men. Reportedly, she bought the Lagonda because she wanted a car tha>>>


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