Show whole topic Jul 28, 2017 8:26 pm
Colin M34 Offline
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Registered since: Dec 01, 2007
Location: Suffolk, UK


Subject: Re: 1953 3.0 litre Lagonda dhc for sale
Hi Guys

It's possibly a generation thing.

I find 50's styles not to my taste. I was born in 1949 so remember the 1950's when were all poor (especially the middle classes) but many people I knew were able to tap a hole and some had a lathe in their shed. Some had vintage cars tucked away as well. Many of us, including me (and my brother), went on the study engineering thanks to Willesden tech and decent universities who were expanding at the time.

I also remember the two marvellous living vintage car museums - Havestock Hill in Hampstead (where I was born but we were too poor to live there, Kingsbury had to do), and of course Addison Road around Olympia.

And let's face it 1950's Lagondas are horribly posh and complicated - inboard brake drums and bearing "cheeses" in the LB6 engine. Suitable for royalty, not us. In comparison, Elephant motors would sort you out with your old car bits.

Add to this, one of my friends (recently passed away) told me about Jack the breakers on the N Circular Road near Staples Corner. Jack had just "put the torch through" a Delage but my friend bought a type 57 Bugatti from him. He quickly sold it when he found white metal when he drained the oil. Wise man.

I appreciate the attractiveness of post-war Lagondas but for me, pre-war cars are so much FUN and I will continue to enjoy driving round the lanes in my 90 year old speed model Lagonda.

I am sure that people who understand "Senior Debt" and "Mezzanine Capital" will continue to drive up the prices of Aston Martins. Not me.

Colin

ps: As kids we used to go to the rear of Colindale depot to see trolleybuses being scrapped and saw many a Weymann body go up in flames.