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Literature

Available through the Club:

· Instruction Manuals for 16/80, 2L HC, 2L LC, 3/3½, LG6 (Photocopys of origninal)

· Vintage Lagonda Handbook (14/60, 16/80, 3l & 3½,) by David Hine

· Revised M45 Manual (2nd edition) by David Hine

· Revised 4 ½ Manual (LG45 plus M45R model & LG6 engine) by David Hine

· Revised V12 manual (inludes LG6 chassis), by David Hine
A “must” for the V12 owner

· 2 Litre Gearbox Manual (Maintenance and Overhaul) by Phil Ridout

· Post-war cars Technical Tips (2.6L & 3L), by Kevin Lloyd-Bisley

· Photostat copy of Meadows Engine Catalogue

· Servicing the Lagonda Twelve Cylinder 1937-39, The Motor Trader Service Data No. 73. 7 pages, telegram stile, very compressed

· Short History of the Lagonda, booklet by Arnold Davey

· Lagonda – An Illustrated History 1900-1950, Geoffrey Seaton, 1988, Crowood Press Ltd, ISBN 1 85223 107 6
318 pages, One of the “standard” Lagonda books, black and white but many images


Available Elsewhere

· Images of Motoring - Lagonda, Compiled by Arnold Davey, Registrar & Vice-President of the Lagonda Club, 1999, Tempus Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0 7524 17135
128 pages, black and white, with good overview of Lagonda history

· Lagonda – Die 4.5 Liter Wagen des W.O. Bentley, Bernd Holthusen, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1994, ISBN 3 613 30296 9 (there is an english version also)
426 huge pages, the most impressive Lagonda book, very good quality historic photo reproductions and new colour photos

· Lagonda – Gold Portfolio, 1919-1964, Compiled by .M. Clarke, Brooklands Books Ltd, ISBN 1 85520 1550
172 pages, reprints of car test reports

· Lagonda 4 ½ Litre & V12 in Detail 1933-40, By Arnold Davey, Herridge & Sons Ltd, 2004, ISBN 0 9541063 5 0
175 pages, written by the Club Registrar, a pleasure to read, nice detailed images, historic b.w. and new in colour

· Lagonda 2, 3 & 3 ½ Litre in Detail 1925-35, By Arnold Davey, Herridge & Sons Ltd, 2007, ISBN ?
192 pages, complementing the book above

Bentley and Lagonda

· W.O. The Autobiography of W. O. Bentley, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1958
Very nice to read, very personal book of WO, 209 pages

· W.O. The Cars in my Life, W. O. Bentley, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1961
More cars, less life, addition to the Autobiography, 156 pages

· W. O. Bentley Engineer, By Donald Bastow, The Haynes Publishing Group, 1978, ISBN 0 85429 215 2
365 pages, engineering details, form 3 litre Bentley over V12 and 2.6 litre Lagonda and Armstrong Siddeley

Written by anton at Nov 28, 2007 6:58 pm. Last change at Dec 15, 2007 8:50 am.

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