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Jan 17, 2011 4:00 pm
Jan 17, 2011 4:00 pm
Subject: Re: Mulliner V12
Hi Colin,
Just acquired some old "Lagonda" magazines (right back to issue 12) & I spotted this car on the cover of issue 84 (Summer 1974). So in case anyone is interested, the registration number was (apparently) V28.
Much prefer Feeley's pre-war styling to this, but assuming 1945/46 manufacture it's certainly more attractive than most of the post war dross. The fastback Bentley Continental was on another level entirely, incredibly attractive when the best of the rest was OK. My other "old car" is a 1951 Riley RMB, which is also beautiful, but then it is really a pre-war style.
As an aside, my uncle had a V12 Rapide in the 1950s, & nearly got overtaken by a Bentley Continental apparently being driven by someone in white overalls, with the owner passengering. Obviously the owner indicate he wanted the V12 overtaken...he didn't succeed!
Laurence
Hi Colin,
Just acquired some old "Lagonda" magazines (right back to issue 12) & I spotted this car on the cover of issue 84 (Summer 1974). So in case anyone is interested, the registration number was (apparently) V28.
Much prefer Feeley's pre-war styling to this, but assuming 1945/46 manufacture it's certainly more attractive than most of the post war dross. The fastback Bentley Continental was on another level entirely, incredibly attractive when the best of the rest was OK. My other "old car" is a 1951 Riley RMB, which is also beautiful, but then it is really a pre-war style.
As an aside, my uncle had a V12 Rapide in the 1950s, & nearly got overtaken by a Bentley Continental apparently being driven by someone in white overalls, with the owner passengering. Obviously the owner indicate he wanted the V12 overtaken...he didn't succeed!
Laurence