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Mar 24, 2012 2:16 pm
Mar 24, 2012 2:16 pm
Subject: Re: strange piece under front wing
Hi Peter,
When I first viewed my V12, I noticed one of these & assumed it was some sort of fibreglass repair matting! Of course, as David says. If you've run your car for a long time & have had no wing damage, then I wouldn't worry.
I have the remains of a spare set, so can photo them if you wish, so that you can see what they should look like.
They are actually made of aluminium, so are quite fragile after so many years...doubtless why yours have disappeared. The interesting thing is that these are actually NOT Lagonda products. Complete
ones have a pair of brass discs riveted in the centre of the mesh, revealing that they were made by AC in Thames Ditton...in fact I used to live in a house overlooking what had been the factory. sadly AC are remembered more for the Cobra than for the lovely cars they made in the thirties. Strange also that Lagonda should actually obtain these from a relatively local (rival?) motor manufacturer, when they made so much of the cars in-house!
Laurence
Hi Peter,
When I first viewed my V12, I noticed one of these & assumed it was some sort of fibreglass repair matting! Of course, as David says. If you've run your car for a long time & have had no wing damage, then I wouldn't worry.
I have the remains of a spare set, so can photo them if you wish, so that you can see what they should look like.
They are actually made of aluminium, so are quite fragile after so many years...doubtless why yours have disappeared. The interesting thing is that these are actually NOT Lagonda products. Complete
ones have a pair of brass discs riveted in the centre of the mesh, revealing that they were made by AC in Thames Ditton...in fact I used to live in a house overlooking what had been the factory. sadly AC are remembered more for the Cobra than for the lovely cars they made in the thirties. Strange also that Lagonda should actually obtain these from a relatively local (rival?) motor manufacturer, when they made so much of the cars in-house!
Laurence