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May 31, 2017 2:23 am
May 31, 2017 2:23 am
Subject: New to the Forum
Hello everyone,
I've just joined the forum and I'm glad such a thing exists, so I thought I'd post an introduction.
I am now looking after my father's LG6 DHC due to his age. It's been in our family since 1966, and was regularly used in Vintages Sports Car Club (Victoria) events up until 1985 when my parents moved to South Australia. They remained there until moving back to Victoria a couple of years ago, but it was well-known in Adelaide's Sporting Car Club circles.
I don't know much early history of the car, other than I believe it was purchased in the UK by its second or third owner, a well known Australian VSCC identity, who used it for his European Grand Tour before importing it. It passed through one or two more hands before my father saw it advertised for £500, buying it for A$900 in the year Australia changed to decimal currency. We believe it's the only one in the country.
He tells me it was a drab green colour when he bought it, typical of colours of the late Thirties I suppose, and he spent hours with wet and dry preparing it for a colour change to cream. It has been re-upholstered 10 or more years ago and a new LMB block more recently, but remains largely unrestored and kept in running condition. It appeared at the Lagonda gathering held in Victoria a few year back. It was also displayed at Motorclassica last year, next to a n M45R from NSW.
I hope the above was of some interest to you, I look forward to looking through the various topics, and perhaps contributing to the knowledge required to keep these great cars running.
Regards, Mike
Hello everyone,
I've just joined the forum and I'm glad such a thing exists, so I thought I'd post an introduction.
I am now looking after my father's LG6 DHC due to his age. It's been in our family since 1966, and was regularly used in Vintages Sports Car Club (Victoria) events up until 1985 when my parents moved to South Australia. They remained there until moving back to Victoria a couple of years ago, but it was well-known in Adelaide's Sporting Car Club circles.
I don't know much early history of the car, other than I believe it was purchased in the UK by its second or third owner, a well known Australian VSCC identity, who used it for his European Grand Tour before importing it. It passed through one or two more hands before my father saw it advertised for £500, buying it for A$900 in the year Australia changed to decimal currency. We believe it's the only one in the country.
He tells me it was a drab green colour when he bought it, typical of colours of the late Thirties I suppose, and he spent hours with wet and dry preparing it for a colour change to cream. It has been re-upholstered 10 or more years ago and a new LMB block more recently, but remains largely unrestored and kept in running condition. It appeared at the Lagonda gathering held in Victoria a few year back. It was also displayed at Motorclassica last year, next to a n M45R from NSW.
I hope the above was of some interest to you, I look forward to looking through the various topics, and perhaps contributing to the knowledge required to keep these great cars running.
Regards, Mike