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Jul 22, 2017 10:28 am
Jul 22, 2017 10:28 am
Subject: Re: Lagonda Magneto
Hi Chris,
I think you are correct about this being an early GA4 model. I don't think it was used on a Lagonda - it may have been used on something like a Bullnose Morris.
Regarding 4 cylinder Lagondas, I have seen BTH, ML and Scintilla used. I prefer ML because it is a rotating magnet machine. Rapiers seem to have used BTH and as you say, late 2 Litres use Scintilla - as do 16/80s.
M45s use a mixture of BTH and Scintilla and I have clamp bars for both.
Now for a laugh. I agree with you that magneto suppliers probably refused to provide any more units until they were paid. I suggest they were ordered in fairly large batches - say 100 to 150 at a time, and when BTH refused further credit they turned to Scintilla and vice versa. So when the 16/80 was launched they had enough Scintilla PN6s to cover production for a year or so but then they did not pay the bill so had to go to BTH for the Rapier and M45.
As a company verging on insolvency it must have been a nightmare working out who to pay next to keep production going. No wonder the salesmen were encouraged to get deposits from customers straight away.
Cheers Colin
Hi Chris,
I think you are correct about this being an early GA4 model. I don't think it was used on a Lagonda - it may have been used on something like a Bullnose Morris.
Regarding 4 cylinder Lagondas, I have seen BTH, ML and Scintilla used. I prefer ML because it is a rotating magnet machine. Rapiers seem to have used BTH and as you say, late 2 Litres use Scintilla - as do 16/80s.
M45s use a mixture of BTH and Scintilla and I have clamp bars for both.
Now for a laugh. I agree with you that magneto suppliers probably refused to provide any more units until they were paid. I suggest they were ordered in fairly large batches - say 100 to 150 at a time, and when BTH refused further credit they turned to Scintilla and vice versa. So when the 16/80 was launched they had enough Scintilla PN6s to cover production for a year or so but then they did not pay the bill so had to go to BTH for the Rapier and M45.
As a company verging on insolvency it must have been a nightmare working out who to pay next to keep production going. No wonder the salesmen were encouraged to get deposits from customers straight away.
Cheers Colin