Lagonda Rapiers

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We should never look back the experts tell us BUT who can resist a quick peek at the contents of a box of old photographs, especially when it contains gems like this one taken quite some time ago. Who takes B&W photographs these days?

This one shows I must confess not a Rpaier but a Lagonda none the less. This one the Lagonda LG45 Drop Head which falls into the collection headed "Cars that I have owned" It is shown  rounding the "Dandenong Road end corner at Melbournes Sandown Race Course and goes some way to explain the rapid tyre wear experienced with this car. Close examination of the right hand front tyre speeaks volumes. 

10-1-2018

Hello again
After what seems a long break I spent most of yesterday afternoon checking the oil levels and giving the Rapier a thorough cleaning.
I am pleased to report all the oil levels were ok and all that is needed is to fill the tank with petrol and it is ready to go.
Even after standing for several weeks if not months, it started  "on the button" and idled smoothly.
At times I question my sanity getting so involved with restoring what can only be described as second rate cars. The problem, if it can be called a problem, is that there is very little that the Rapier needs to be done on it. Perhaps I need to drive it more?

10-5-2018

Now a "couple of days" later we took the Rapier out for a 'decent run' out into the nearby Yarra Valley on Thursday and the car went extremely well which only reinforces the question why I bother getting involved with anything else. With the end of this year getting closer every day I need to make some decision about whether we take the car to Europe next year or take the soft option with a modern hire Car. It is only the question about the Australian "Border Force" permiting the car to return to Australia without all the fuss, searching for any  asbestos that may be hidden within the bowels of the car. The one potential problem is with the friction linings in the preselector gearbox.