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To all those people in the Northern States enjoying nice chilly weather and dreaming of a White Christmas, spare us a thought here Down Under. We went for a short (50 mile) drive in the Lagonda yesterday. It coped very well with the 42 degree C. temperature, the radiator Temperature gauge never went past 85 although at that temperature the electric fan did come on once or twice when we were stopped in the Traffic. 

From new the Lagonda Company never fitted a fan. They could not contemplate anything as crude as drive belts, opting for gear driven water pump and generator etc. Leaving the front of the engine clear of obstruction. The electric fan on our car being a modern, after market, addition to assist in coping present day traffic, todays density would have been unimaginable in 1934.

Bj

12-21-2013

Hi whtbaron, 

I can assure you that you really would not have enjoyed it, Melbourne's hot north wind days are just about as unpleasant as you can get. This wind comes straight out of the dry centre of Australia and will completely desiccate you after about 10 minutes exposure. Sun related skin cancer is one of the greatest health problems we have.

I cannot comment about snow as that is something that we almost never see. I am 77 years old and think that I may have seen snow in the suburbs of Melbourne once or twice, perhaps three times in my whole life. Even then it would melt virtually as it hit the ground. Freezing is something we just never see on the thermometer. I cannot remember when I last saw frost on the grass in our garden and have never seen ice on the surface of our pond. I would certainly not waste money putting anti-freeze in the Lagonda or any of our modern cars radiators. Rust inhibitor yes but anti-freeze never.

Bj

1-7-2014

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