Not Sold (Est: £140,000 - £180,000)
1936 Lagonda LG45 4½-Litre 'Rapide-Style' Sports Tourer
United Kingdom • 18 Mar 2026 • Lot 95
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1936 Lagonda LG45 is a 'Rapide-Style' Sports Tourer, meticulously restored after falling into derelict condition following 50 years with the Ling family. It features a correct 4½-Litre Meadows engine, upgraded gearbox and numerous authentic Rapide details, making it a faithful tribute despite its saloon origins.
Condition
7
The car underwent a painstaking restoration and was remodelled to 'Rapide' specification. While the original body was beyond repair and replaced with a Rapide-style ash body frame, significant mechanical work was done, including overhauling the back axle, brakes, and suspension. The car reflects the owner's individual requirements, but pains were taken to ensure the body is an accurate copy of the original Rapide style. Overall solid condition with slight wear visible.
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Manual
Transmission:
12147
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
DLM 310
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Notable as the first Lagonda design to be overseen by legendary engineer—and recently appointed technical director of LG Motors (Staines) Ltd—W.O.
Bentley, the LG45 was introduced in late September, 1935.
Although, sharing the same 10ft.
9in.
wheelbase as its M45 Rapide and M45A predecessors, the newcomer boasted significantly reduced levels of noise, vibration and harshness.
A massive ladder-frame channel-section affair, its chassis featured repositioned crossmembers (to liberate more rear legroom), softer semi-elliptic road springs, adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers, two prefabricated bulkheads and a harmonic stabilising front bumper.
Other refinements included a Smiths 'Jackall' system (the controls of which were normally housed in a side-mounted 'dummy' spare wheel cover), one-shot Tecalemit lubrication and Girling four-wheel drum brakes.
Powered by a modified version of the redoubtable 4,453cc Meadows OHV straight-six engine (which had earned Lagonda victory in that year...
Points of note
£172,500
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£506,966
Median Price (Since 2020)
£846,837
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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