With just two former registered keepers, ‘YY 2317’ has been in the seller’s father’s care for the past six years.

A long-time classic car enthusiast – he held the record at Shelsley Walsh for nine years and drove Le Papillon Bleu, a 1901 Panhard-Levassor, on the London to Brighton Run many times – his wife was the one who first fell in love with the Lagonda.

And they were quite the team; while they only used the Lagonda for high-days-and-holidays, they had done a lot of rallying previously, including entering a vintage Bentley in the London to Peking Rally.

VSCC-eligible as a post-vintage thoroughbred, which could exponentially expand your motorsport and social options, the Special Six runs and drives very well indeed.

It looks fantastic too and sounds the part – and for those who might be worried about the cost of running a vintage car, can we point you towards the history file to check how much it cost to have the magneto carrier refurbished? The bodywork is well patinated and fu...