What car is this? Help with car ID.

[Nickshu]

My Dad saw this car on an old British TV show...sent it to all the members of the local British car club and no one could name it. Anyone know what it is? I could not ID it.

[Yorkie]

Lagonda I think

[sc_rufctr]

Yes, Lagonda.

At first I thought it might have been a Bristol but the radiator is the wrong shape.

[asphaltgambler]

Looks like Jag and Rolls had a 1 nite stand in the early 60's...………...

[javadog]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

Looks like Jag and Rolls had a 1 nite stand in the early 60's...………...

Or maybe just a quickie in the men's room at the local pub.

[Nickshu]

Thanks guys.

So my interneting yielded this background:

Looks like these were built 1953-1955 in coupe/convertible form. The 3-liter was continued to 1958 but in 1956-58 it was a 4 door saloon only. Lagonda started in 1906 and was purchased by Aston Martin in 1947. The company more or less folded in 1958 but Aston, as you know, used the Lagonda name as a model name on several cars since then and even revived it a couple of times as a stand alone marquis. From what I can tell these were an expensive car at the time and the body was designed by Bentley.

[petrolhead611]

The engine was designed by WO Bentley, not the body which I would guess was a Tickford design as they were the in-house coachbuilders for Aston Martin

[masraum]

There's a website that is attempting to catalog cars in movies.

https://www.imcdb.org/

[GH85Carrera]

There are untold hundreds of cars in Europe that us Americans have never heard of much less seen.

Especially from the era when GB still had a major car industry.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by Nickshu

... Lagonda started in 1906 and was purchased by Aston Martin in 1947. The company more or less folded in 1958 but Aston, as you know, used the Lagonda name as a model name on several cars since then and even revived it a couple of times as a stand alone marquis...

Sort of... David Brown bought both Aston Martin and Lagonda.

He only used DB nomenclature on Aston, though, not on the Lagonda marque.

[sc_rufctr]

The Brits have lots of desirable cars that are now orphans but they continue to use them so there's a growing cottage industry supporting these lovely old things. (Maybe not right now)

One car that's been on my "to own and enjoy" list for a long time is a Bristol.

Truly bespoke and they're almost still operating. The original factory is still there and spare parts are available.
The people that own and drive these cars want for nothing and they rarely sell their cars.

Here's a local one that changed hands a few months ago. Regrettably there's no online record of the selling price but I'm guessing somewhere near $150,000 AU.

1966 Bristol 409 Saloon 5.2ltr V8



And a 2004 Bristol Fighter.

[Otter74]

IIRC Bristols were one of LJK Seright's favorite cars.

[ckissick]

So an entire British car club was stumped, and it took this Porsche site to name it in 2 minutes. Good on you, Yorkie.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

The Brits have lots of desirable cars that are now orphans but they continue to use them so there's a growing cottage industry supporting these lovely old things. (Maybe not right now)

One car that's been on my "to own and enjoy" list for a long time is a Bristol.

Truly bespoke and they're almost still operating. The original factory is still there and spare parts are available.
The people that own and drive these cars want for nothing and they rarely sell their cars.

Here's a local one that changed hands a few months ago. Regrettably there's no online record of the selling price but I'm guessing somewhere near $150,000 AU.

1966 Bristol 409 Saloon 5.2ltr V8



And a 2004 Bristol Fighter.

From watching the British cars shows the big issue for old British cars is passing the MOT, and keeping the car on the road legally. Just a little rust in the wrong places and the car fails the MOT. And from what I understand, the owner does not just sell the car to a scrapper, they have to pay to have the car disposed of.

There are many cool old cars that us Americans have never heard of, like the two you show.

[bkreigsr]

Definitely a Lagonda - with a broken steering link?

[bkreigsr]

Definitely a Lagonda - with a broken steering link?
He crossed over a lane of oncoming traffic to get on the grass berm.

[tcar]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

Definitely a Lagonda - with a broken steering link?
He crossed over a lane of oncoming traffic to get on the grass berm.

"The Pale Horse" BBC series... Mark Easterbrook played by Richard Sewell?

Drives a Lagonda Cab like that.