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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Varche on 09 February 2020, 22:02:02

Title: Car in Pale Horse
Post by: Varche on 09 February 2020, 22:02:02: Anyone know model of car Easterbrook is driving in this series please?
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Post by: Andy B on 09 February 2020, 22:55:28: Alvis TD21 I think .... https://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1960-alvis-td21-drophead-coupe
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Post by: Shackeng on 10 February 2020, 07:26:26: According to review in The Times it is an ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’. :y
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Post by: Andy B on 10 February 2020, 08:02:46: Quote from: Shackeng on 10 February 2020, 07:26:26
According to review in The Times it is an ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’. :y

Probably be better to them than me ..... both cars were way before my time ;D
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Post by: aaronjb on 10 February 2020, 08:22:14: Reg 635 XUN. DVLA says "Lagonda DH". Wikipedia says Aston Martin made them.

Which, I'm guessing, is where The Times sourced their info :D

1954 makes it a MkII 3 Litre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagonda_3-Litre
Title: Re: Car in Pale Horse
Post by: Varche on 10 February 2020, 08:23:52: Quote from: Andy B on 10 February 2020, 08:02:46
Quote from: Shackeng on 10 February 2020, 07:26:26
According to review in The Times it is an ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’. :y

Probably be better to them than me ..... both cars were way before my time ;D

That is one advantage of youth that we have Andy. Many of the older members of the forum will of course remember their parents having such cars when they were younger. For example Lord Opti,’s folk probably had a fleet of them on the estate.
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Post by: Auto Addict on 10 February 2020, 08:41:58: The company used to be known a Aston Martin Lagonda.
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2020, 12:49:05: 1960 was a great year. :)
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 February 2020, 12:55:17: Quote from: The Pikey Pensioner on 10 February 2020, 08:41:58
The company used to be known a Aston Martin Lagonda.

They still have 'Aston Martin' and 'Lagonda' outside the entrance at Gaydon :y
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 February 2020, 12:56:15: Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2020, 12:49:05
1960 was a great year. :)

Is that the year you lost your virginity M'lud? :)
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2020, 13:10:03: Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 10 February 2020, 12:56:15
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2020, 12:49:05
1960 was a great year. :)

Is that the year you lost your virginity M'lud? :)

You cheeky sod. ;D ;D

1976 if you must know. ;)
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2020, 13:11:43: ......the loooooonnnnnggggg hot summer of 76. :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: BazaJT on 10 February 2020, 20:50:58: After leaving Rolls Royce in the '30s W.O.Bentley added some of his design touches to Lagonda[originally set up in Staines,Middlesex]engines before designing a V12 and later a 2.6 twin cam straight 6.Aston Martin took over Lagonda in 1947 and the Bentley designed 6 was used as a basis for their engines into the '50s.
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Post by: Varche on 10 February 2020, 22:13:45: Quote from: BazaJT on 10 February 2020, 20:50:58
After leaving Rolls Royce in the '30s W.O.Bentley added some of his design touches to Lagonda[originally set up in Staines,Middlesex]engines before designing a V12 and later a 2.6 twin cam straight 6.Aston Martin took over Lagonda in 1947 and the Bentley designed 6 was used as a basis for their engines into the '50s.

Gosh it is so good having older members on the forum with faculties intact. I asked my Dad but he said he couldnt remember seeing a car on the programme.
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Post by: Auto Addict on 12 February 2020, 07:31:02: My first Dinky car was a Lagonda, similar to this model.

http://vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/dinky3/dinky38cxc.htm