1927 Lagonda 2.0-litre High Chassis Speed Model Tourer

In its correct body-style for its type (it wasn't ever a saloon)

Period-correct engine (non-matching)

Original registration number

Re-trimmed in the 1970s

Well known to the Lagonda Club

Having established its reputation by winning the Moscow to St Petersburg Reliability Trial of 1910 with their 30hp six-cylinder, Lagonda concentrated mainly on the production of light cars before reverting to sporting and luxury models in the mid-1920s with the introduction of the 14/60. The latter abandoned the firm's traditional in-unit gearbox in favour of an amidships-mounted transmission, but of greater technical interest was the engine. Designed by Arthur Davidson, the 2-litre 'four' featured twin camshafts, mounted high in the block, operating inclined valves in 'hemispherical' combustion chambers. The power output of this advanced design was a highly respectable 60bhp. The Lagonda "High Chassis Speed Model" had resulted from the Factory"s Le Mans effort of 1928, when the 2.0 litre "high chassis" driven by Andre D"Erlanger and Douglas Hawkes had finished 11th overall in the 24-Hour endurance classic.

The car presented here is a 1927 Lagonda 2.0-litre High Chassis Speed Model Tourer and, importantly, it is the correct body-style for its type (i.e. it wasn't ever a saloon). This elegant machine is well-known to the Lagonda Club (from whom we are trying to glean a little more history) and is fitted with a period-correct engine (if non-matching). It comes with full weather equipment, a 'Worcester' hood, an opening and folding screen, and retains its original registration number. It has enjoyed a decent restoration, including a retrim, some years ago and is in good mechanical order. This is a very original looking, usable car with some room for improvement cosmetically, but would be wholly suitable for VSCC Trials and days out.