Lagonda Lagonda V12

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The Lagonda V12 is a classic, luxury, large car produced by the British Lagonda company from 1938 until 1940. It was first shown at the 1936 London Motor Show but production did not commence until 1938. A Lagonda V12 Rapide was the most expensive car shown at the 1939 40th Anniversary show of the New York International Motor Show, offered at US$8,900 ($206,000 in 2025). The V12 model featured an all new 4480 cc 60 degree V12 engine designed during the tenure of W. O. Bentley at Lagonda. The design concepts of the engine follow those established by Stewart Tresilian during his time at Rolls Royce and it seems likely that Tresilian who followed W O Bentley from RR to Lagonda was responsible for its design. The engine has a combined cylinder block and upper crankcase cast in iron with a light…

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