Registration No: YW 9207
Chassis No: OH 9115
MOT: Exempt

• A charming vintage Tourer in very good condition.
• Equipped with a special downdraft cylinder head resulting in improved performance.
• Practical four-seat bodywork with a Beatonson-type rear screen.
• Accompanied by an extensive history file

"In brief, the two-litre Lagonda may be said to combine the lively performance of a sports car with the quiet manners and convenience of a tourer, the result being a vehicle which is a sheer delight to handle, while it will convey four people in comfort over long distances at a high average speed" - Autocar, 16th December 1927

Some two years after its 1925 Motor Show launch, the Lagonda 14/60 morphed into the Two-Litre High Chassis model. Built around a sturdy ladder frame chassis equipped with semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension and four-wheel drum brakes, it was powered by the same 1954cc engine as its predecessor. Designed by Arthur Davidson, this imposing looking four-cylinder unit featured twin high-mounted camshafts and fully machined hemispherical combustion chambers. Developing some 60bhp @ 3,500rpm, it was mated to a four-speed manual gearbox and gave a top speed of between 70mph and 80mph.

Chassis number OH 9115 was first registered on 28th June 1928. It left the factory as a 2 litre Speed model Saloon. By 1936 the Saloon body was removed and replaced with a Walker Drophead Coupe body, and by 1954 this coachwork was modified. In 1978, OH 9115 passed to Peter Jones who carried out a restoration. Replica Speed model Touring coachwork was fitted together with engine number S9439/10/768 from car number OH 9870. Peter also fitted a new downdraft cylinder head which was not originally fitted to the 2 litre Speed model engine (although according to The Illustrated History by Geoffrey Seaton, on page 102, the factory did make one as an experiment in 1928 but decided not to put it into production). By 2000, the car came to reside with a new owner in Scotland, whereupon a significant amount of work was carried out on the car totalling £40,000. This included an engine and gearbox overhaul carried out by Milford Vintage Engineering Ltd. Invoices included in the history file meticulously document work done by renowned Specialist Jonathan Wood in 2022 to the sum of £13,500.

Today, chassis OH 9115 presents very well and mechanically is in exceptionally good order. The downdraft cylinder head provides superior performance and the car has excellent road holding. The four-seat touring coachwork is equipped with a Beatonson-type rear screen, a beneficial addition for that touring from the rear seat. OH 9115 holds a VSCC buff form classified as ‘Vintage Modified’ (due to the cylinder head). This well-sorted 2 litre is ideal for touring and VSCC events. This magnificent Lagonda is accompanied by a large history file containing sheaves of Specialists’ invoices, workshop manuals and handbooks, Lagonda club magazines and sundry items.

For more information, please contact:
Julian Pinkster
julian.pinkster@handh.co.uk
07889 223 904