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Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide - 1962

            RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019

Estimated : € 200.000 - 250.000

Purchased by David Brown in 1947, Lagonda had all but disappeared by 1957 as DB4 production dominated the company’s activities. In 1961, however, a new Lagonda, named the Rapide, was announced. This was a true sports saloon in the best tradition of the Lagonda name, thanks to its twin-carb version of the 4.0-litre DB5 engine and lightweight alloy Superleggera body.

Chassis no. LR/110/L is one of only six left-hand-drive examples built and was presented on the Aston Martin stand at the 1962 New York Auto Show. Originally ordered in Black Pearl over Red Connolly leather by Group Captain Hugh Marsland Groves of Sarasota, Florida, the Rapide was sold through Aston Martin distributer J.S. Inskip of New York. Group Captain Groves clearly cherished his Rapide driving some 21.814 miles in three years before Aston Martin modified the air intakes and added the handsome bonnet vents presumably to make the car even more useable in Florida’s warm climate. Although the Rapide was ordered in automatic, at some point it was converted to manual and now sports a period-correct David Brown four-speed gearbox.
    
By 1989, the Rapide was with Melvin Ritter in Arizona, who then sold it to an Aston Martin Service dealer in California. The extensive history file shows that LR/110/L was imported to the UK in 1990, before being exported to Australia in 1993 upon sale to Paul Sabine of Victoria. It was Mr. Sabine who undertook the extensive body-off restoration of the Rapide, including a bare-metal respray. After passing to at least two other Australian owners, the Lagonda returned to Europe. Prior to displaying the car at Villa d’Este in 2017, the new owner spent some CHF 65,960 to prepare the car cosmetically and mechanically. This work included a top end engine rebuild, suspension and recommissioning work. A further £ 9.268 of service work was completed in the last 12 months.

Offered for sale with an extensive history file dating back to 1962, including restoration invoices and photographs, this Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide represents a fantastic opportunity to own a rare and beautiful David Brown classic in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition.
   

Taken on: February 6, 2019

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