1933 Lagonda 16/80hp Sports, two-seater with Vanden Plas coachwork
- Engine
- 2.0L inline-four, naturally aspirated, twin SU bronze-bodied carburettors (originally supercharged unit from a 1932 Lagonda)
A 1933 Lagonda 16/80hp two-seater with Vanden Plas coachwork, chassis S10304, and one of only twelve such bodied examples — eight of which are thought to survive. Registered in June 1933, the car passed through several notable hands including champion cyclist Ray Booty, before spending roughly three decades in storage. Sold in 2003 in original but restorable condition, it underwent a chassis-upwards rebuild completed by pre-war Aston Martin specialist Ecurie Bertelli and Lagonda specialist John Batt at a cost exceeding £30,000.
Ownership
- 2021-03-10Auction saleEstimate €110,000 – €140,000
- 1933-06-01 → 1935Factory deliveryCharles Fosterpartial documentation
First registered owner, based in Elm Cross, Wiltshire. Car was originally equipped with a Crossley six-cylinder engine during his tenure.
- → 1945Flight Lt R J Packmanpartial documentation
Held the car until 1945; no further details about his use or location are recorded.
- 2003 → 2004Acquisition unknownUnidentified owner who initiated restorationpartial documentation
Purchased the car in largely original and restorable state in 2003 and began a full chassis-up rebuild before selling on.
- 2004 →Private saleDavid Aconpartial documentation
Well-regarded Aston Martin and Lagonda enthusiast who had the restoration completed by Ecurie Bertelli and UK Lagonda specialist John Batt at a cost exceeding £30,000.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJack Bond's Garagepartial documentation
Kensington dealer through whom the car passed in the early 1950s before being sold to the next private owner.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMartin Whitworthpartial documentation
Purchased from the Kensington garage in the early 1950s; used the car for leisure touring and a honeymoon trip in France.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMike Scottpartial documentation
Television presenter who acquired the car around 1955–1956; during his ownership the original six-cylinder unit was replaced with a four-cylinder 2.0-litre engine from a 1932 supercharged Lagonda, thereafter run without forced induction.
- Date unknownPrivate saleRay Bootypartial documentation
Champion racing cyclist who ran the car until the late 1960s, after which it was stored unused for roughly three decades.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2003Restoration
Chassis-upwards restoration commenced by the owner who acquired the car in 2003; the car was in original, unrestored but sound condition at that point.
Restoration was started but not completed under this owner before the car changed hands in 2004.
- 2004RestorationEcurie Bertelli / John Batt
Comprehensive restoration brought to completion following purchase by David Acon, carried out by a leading pre-war Aston Martin specialist and a prominent UK Lagonda specialist.
Total expenditure on the restoration exceeded £30,000.
- —Modification
Original Crossley 2.0-litre six-cylinder engine replaced with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder unit taken from a 1932 supercharged Lagonda; the replacement engine runs without a supercharger, fed by period-correct twin SU bronze-bodied carburettors.
Work carried out during Mike Scott's ownership, approximately mid-1950s.
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