Lagonda 16/80

About the Lagonda 16/80

Lagonda is a British luxury car marque established in 1906, which has been owned by Aston Martin since 1947.

The marque was dormant between 1995 and 2009.A new model for 1933 was the 16–80 using a 2-litre Crossley engine with pre-selector gearbox from 1934. A new small car, the Rapier came along in 1934 with 1104 cc engine and pre-selector gearbox. This lasted until 1935 but more were made until 1938 by a separate company, David Napier and Son of Hammersmith, London. At the other extreme was the near 100 mph (160 km/h) 4.5-litre M45 with Meadows-supplied 6-cylinder 4467 cc engine. An out and out sporting version the M45R Rapide, with tuned M45 engine and a shorter chassis achieved a controversial Le Mans victory in 1935.[6] Also in 1935 the 3-litre grew to a 3.5-litre.