Lagonda Rapiers

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As we actually use our Rapier on the road and occasionally at night, for quite some time now I have been concerned about the visability of just the two little strips of light that Lucas "D" tail lights afford. After being given a modern LED strip stop-tail light it did not take long to decide where it should go. The extra "STOP" light in addition to the general lighting improvement will not go astray when driving in traffic. If we are going to use our cars we must make some allowances for the other people on the road.

Bernie J.

6-24-2012

Hi all

We (two adults and our luggage for a weekend) have just completed a 212 mile drive in the Rapier. This included several long steep climbs and was accompanied by a howling gale, freezing rain and mist. The temperature gauge never got over 70degrees C. Oil pressure a steady 55 to 60 psi. The speedo was seldom under 50 mph and for most of the journey hovered between 60 and 65mph. We used just over seven gallons of 98 octane unleaded fuel averaging a remarkable 27.5 to 30 miles per gallon. Oil consumption virtually nil. Despite being mid winter here in Australia the top remained stowed away for the entire journey (as usual). The rebuilt gearbox is now a pleasure to use with first and second no more than a pleasant whine.

Bernie J.

6-25-2012

English Classic Car Auction house "Coys" are again demonstrating their total ignorance of all things Vintage and Classic Car. In their website advertisement for an AC engined Rapier special they state "It produced 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS) at 5400 rpm, a very good output for the time, and production of the engine was sub-contracted to the Coventry Climax company who were to make it famous. Unluckily it was also quite fragile in use, and as in the case of today's Rapier, other units were used as replacements."

I have never read such obviously incorrect and misleading rubbish in my life. I urge all Lagonda enthusiasts to go online at their website and protest their ridiculous and patently incorrect and misleading statement.

Bernie J.

Hi again Last weekend we attended the VSCC of Aust Winter Driving Tests for the first time for quite a while David Cordy had his Rapier GTZ 155 out braving the somewhat chilly conditions. Why not register for the forum or if you already have perhaps we can see some photographs of your Rapier in action.

Bernie J