Lagonda Rapiers

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While I am waiting for my next restoration project to arrive (1924 Amilcar) the Rapier is safely tucked up in my miniscule garage.

Bj

10-2-2016

The Amilcar was a non-event, I have now moved on to a 1912 Humber 11Hp. This one is very much a "proper car" You can see it on "Our cars & Restoration Projects" it came just how I like them. It has been totally dismantled for something between 50 & 60 years. It is moving along nicely. The photo is how it would have looked 104 years ago.

10-4-2016

While i have not spent any time here on this part of the Forum for a while I have not been idle. Today I have been giving the Lagonda Rapier a minor tune (spark plugs, points and condenser) in preparation for a little drive we are making, starting next Tuesday. I still have to check the oil levels in the gearbox and rear axle then give the chassis and suspension a grease.

For anyone still using Google Maps "Get Directions". We are leaving home (East Doncaster, Victoria, Australia) next Tuesday morning to drive north to the start of the VSCC of A, George Green Rally. This will start at Wentworth Falls in the "Blue Mountains"of New South Wales. It will take us two days to reach the Start. The Rally takes us first to Bathurst then Dubbo where we will spent three nights with "Out and Back' drives each day. we then return South to Finish at Bathurst (again). From there we have another two day drive home. In the process we will be covering between 2000 and 2,500 miles. (Actually driving the car, not towing it in a trailer.)

Bernie j.

11-8-2016

 We have just returned from the Rally in Northern New South Wales (Australia) a total of about 2,000 miles. Most uncharacteristic the Rapier decided to have a "hissy fit" and came the last leg of our homeward journey on the back of a recovery vehicle. Following some unseasonable heavy rains and extensive flooding some of the roads were a mass of "pot-holes" as a result the exhaust headers had developed a couple of large cracks with most of the exhaust comming back into the passengers face. Added to this the distributor points had closed up and the car was running very badly. I could have re-adjusted the points on the road side but welding up the exhaust would have been a little more time consuming. With the car at home it was a straight forward repair once I had the headers on my work bench. Now a week later and following some "TLC", a good wash and a quick polish the Rapier is ready for it's next outing. It was not all bad news as in addition to the flood damaged roads we travelled over some great "drivers" roads to the west of the "Blue Mountains" At times we could drive for an hour or two or without seeing another car.