Lagonda Rapiers

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There is a short document that is intended to go with the chassis photographs, but I don't think that I should reproduce it here. Most of you would simply not understand very much, if any of it...... I am sorry if I have shocked you all into silence or alternatively that you have all gone away in disgust.

On top of all that, what would the show judges say? The nuts on the W clips on the throttle linkage do not even match!

That AND I have not polished the leather boots on the brake rods. Oh Dear! Oh Dear!  Please note:- They are genuine leather not vinyl and at least they are colour matched.

Sorry here I am raving on when no-one has a clue what I am talking about. Boots? Brake rods?

The sooner I stop driving the car and wrap it up in cotton wool the better.

My garage is so drafty and full of leaks that I cannot see how I am going to hermetically seal it but I guess I had better darn well try.

I must watch out and not eat too much candy or drink too much soda pop over the Christmas Holidays too!

Absolute disgrace!

12-20-2017

We had a fantastic hail storm Tuesday evening. The Peugeot which was outside copped a real hammering with damage to the hood, roof and trunk lid while Helen's VW Jetta which was under cover in the carport caught some damage to the trunk lid which was facing out towards the weather. They are both insured but it remains to be seen what the Insurance Company decide to do. The garden was badly knocked about with leaves off the trees everywhere but there was no damage to the house although I have not been up on the roof to check it properly.

12-24-2017

December 24 is a little late to be posting Christmas Greetings, the poor old Postman has cried "enough" so rather than miss out here is your greeting card now.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND LOTS OF HAPPY MOTORING IN 2018.

1-23-2018

Wow it is almost a month since I last contributed anything here! Not having a current project car means I am actually catching up on a lot of little jobs that I needed to do on the Rapier. I have attended to one or two little water leaks and replaced the choke cable. This later means that the car now starts instantly without having to lift the bonnet and flood the carbs, change spark plugs etc.  

It is also now over a month since we had the disarsterous HAIL Storm. Fortunately the Rapier was safely tucked up inside the garage. We have now had both Helen's VW Jetta and my Peugeot "assessed" by the Insurance Co. The Peugeot is a total write off but I get to keep the car. I can still drive it provided that I do not mind that it looks as though it had been attacket by a gang of naughty children armed with hammers. Helens VW  has gone onto a waiting list to be repaired in about three months time. Her car was under the carport and the damage was restricted to the rear of the car. According to the Insurance Damage Assessor who looked at it, that it too was very nearly a write off.