Lagonda Rapiers

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While I am just a little embarrassed to say it, it is some time since I last had KG 5363 out on the road, my excuse is that here in Australia it has been too darned hot to be going out in an open car. To help fill in the time today I have done a little clean up on the Rapier. While I know most of you have seen any number of similar photographs, here are today's crop. On the next to second last photograph it shows the current "Classic & Historic (CH) number plate. This entitles the owner to take his or her car out on 90 occasions during the year. The one proviso is that a log-book (supplied) is filled in giving the proposed destination of that particular journey. These are issued at about 1/3 the cost of a normal 12 monthe "registration".

The purpose of this photograph is to show that at long last I have taken some time to make the two hooks that stop the Numberplate and tail lamps etc from rattling. The two "wing-nuts" keep these in place. The "hooks" were misplaced some time ago so this is one job that had been on the "to-do" list for almost 2 years.

Finally the last two photographs show the Michelin tyres (tires) as fitted to all five of the Rapiers wheels. These are also just a little different. Michelin first introduced the Superconfort LOW pressure tire as a forunner to "Radial" tires in 1932, two years before year the Rapier was first made, so they could have been fitted as original equipment. You will have to ask your local Michelin representative about the "apparent" spelling mistake. These are designed to be run at just 20 PSI. I too questioned the wisdom of this but after some extensive testing over all types of road surfaces and conditions I have found that this is the ideal pressure to run them on.

See also :-http://classic.michelin.com/en/Classic-Tyre-range/SuperConfort-Stop-S

Unfortunately I have been unable to find the link to the 1932 Promotional Film so you may have to take my word for it.

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