Lagonda Rapiers

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Far too many to show here but for some really interesting photographs from the Victorian VSCC Alpine Rally run two weeks ago look at. https://www.hjhsphotography.com/VSCC-Alpine-Rally-2018/
There are lots of people photographs that you can skim over but the car photographs should be of some interest. Most people will have never seen many of these cars. When you are over looking at the cars look closely at the roads and conditions. This was a 5 day Event with 31 starters and 31 finished.
The Fuel stop is interesting; stocks of petrol are brought in 44gallon drums.
To access the photographs "click" on the Delage Radiator.
 
Bj.
Also look at McKillops Bridge  Victoria Australia. It was along McKillops Road we had our little "off".

The "Alpine" is only run every second year and is one of our most serious events. It is definitely not for the faint hearted, if you look at the "people photographs" you may note that we "Aussies" do take our motoring very seriously, as we do take our "unwinding" after our days driving is over.
I am a little disappointed that no one looking at these photographs has bothered to comment. It is quite different to the "Car-show" type of gathering that many of you participate in. Yes our cars do become a little dusty but cleaning them after, only adds to the enjoyment.
A week later and I would be more than happy to take the Lagonda to any of your shows. That is provided that I could drive it to the show venue.

11-28-2018

Three photographs taken less than five minutes ago to show the terrible damage the Lagonda Rapier suffered during the "Alpine Rally  just two weeks ago.

I find it difficult to believe that despite the number of "views" counted in the "index" of this forum that those viewers found the photographs from the "Alpine Rally" so boring that there was nothing of sufficient interest for them to comment.
Completely disregarding our Lagonda there were two other Lagondas, a M45R and an LG6, also a number of Vauxhall 30/98s, a couple of Talbots, just two MGs, two Model A Fords including a rare "factory" pick-up and the oldest car a veteran Benz, a vintage Delage, etc, etc.  
SORRY but there were no Ford Mustangs or Chev Bel-aires!

Even if none of the cars were interesting some of the countryside would have been different and Mc Killops Bridge surely should have been worthy of some remark? It is one of the longest single lane timber deck bridges in the world.
The first bridge built in the 1950s was washed away by flood water  just about one month after it was completed.