page_title: Lagonda V12
hierarchical_section_title: Lagonda V12
caption_attribution_description: English: 1939 Lagonda V12 de Ville at Thiesen (Classic Remise Berlin). Out of 189 Lagonda V12s, this is one of only 10 built on the longest wheelbase (10'4", 11'0" and 11'6" were available; the longer models also received a taller radiator to preserve the proportions of the car) and one of only 41 phase 2 cars. Michelin 600/650 x 18" tires, Lagonda G10 gearbox, has been equipped with an EZ power steering unit. Chassis number 16032, original registration DRT&#160;366. Originally delivered to Lagonda founder Wilbur Gunn's grandson in February 1939, after which it passed into the hands of the Seychelles' Consul in London. His wife, the Countess of Prussia, brought the car to Germany where it has spent a lot of time. Sold at Thiesen (Classic Car Remise, Berlin) in Summer 2017. Was also sold at auction in 2003 and was for sale in the Netherlands in 2015. Was also seen at the 2011 FIVA Midsummer Rally in Sweden, when the car still carried a consular "CC" oval.
context_page_description: The Lagonda V12 is a large car produced by the British Lagonda company from 1938 to 1940. It was first shown at the 1936 London Motor Show but production did not commence until 1938.
  The V12 model featured an all new 4480 cc 60 degree V12 engine designed by W. O. Bentley. The engine has a combined cylinder block and upper crankcase cast in iron with a light alloy lower crankcase. The cylinder heads are in cast iron. Each bank of six cylinders has its own single overhead camshaft, chain driven, and its own distributor driven from the back of the camshaft. Twin downdraught SU carburettors are located between the engine blocks. 180 bhp is developed at 5000rpm.
  The chassis was also new and features independent torsion bar front suspension and live rear axle with hypoid final drive. The braking system is Lockheed hydraulic.
  The engine is connected to a four-speed gearbox with centrally mounted change lever.
  Coachwork could be by Lagonda or a number of independent coachbuilders and to suit various body designs a wheelbase of 124 in, 132 in or 138 in could be specified. Only ten cars were built with the longest bodywork.
  Even with a saloon body the car could reach 100 mph.
context_section_description: The Lagonda V12 is a large car produced by the British Lagonda company from 1938 to 1940. It was first shown at the 1936 London Motor Show but production did not commence until 1938. 
  The V12 model featured an all new 4480 cc 60 degree V12 engine designed by W. O. Bentley. The engine has a combined cylinder block and upper crankcase cast in iron with a light alloy lower crankcase. The cylinder heads are in cast iron. Each bank of six cylinders has its own single overhead camshaft, chain driven, and its own distributor driven from the back of the camshaft. Twin downdraught SU carburettors are located between the engine blocks. 180 bhp is developed at 5000rpm.
  The chassis was also new and features independent torsion bar front suspension and live rear axle with hypoid final drive. The braking system is Lockheed hydraulic.
  The engine is connected to a four-speed gearbox with centrally mounted change lever.
  Coachwork could be by Lagonda or a number of independent coachbuilders and to suit various body designs a wheelbase of 124 in (3,150 mm), 132 in (3,353 mm) or 138 in (3,505 mm) could be specified. Only ten cars were built with the longest bodywork.
  Even with a saloon body the car could reach 100 mph.
  Two modified V12s with four carburettor engines were entered for the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans where they finished third and fourth.
  
  The Lagonda V12 featured prominently in Roald Dahl's adult books My Uncle Oswald and the short story The Visitor (in the collection Switch Bitch). In the stories Dahl discusses taking delivery of a 1938 Lagonda with custom coachwork and a set of horns that play Mozart's "son gia mille e tre" in perfect pitch and seats "upholstered in fine-grain alligator and the panelling to be veneered in yew... because I prefer the colour and grain of English yew to that of any other wood".
caption: One of ten cars built on the longest wheelbase, a 1939 de Ville
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