page_title: E. D. Abbott Ltd
section_title: Origin
hierarchical_section_title: E. D. Abbott Ltd / Origin
caption_attribution_description: Lagonda Rapier tourer(DVLA) first registered 31 December 1934, 1141cc(?)Reigate,June 2009
context_page_description: Abbott of Farnham, E D Abbott Limited was a British coachbuilding business based in Farnham, Surrey, trading under that name from 1929. A major part of their output was under sub-contract to motor vehicle manufacturers. Their business closed in 1972.
context_section_description: Edward Dixon Abbott (1898- ) had been employed in the design department of Wolseley Motors before he joined coachbuilders 'Page and Hunt' who had started operations in 1920. Abbott became their London Sales Manager and when Page and Hunt's business failed in 1929 he took over their Farnham works forming a new company using his own name.
  Many of the early orders were for commercial vehicles which kept the business afloat during the worst of the depression but some car body making continued. From 1931 Abbott took a stand each year at the London Motor Show. Cars fitted with bodies included the Austin 7, Daimlers and Talbots.
caption: Lagonda Rapier
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