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Jean-Pierre · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Paris - France

For Information

In the next French monthly magazine "AUTOMOBILES CLASSIQUES "
N° 193 dated March 2010, 6 to 8 pages on my car with several indoor studio photos.
Also an article on the new Rapide 4 doors.

This car, 1 of 4 LWB built was my 4th Lagonda and is with me since 1995.
For those who was here, you have seen this car in June 1998 at A.M.O.C. event in Silverstone for the 20th anniversary Lagonda display.

Jean-Pierre

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

We look forward to seeing the article JP.

Jean-Pierre · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Paris - France

I have get a copy today

Near a special Aston Martin Lagonda issue

With the new AM Rapide on cover
8 pages on the new Rapide four doors
4 pages on Lagonda four doors from 1958 to 2009
and 7 pages on the Tickford LWB Limousine

But sorry...all in French

Jean-Pierre

Tim_C · Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 88 Location: Grimsby. UK

Could you get hold of a copy for me please - for the registrars collection - and let me know how much I own
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Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

It can be ordered here

http://www.info-presse.fr/fiches/automobiles-classiques_2570_gp.htm

Vincent · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1055 Location: Belgium

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

Photos by Cyril de Plater

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3109 Location: UK

An excellent article JP & I think the best I have seen on the LWB.
Thank you for sharing it with us.

Vincent · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 1055 Location: Belgium

The end of a kind ( S2 A/mkI ) or the beginning of a new one (S2 B/MkII) ?
The last one with steel wheels and alloy knob for A/C, but...
the first one with knobs on console, revised seats, rear power windows, new front under valence.
What's mentionned on the plate about the date out of factory ? Maybe 1984 because of the Tickford conversion...while this car was 'first' built in sept/oct 1983 ( almost supposed so ).
Jean Pierre, can you tell me ?
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Jean-Pierre · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Paris - France

The documents available from the factory (thank you Roger) show that this car have been finished in July 1983 at the name of Aston Martin agent in Kuwait with standard equipment (with blue paint, magnolia trimming, beige carpets)
and have been delivered in February 1985 to Kuwait to this agent (cannock black paint, grey hide piped red and red carpets, as it is still today)
That say that Tickford have keep the car 18 months for transformation!

Jean-Pierre · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Paris - France

I have receive a private question about the price at the period of sale:
The answer is as follow

In October 1983 the catalog retail prices (including Tax and VAT) was:
Normal Lagonda: £ 66.000
Tickford Lagonda: £ 85.000
Tickford LWB Limousine: £ 110.000

For this LWB , this amount was a lot of money for a car in 1983 and explain why only 4 copies have been sold.