1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide for sale at H&H Classics
One of just 53 M45 Rapide cars built this beauty was supplied new by Warwick Wright Ltd of New Bond Street to H. Garside Esq of The Waldorf Hotel, London WC2.
LONDON
.- A very special classic for sale at the next H&H Classics auction at the Imperial War Museum Duxford on May 26th is this magnificent 85-year-old survivor, for sale at an estimate of £140,000 to £160,000. The 1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide was claimed to achieve a top speed of 163 km/h or 101 mph.
One of just 53 M45 Rapide cars built this beauty was supplied new by Warwick Wright Ltd of New Bond Street to H. Garside Esq of The Waldorf Hotel, London WC2.
Classic car buyers maintain their passion despite pandemic - H&H Classics 2020 overview
1926 Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model Tourer - £178,250.
LONDON
.- For many of us Collector Vehicles, be they Cars or Motorcycles, engender a sense of freedom and enjoyment that even the harshest pandemic lockdown cannot quell. Interest in restoration projects increased markedly this year and certain bidders exhibited a carpe diem mentality when pursuing their chosen lot.
By the end of 2020, Covid-19 had infected over 80 million people worldwide and claimed some 1.8 million lives. Governments were borrowing at nigh-on wartime levels and many a stock market had been left with concussion. Pandemics have ever been a part of human history inspiring as much resilience and ingenuity as they do fear and anguish.