Lagonda M45 DHC
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Announcing the proposed sale of AUF 77
This beautiful Lagonda M45 has been the personal transport of our founder Bob Fountain since he purchased it as a barn find in 2004.
AUF 77 is a 4.5 litre M45 built in 1934, AUF 77 is the original registration number.
Fully restored by Aston Workshop during 2006-07 in preparation for her biggest adventure, The Peking Paris Challenge, a photographic record of which can be found HERE
It features a straight cut gearbox and special high performance, 'dyno optimised' engine with all steel bottom end and all the correct internals. All modifications were undertaken as required with no expense spared. The result is a timeless, classic Lagonda that can cruise effortlessly and cover huge daily mileage at modern traffic speed.
Bob and his co-driver Joseph de Georgi successfully completed the Peking Paris Challenge, finishing in 14th position and were awarded a Silver medal, beating many seasoned rally competitors in the process.
Following the rally, the M45 was returned to the UK and completely overhauled to return her to pre-rally, “restored” condition, this included being fully re-painted.
Since then AUF 77 has been lovingly maintained and driven very occasionally in favourable weather conditions only.
A wonderful book was created by Aston Workshop to celebrate Lagonda the company, the history of this particular M45 and it’s involvement in the Peking Paris Challenge. It can be read by clicking on the link below this description.
It has a huge, well documented history file including all original invoices and letters etc. The restoration was completed regardless of cost and a full breakdown of all work undertaken by Aston Workshop will form part of the history. This will be made available to interested parties at the time of viewing.
Bob is working on a new and equally exciting project at the moment, and it is with great sadness that the decision has been made to let this fantastic Lagonda go.
Any interested parties should contact a member of our sales team to arrange a viewing:
+44 (0)1207 233 525
About Aston Workshop
Aston Workshop is an independent Aston Martin specialist located on Red Row Estate, an idyllic 37 acre venue set in the North East countryside. Red Row is located in County Durham, only 2 miles away from Beamish Museum, one of the North’s major tourist attractions. We offer a wide variety of contemporary Aston Martins for sale in our showroom including special editions, low mileage examples and high-performance models. Typically we have around 80 cars on-site at any given time. Additionally, we have an unrivalled selection of valuable heritage models which are rare and often rebuilt to bespoke specifications with discrete modern enhancements. Typically stocking fully restored examples, older restorations, drivers, 100% electric zero-emission EV conversions and even barn finds, our showroom is an unrivalled experience for the Aston Martin Enthusiast. We also build cars such as our DB4 GT Zagato recreations and our V8 Evolution 6.0.
Our sales showroom is supported by over 40 vastly experienced workshop staff working with a wide range of comprehensive in-house facilities including all aspects of Aston Martin diagnosis, repair, servicing and restoration to concours standards. Each member of our team works hard to ensure that we stay at the forefront of Aston engineering technology, Aston parts supply and full restorations including fixed-price services where applicable.
Our experienced team are also pleased to help and advise if you are a collector or seeking to purchase a car specifically for investment purposes.
The benefits of buying and selling with us include:
- Nationwide collection and delivery service on our own covered transporters
- Cars which are prepared by technicians working exclusively on Aston Martins
- Our own Aston Workshop Warranty
- A comprehensive customer service that truly works for the duration of ownership
- The confidence of dealing with a leading independent specialist established over 30 years
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