A Lagonda LG45 finished fourth at the 1936 24 Hours of Spa, then lined up for the French Grand Prix and the 1937 Le Mans 24 Hours — a road sports car racing wheel to wheel with grand prix cars.
Lead trim: LG45 4.5 L Meadows straight-six
Lagonda LG45LG45 · 1936–1937
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FactA Lagonda LG45 finished fourth at the 1936 24 Hours of Spa, then lined up for the French Grand Prix and the 1937 Le Mans 24 Hours — a road sports car racing wheel to wheel with grand prix cars.
The Lagonda LG45 is a sports car built from 1936 to 1937, an evolution of the Lagonda M45 (its name from the L.G. Motors brand and its 4.5 litre engine), unveiled in September 1935 with hydraulic shock absorbers; around 278-303 cars were made, including 25 Rapide versions. It used the 4.5-litre Meadows straight-six (the page does not print a literal cc figure for this engine, so displacement is left blank; the related LG6 page gives the same Meadows unit as 4,453 cc with pushrod overhead valves) and a four-speed manual gearbox. A works LG45 driven by Richard Seaman and Freddie Clifford finished fourth at the 1936 24 Hours of Spa, and cars also ran the 1936 French Grand Prix and the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans. Wheelbase 129 in (3,277 mm), tourer and coupé bodies.
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG45 4.5 L Meadows straight-six | 1936–1937 | Inline-6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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