Peter & Valerie Biggs (XYX 3)
Site ID
024
Owner
Peter & Valerie Biggs
Model
DB3L DHC
Registration
XYX 3
Year
1954
Engine No.
VB6J/99
Engine Size
3.0
Chassis No.
LB/290/
Body Type
Drop Head Coupe
Date Added
07-02-2007
Last Updated
24-05-2011 Notes:
The first owner was H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh.
The first owner was H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh.
13/03/2016 - Permission to use these photos has been granted by H&H Classics Limited.
The Duke of Edinburgh visited Arborfield to open a new exibition hall at the R.E.M.E. Museum of Technology.
The
Lagonda was there because the garrison commander Brigadier Stephen Matthews is a Lagonda enthusiast and he
knew of the whereabouts of the Duke's old car. He thought that it would be a pleasant surprise for the Duke to see it
again. The Palace Press Office reports that the car was first registered in his Royal Highness's name in May 1954
and was sold in May 1961 after it had been resprayed and the number changed.
Lagonda was there because the garrison commander Brigadier Stephen Matthews is a Lagonda enthusiast and he
knew of the whereabouts of the Duke's old car. He thought that it would be a pleasant surprise for the Duke to see it
again. The Palace Press Office reports that the car was first registered in his Royal Highness's name in May 1954
and was sold in May 1961 after it had been resprayed and the number changed.
*Permission to publish this photo has been granted by the R.E.M.E Museum of Technology and The Palace Press Office.
The Duke of Edinburgh at the wheel of his Lagonda with the Royal Yacht Britannia in the background in Melbourne
docks during the 1956 Olympic Games which were held in Australia .
*Tony Tocock has given permission to use this photograph which is included in his book 'A Mechanic's Dream'.
docks during the 1956 Olympic Games which were held in Australia .