Talk:Lagonda

Staines or Egham Hythe

The Lagonda works (at one time anyway) were technically in Egham Hythe, just over the river from Staines, on the site that is now Sainsbuy's. This article says Lagonda was founded in Staines. Were Lagonda always on the Egham Hythe Sainsbury's site or did they begin elsewhere in Staines? The Egham Hythe article mentions Lagonda and links to here, but I'm unsure how this Lagonda article could best link back to Egham Hythe. Claval 17:54, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Have now added to the See Also section. Claval 23:23, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Before World war I the cars (and preceding motor bikes) were made in the sheds and greenhouse in Wilbur Gunn's garden. The only address I have for this is Staines, on the Surrey side.Malcolma 18:48, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Interesting, where about's was Wilbur Gunn's back garden? The "Surrey side" of Staines, as you call it, is what I understand to be Egham Hythe. South of the Thames, i.e. on the other side of the Thames to central Staines, equals Egham Hythe. Some addresses in Egham Hythe do have Staines as their postal town though which leads to frequent confusion and as all the different areas sort of run into each other around there, people often (but wrongly IMO) refer to that area as Staines. However the Thames is a county boundary (Surrey/Middx), a local authority boundary (Runnymede/Spelthorne), a parish boundary (Egham Hythe/Staines), and a diocese boundary (Guildford/London). The only thing the two sides of the river seem to have in common is that nowadays they are both under Surrey County Council. I think of it being a bit like Newcastle and Gateshead. Claval 01:28, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Lagonda river

The article states that the name came from a river near Springfield, Ohio. I've not been able to find a "Lagonda River" anywhere in a map of Ohio, in Google Earth, or in the Wikipedia article "List of rivers in Ohio." Does anyone know if the name really came from an Ohio river, or if the name has been changed?98.170.200.68 (talk) 04:03, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

I just found a reference I will add. Lagonda is the French form of the Native American name for Buck Creek near Springfield. Alanraywiki (talk) 04:46, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Edits by Eddaido

(Once again) Eddaido has made edits of a factually incorrect nature to the stable version of this article which have been reverted. 1. Lagonda is a marque. The word marque is commonly used as a word for an automotive brand, and appears in many WP articles. 2. To describe Lagonda as a manufacturer is wholly misleading. It has no factory, no independent management or corporate structure, currently does not even produce any products. There is no 'Lagonda' subsidiary or even division of Aston Martin Lagonda with its own management. Rangoon11 (talk) 12:03, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Aston Martin may use the Lagonda name for race cars

I've been watching the 24 Hours of CotA. Every now and then, I see an entry called a "Aston Martin Lagonda." What is it? Based on the discussion I heard, they maybe be talking about a GT4 Vantage. Will (Talk - contribs) 07:03, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

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Relocated OR content

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The ratchet control button on the end of a fly-off handbrake is designed to work in the opposite way to what is normally expected. If the lever is lifted or pulled back to the "on" position, on letting go it immediately releases unless the end button is pressed and held in place before letting go of the lever. Once set, the brake is released by lifting the handbrake lever (not pushing the button) in the setting direction (up or back). This mechanism was traditionally fitted to sports cars to facilitate a racing get-away, such as at traffic lights. It can also be used to help the back wheels to slide, without the worry of the ratchet leaving the brake on.

Not only is this clearly OR (and does not belong in article mainspace), it is also opaque. Not simply in how it describes the activation of the mechanism and its result, but in its claim: anyone who has used a modern pushbutton emergency brake knows that it can be used to make high-rev “clutch starts”, flying U-turns, and more, by pressing its button and disengaging the mechanism. How what the OP describes is different from this is not made clear by their post. 2601:196:180:8D80:F4EF:5999:BDC9:37A8 (talk) 13:46, 7 March 2023 (UTC)