| The entity which was to become Lagonda initially | | | | business, Wilbur Gunn, passed away in nineteen |
| began its life in a garden of a house in Staines, | | | | twenty, leaving existing board directors in control of |
| producing motorbikes. Wilbur Gunn manufactured the | | | | the automaker. The 14/60 was released, a twin cam |
| motorbikes on a very small scale, but an indication of | | | | sports model, with a capacity of 2 litres. The car was |
| his workmanship and ability was illustrated by success | | | | innovative for Lagonda, being its first sports model |
| in competitions in which he entered his bikes. | | | | produced, and was penned by Arthur Davidson. |
| Wilbur Gunn began to create his first car nineteen | | | | The 16-80 and the Rapier were born in the nineteen |
| zero seven - the Torpedo, which produced twenty | | | | thirties, both equipped with pre-selector gearboxes. |
| brake horsepower from a six cylinder engine. The | | | | Lagonda produced the highly fast M45, which was |
| Torpedo was extremely successful, finishing first in | | | | fitted with a 4467cc engine which produced top |
| the Moscow to St Petersburg trail. The successful | | | | speeds just short of one hundred miles per hour. |
| performance of the Torpedo in Russia resulted in a | | | | Another variation was born, the M45R Rapide, a |
| stream of orders from the country for Wilbur to | | | | shorter but more powerful tuned version of the M45, |
| Gunn to export. Lagonda also began to produce the | | | | which won at the nineteen thirty five Le Mans race. |
| 11.1, a 1 litre compact car, which was relatively | | | | The mid nineteen thirties were turbulent years for |
| innovative. Production of cars ceased with the onset | | | | Lagonda, with financial problems resulting in the |
| of World War One, where Lagonda began to | | | | receiver being called in. Luckily, there were bids on |
| produce shells for the war effort. | | | | the table from Rolls-Royce, as well as Alan Good, |
| 11.1 was updated post World War One, with a larger | | | | who managed to outbid RR. Alan Good took over |
| engine and upgraded components, now named the | | | | the business, and brought in W.O Bentley as a |
| 11.9, later followed 12 model. The founder of the | | | | designer. |