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1954 - New 170 m.p.h. wonder car has trials: Mr. David Brown, head of the David Brown Corporation which turns out luxury cars, farm tractors, gears and machinery introduced a new wonder car to the world yesterday. It will do 170 miles an hour. It will develop 350 horse power and will be a new challenge to Continental cars in sports car races. Mr. Brown who has vast experience of high performance cars and made his first model at the age of 17, made the successful tests. Yesterday, with his new wonder car Lagonda he emerged as Britain's No. 1 racing car personality the only man in the country to command two separate race teams. For he already runs the Aston-Martin team. Now at a cost of £10, 000, he is builidng two of the new 12 cyclinder int he 24 hour Le Mans road race in June. Britain will see one at Silversone on May 15, when Reg Parnell will drive it in the International Sports race. Photo shows Mr. David Brown at the wheel of his 170 m.p.h. Lagonda before her trials yesterday
