Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake (LHD) 1987
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Unique!
Stunning Shooting Brake design
Only 2 owners from new
Exclusively featured on a Swedish Gran Turismo TV Documentary
Matching numbers
Swiss delivered
One of only 75 Series III cars
19,750 miles from new
1987 Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake For Sale in London ( LHD )
A historical model in the continuing history of the Aston Martin marque, this particular car is an example of the so-called ‘Series 3’ Lagonda, the second iteration of William Town’s futuristic design, unlike any other car in production of the day. Initially, Aston Martin’s periodic revival of the Lagonda was first applied to a stretched, four-door saloon in late 1974, the last thing anyone expected was a new Lagonda at the London Motor Show- but there it was on Stand 128.
Many thought the car was going to be resurrected when, early in 1976, we started hearing rumours of a new Lagonda. Then came an invitation to a press lunch which was to be held almost appropriately at The Bell on 12 October. After the meal, a curtain across one end of the large dining-room was drawn back, and for the first time, we saw the new Aston Martin Lagonda.
Built by hand in the Newport Pagnell tradition to the very highest standards, the body is built of aluminium and mounted on a modified version of the AMV8 steel strong chassis. By then, the engine was well tried and tested including an all alloy V8 designed by Tadek Marek, while William Towns is responsible for the styling which is both futuristic and conspicuously original. “A significant example for the embodiment the luxury and exclusivity of the Lagonda shows that the road test October 11th 1980 recorded a 0-60 m.p.h of 7.9 seconds with a maximum speed of 145 m.p.h.”
The Series III was introduced at the New York Motor Show in January 1986, where fuel injection replaced the Weber-Marelli carburettors and had a substantial increase in power to 300 b.h.p. in Europe and 240 b.h.p in the U.S.A. Servicing has been carried out by Aston Martin at Newport Pagnell or an authorised A.M. dealer and is over and absolutely above standard, the Lagonda is a sleek creation which is an intriguing limousine and sports car blend and includes an excellent pedigree for an exclusive car.
While the new Lagonda saloon used the same long-wheelbase V8 chassis as its predecessor, it was truly revolutionary in terms of electronic instrumentation and switchgear.
This incredible example is finished in glorious metallic Graphite Grey coachwork with Dover Grey Connelly hide, piped White with Onslow Grey Wilton carpets and matching lambswool over rugs. Delivered new to Switzerland the car was ordered with factory fitted rear cocktail requisites, TV and picnic tables. The car stayed with it’s first long-term owner until 2006 when it passed on to it’s next luck custodian where the car formed part a significant collection until the present day. It was during this ownership that the Lagonda was painstakingly converted to ‘Shooting Brake’ specification by internationally renowned marque specialists. The brief was to create something special which kept the William Town’s futuristic design intact. Project ‘Shooting Brake’ commenced at the beginning of 2011 and the build was exclusively featured in a documentary by Swedish ‘Gran Tourismo’ TV.
Even today, 42 years after its sensational debut, there are few cars that can match the visual presence of the Aston Martin Lagonda.
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1987 Aston Martin Lagonda Shooting Brake (LHD) is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Surrey by DD Classics for Not priced.
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Car type : Car Make : Aston Martin Model : Lagonda Model Version : Shooting Brake (LHD) Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1987 Sub type : Station wagon Location : Surrey
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About Aston Martin
Aston Martin, one of Britain's best known sports car manufacturer, was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. During its chequered financial history the company has had numerous owners taking over the company, Sir David Brown just to mention one.
Between the wars Bertelli was both technical director and designer of all new Aston Martins, thus known as "Bertelli cars". These included the 1½-litre "T-type", "International", "Le Mans", "MKII" its racing version, the "Ulster", and the 2-litre 15/98 and its race going derivative, the "Speed Model".
During the war years the company produced aircraft components.
In 1947, Aston was purchased and thus saved by Sir David Brown. The company also acquired Lagonda the same year for its 2.6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine. Both companies shared resources and workshops creating the iconic "DB" series of cars. In 1950, they presented the DB2, followed by the DB2/4 in 1953, the DB2/4 MkII in 1955, the DB Mark III in 1957.
DB4 with its strong Italian flavor and construction was introduced in 1958. The lightweight superleggera (tube-frame) body was designed by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan. Although the design and construction techniques were Italian, the DB4 was the first Aston to be built at the company's Newport Pagnell works in Buckinghamshire, England. The six-cylinder engines of these cars from 1954 up to 1965 were designed by Tadek Marek. Despite initial problems with cracking engine blocks DB4 was a success that really established the make together with its later derivates DB5, of James Bond Goldfinger fame, and more civilized DB6 Grand Tourer.
With the all new model DBS in the late 60's the company went to eight cylinder configuration when it was modified to Aston Martin v8 – a sort of Gentleman's muscle car.