Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Estimate: £36,000 - £42,000
Registration Number: F844 DEX
Chassis Number: TBA
The launch of the Aston Martin Lagonda at the 1974 Earls Court Motor Show marked a return of the Lagonda name which had remained dormant since the Rapide model ceased production in 1964. Its conception, however, dated back to 1969 when Aston Martin Lagonda's then owner, the late Sir David Brown, had a unique example built for his own personal use based on the Aston Martin DBS V8.
It was the futuristic, aerodynamic, aluminium coachwork of the production version, however, that was a radical departure with its sleek, sharp and straight-edged lines which measured no less than 17' 4” in length to allow for both four seats and a separate boot. Inside, too, the design was radical, with the then very advanced digital, cathode-ray tube instrumentation with electronic push-button switchgear; by October 1984,