I saw this crazy looking car the other day and set out to find out what it was.

I was very surprised when I found out.



Aston Martin !

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Yeh, old Aston Martin. Was on topgear a while ago

Yeh, it's called the Lagonda.

Thats the one.. Lagonda

Looks like an American car, was it designed to be sold into the American market ? Only I couldn't see much call for it on this side of the pond

IIRC this cost about 75grand in about 1978 (when launched) when a three bed semi (in reasonable area) would cost about 15k.

Ugly as sin, v. unreliable electronic inst. panel (hence late deliveries).

PoS really

Imho oc

ATB

Simon

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Originally posted by phelpsa
Yeh, it's called the Lagonda.

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Oh, OK, thought for a minute it was one of these:

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Originally posted by pbura
Oh, OK, thought for a minute it was one of these...

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It was designed by the same chap who did the wooden kit cars about 20 years ago, Hustlers, all you needed was 5 sheets of marine ply and a mini or 2 mini's if you had the 6 wheel version.

The marine ply idea seems to have been carried on to the Lagonda!

Was it William Towns?

That'd be William Towns then

ATB

Simon

To an englishman, that looks like the ark royal.....

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Originally posted by JoelP

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Originally posted by pbura
Oh, OK, thought for a minute it was one of these...

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...which to an englishman is actually quite a nice example an old US motor. The aston is butt ugly.

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Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
To an englishman, that looks like the ark royal.....

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