What the heck?
Aston Martin Lagonda Series 1, where have you been all this time? You look incredible!
If there was ever a way of making a Rapide owner instantly feel inadequate, this would be it.
About the car:
1974-1976 ASTON MARTIN Lagonda
Overview
In 1974, the elegant William Towns styled DBS was given 4 doors and a slightly longer wheelbase, creating the Aston Martin Lagonda. Another difference was the far-from-attractive Lagonda style grille. This was the first car since the 1961 Rapide to wear the Lagonda badge, but it was not a success. This can be blamed on the 1974 oil crisis, which seriously limited the appeal of any V8 powered super saloon, let alone one that would rarely see MPG in the double figures. During the two years of production, only seven were sold.
Production: 7
Price at launch: £14,040
Performance
0-60mph: 6.2secs
Top speed: 149mph
Power: 280bhp
Torque: 301lb/ft
Engine
Configuration: V8
Aspiration: normal
Fuel: petrol
Fuel delivery: carburettor
Chassis
Suspension Front: Independent, coil springs
Suspension Rear: De Dion, coil springs
Drivetrain: front-engine RWD
Steering: rack and pinion
Bodyframe: metal monocoque
Transmission: Five-speed manual/Automatic
Dimensions
Length: 4928mm
Wheelbase: 2910mm
Width: 1829mm
Height: 1323mm
Weight: 2000kgs
(source)
Hat tip to Yan!
Motoring Con Brio 
That’s lovely. A worthy rival to the first-gen Quattroporte, even if it came out a few years later. As noted, the grille is overdone, as are the foglights, but overall…very nice!
Spannerhead said this on July 12, 2012 at 12:16 am
Fantastic. I think the grill is rather neat.
Alan said this on July 12, 2012 at 9:41 am
wow. Never seen that before. Very striking car!
Automobiliac said this on July 12, 2012 at 1:05 pm
the front grille is bmwesque.
tomd said this on July 12, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Wow.
Foglights suit the era I guess.
7? 7!
They’ve come a long way.
James said this on July 19, 2012 at 9:59 pm
More pictures:
http://www.autowp.ru/aston_martin/lagonda/car23991/pictures/
xyz said this on July 25, 2012 at 4:42 am
excellent! thanks.
motoringconbrio said this on July 25, 2012 at 8:03 am