1984 Aston Martin Lagonda on Bring a Trailer Is One Wild Wedge
Key takeaways
- Its vision of the future is no less striking, decades later.
- The Lamborghini Miura, on its debut, dropped jaws because it was so beautiful.
- Designed by William Towns in the 1970s, it's a luxury sedan wrapped in the wedgy styling of the period, a time when “cutting edge” was both a figurative and literal term.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
Its vision of the future is no less striking, decades later.
Bring a Trailer. The craziest sedan Aston Martin ever made was actually a success for the company.It's a wild-looking machine, inside and out.Famous Lagona owners include daredevil Evel Knievel.There are pretty cars, there are handsome cars, and then there are cars that are striking. The Lamborghini Miura, on its debut, dropped jaws because it was so beautiful. Marcello Gandini's follow-up, the Countach, was just as effective because its angular styling was so shocking. This Lagonda was Aston Martin's Countach moment.
An example of the most striking-looking sedan ever to come out of Aston Martin's corner of merry old England has just turned up over at Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos): a 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda. Designed by William Towns in the 1970s, it's a luxury sedan wrapped in the wedgy styling of the period, a time when “cutting edge” was both a figurative and literal term. It looks like it should have rocket thrusters rather than wheels.