• Offered without reserve • One of only eight made • Matching engine and chassis numbers • Extensively restored by R S Williams in 2006 • Only some 3,200 miles since restoration • Titled ownership 2006-2012 The Lagonda brand had been moribund for a decade when Aston Martin revived it in 1974 as the model name for a new four-door saloon based on the existing two-door V8.

It is said that the project was born out of Aston Martin owner David Brown's desire to be chauffeur driven in a car of his own manufacture.

A prototype ('MP/230/1') was used by David Brown in 1969 but the project would not come to fruition until after his departure and Aston Martin's acquisition by Company Developments.

Launched at the London Motor Show in October 1974, the new Lagonda was 305mm (12") longer in the wheelbase than the two-door V8 whose engine and running gear it shared and to which it bore an understandably strong resemblance.

Priced at £14,040, including Purchase Tax, at the time of its launch, the ...