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One of only 120 produced • Built to Gulf States specification • On static display since acquisition • Offered from an extensive private collection in the Middle East "This is a car that makes a Rolls-Royce Phantom or Bentley Mulsanne look positively mass-produced, and that will be the core of its appeal of the super-affluent who want exclusivity above anything else." – Autocar .

Having revived the long-dormant Lagonda brand in 2009 for an abortive SUV concept car, Aston Martin saw sense and a few years later applied it to something Lagonda enthusiasts everywhere thought far more appropriate: the Taraf.

Development was undertaken by Aston Martin's 'Q' division, which specialises in bespoke cars and customising existing models.

The final full-size model was completed in January 2014, only eight months after the first studio sketches had been submitted.

The Taraf was intended as an homage to William Towns' Lagonda 'Wedge', though its styling was very much mainstream, something that...