• Matching chassis and engine numbers • Automatic transmission • Present family ownership for over 25 years • Presents well Aston Martin's periodic revival of the Lagonda name saw it applied to a stretched, four-door AM V8 in the mid 1970s: the Series 1, a mere handful of which was constructed.

When the concept re-emerged it was the sensation of the 1976 London Motor Show.

Clothed in striking 'razor edge' bodywork by William Towns, the new Lagonda Series 2 saloon used the same long-wheelbase V8 chassis as its immediate predecessor while breaking new ground in terms of electronic instrumentation and switchgear.

Problems with the latter would delay production until April 1978, by which time a less radical design had been adopted.

The interior though, was every bit as luxurious as the exterior was futuristic, featuring selected Connolly hides, Wilton carpeting and walnut veneer, all hand-finished by skilled craftsmen in the Aston Martin tradition.

Manufacture ceased in 1989 after 645...