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The Lagonda Rapide is a hand built full-sized luxury four-door
Based on the Aston Martin DB4, it was David Brown's attempt to revive the Lagonda
The car has dual-circuit, servo-assisted, four-wheel disc brakes, and most cars were supplied with a 3-speed automatic
File:Lagonda_Rapide_Shooting_Brake_front.jpg, Lagonda Rapide shooting brake (front)
File:Lagonda_Rapide_Shooting_Brake_rear.jpg, Lagonda Rapide shooting brake (rear)
www.lagonda-rapide.com – Website about the Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide 1961 – 1964
* {{Aston Martin Rapide 1960s cars Cars introduced in 1961
grand tourer
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which was produced by Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC () is a British manufacturer of Luxury car, luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Headed from 1947 by David Brown (entrepreneur ...
from 1961 until 1964.
Description
Based on the Aston Martin DB4, it was David Brown's attempt to revive the Lagonda marque
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which he had purchased in 1948 and not used since the 3.0 litre cars of the 1950s stopped production in 1958. It marked a revival of the Rapide model name which had been used by Lagonda during the 1930s. The car was styled by Carrozzeria Touring and featured rear-end styling similar to the DB4 convertible, and an adapted Lagonda grille a little similar to Ford's Edsel.
Specifications
The Rapide uses a 4.0 Lstraight-6
A straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine balanc ...
six cylinder double overhead camshaft
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combus ...
engine, which would later be used in the Aston Martin DB5. Other new features included a de Dion tube rear suspension which would find its way into the Aston Martin DBS.
The car has dual-circuit, servo-assisted, four-wheel disc brakes, and most cars were supplied with a 3-speed automatic BorgWarner
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gearbox. The exterior body panels were constructed from aluminium alloy over a Superleggera tubular steel frame. All cars except for the prototype had their bodies constructed by Lagonda. The interior was upholstered in leather and had a burled walnut dashboard.
Production
The car was hand-built to order only, with a base price of £4,950. 55 were produced, of which 48 survive.Shooting Brake
One Rapide was converted into a shooting brake in 2005–2006 by the Carrosserie Company Ltd. of Barnard Castle, England.See also
* Aston Martin RapideReferences
www.lagonda-rapide.com – Website about the Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide 1961 – 1964
* {{Aston Martin Rapide 1960s cars Cars introduced in 1961