To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVEEstimate:
€50,000 - €70,000
- Offered from a Private German Collection
- French delivery example, delivered new to Paris
- Upgraded with a new stereo and rear-view camera
- Accompanied by numerous service invoices
- Acquired by the consignor ten years ago, said to be in
wonderful condition
- Retains its original engine
Please note that this lot will need to be collected in Karlskron,
Germany.
The Series 2 Aston Martin Lagonda saloon was launched at the 1976
London Motorshow, with deliveries beginning in 1979. Whereas the
Series 1 variant was essential a four-door DBS V8, the Series 2 was
clean sheet design by William Towns, who employed the 'folded
paper' design language that was popular in the 1970s and which had
underpinned the shapes of the DMC DeLorean, Lotus Espirit and the
Lamborghini Countach. Only the dependable Tadek Marek 5.3-litre V-8
engine was carried over. The interior too was entirely new,
featuring traditional swathes of soft leather alongside very
avant-garde and advanced instrumentation, providing a much more
futuristic experience for both driver and passengers when compared
to its competitors.
This example retains its factory specification of Cannock Black
paintwork, black interior and black carpeting. Its build card shows
that it was delivered to its first owner in Paris in December 1982.
Its current, a passionate Aston Martin enthusiast, owner has
enjoyed the car for ten years and reports that everything on the
car is in working condition, with the electronics benefitting from
a thorough recent overhaul. A modern stereo system with a rear-view
camera has also been fitted.
In the last eight years, the current owner has carried out a lot of
service work to make the car usable on a daily basis. Eric Schulte,
a noted Lagonda specialist near Frankfurt, has fitted new brakes,
overhauled the suspension, upgraded the air conditioning, serviced
the Weber carburetors, upgraded the water pump and radiator, and
his service work totals to over €15,000. It is fitted with the
correct Avon whitewall tyres and has been driven and enjoyed
regularly on special occasions.
Rare, certain to turn heads and fast becoming a must-have for Aston
Martin collections.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0420.
