Aston Martin Lagonda.

[caelte]

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I've always felt drawn to these unappreciated "classics." I guarantee that in the future such cars will become costly, sort of how like old Maseratis and Ferraris were simply used cars in the '70s. Now is a good time to buy them as nobody really wants them and a good example can be had for the price of a Lexus or something. A good Maserati Quattroporte III can be had under $10,000 which is a huge deal considering the very limited quantities they were built in, and the high quality--they were a virtually hand-built mass production car, which, though, makes for a difficult situation if you ever find yourself in an accident. How many body shops know how to hang doors on a car that was hand-filled at the seams? That interior would also be expensive to replace--huge amounts of briarwood and apparently 8 entire cowhides were used.
I'm sure they will become collector's items at some point in the future -- I just wouldn't want to have to drive a Lagonda now for any future benefit! We all have to drive what calls to our souls, as I know you do. The Maserati isn't bad, though. But....8 hides? My, my , my....

 

[Huntsman]

An ESTATE?

 

[iridium7777]

i think it's fantastic looking. i wish i could find one somewhere for $5k running.

 

[caelte]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

An ESTATE?
The only one built.

 

[Huntsman]

Thankfully!

 

[caelte]

Kind of looks like a squashed and stretched Volvo wagon.

 

[LabelKing]

Estates rarely look good. The stylish Volvo P1800 was made into an estate ES model, which is quite ugly, I feel.

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by RJman

LK, what do you think of TVR? Or Morgan?

I don't like the look of TVR. Morgan can be a bit Internet Gentleman for my tastes.

 

[Huntsman]

TVRs are, to quote Top Gear, absolutely mental.

Agree on the estates -- I've seen DB5 estates, that ruined Volvo, and an estate of my XJS. The people who do those things have lost sense.

ps, LK, what's the story with the fish?

 

[LabelKing]

It's an antique etching of an electric ray--I rather liked the shape of it.

 

[summej2]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

Estates rarely look good. The stylish Volvo P1800 was made into an estate ES model, which is quite ugly, I feel.

I disagree. I always liked the ES much more; I almost bought one. I reminds me of an XKE hearse.

 

[caelte]

Is the ES the one with the big glass rear window?

 

[LabelKing]

Originally Posted by caelte

Is the ES the one with the big glass rear window?

Indeed.

 

[caelte]

That's not a very good example.
There used to be one that ran around San Francisco.
British racing green, tinted glass with chrome wire wheels.
It was quite nice.