The Lagonda Rapide was a 4-door GT car produced from 1961 through 1964. Based on the Aston Martin DB4, it was David Brown's attempt to revive the Lagonda marque which he had purchased in 1953. The car featured tailfins and a horse collar grille like Ford's failed Edsel. Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aston Martin Lagonda The Aston Martin Lagonda was a luxury four-door saloon built by Aston Martin of Newport Pagnell, England, between 1976 and 1989. ... The DB4 was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1958 through 1963. ... Gran Turismo is Italian for grand touring or grand tourisme. These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sportscars which compete there, like, e. ... In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... This article is about the type of car. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... Gran Turismo is Italian for grand touring or grand tourisme. These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sportscars which compete there, like, e. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The DB4 was a sports car sold by Aston Martin from 1958 through 1963. ... In Wikipedia David Brown can refer to: David M. Brown - American astronaut (1956-2003) David Brown - the English former cricketer David Brown - a winner of The Open Championship golf tournament. ... Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. ... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The height of the tailfin era; the 1959 Cadillac. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 1959 Edsel photographed in 2004 The Edsel, a then-new make of automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was introduced amidst a considerable amount of publicity on September 4, 1957. ...

The Rapide used a 4.0 L straight-6 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 straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... 1965 Aston Martin DB5 coupe Aston Martin DB5 released in 1963 is perhaps most famous for being the first and most recognized James Bond car. ... A de Dion tube is an automobile suspension technology. ... The DBS was a successor to the famed DB6 line. ...

The car was built to order only and costly at £4,950. However, 55 vehicles were produced, of which 48 are known today.

References

• "Lagonda Rapide". AstonMartins.com. Accessed on June 23, 2005.