Aston Martin One-Off

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Ex-David Brown 1969 Aston Martin Lagonda 4-Door Prototype

The car was originally finished in Sir David Brown's favoured colour of Roman Purple with seats and door cards in crimson velour, creating something of an 'Odeon Cinema' look. The V8 power plant was too much for the original wire wheels, which were soon replaced with GKN alloys, while the velour interior was replaced with blue hide and the coachwork refinished in blue metallic. Originally the car was fitted with a prototype 5.0-litre fuel-injected V8 engine but the factory quickly changed this for a very early production 5.3-litre four-carburettor unit, which remains in the car today.