Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
4/1/20 3:54 p.m.
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Just 14,000 miles, a digital dash and those sweet pop-up headlights. This 1984 Aston Martin Lagonda has the makings of the perfect luxury '80s time machine.

Available on eBay Motors, this Series 2 example is powered by a 5.3-liter V8 that produces a whopping 290 horsepower.

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stylngle2003
stylngle2003 Reader
4/2/20 1:18 p.m.

would love to see one of these donk'd out.  already has the interior for it.  i always thought the lagonda was a handsome car.  But those tires are just ridiculous looking, nowadays laugh

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/2/20 3:01 p.m.

In reply to stylngle2003 :

Just looking at the photos and, yeah, those tires look like cartoon car tires. 

mrichlen
mrichlen New Reader
4/4/20 7:54 a.m.

More than the tires, I don't think the visual design has aged well.  It looks like you are viewing an 80's  Bentley Mulsanne on a television with the aspect ratio messed up. 

The good (or perhaps perverse) news is that the 5.3 can be taken to over 400hp a la the X-Pack package found on the V8 Vantage. 

This car needs over 400 horsepower. 

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