The Lagonda Rapide is a hand built full-sized luxury four-door grand tourer which was produced by Aston Martin from 1961 until 1964.
Based on the Aston Martin DB4, it was David Brown's attempt to revive the Lagonda marque which he had purchased in 1948 and not used since the 3.0 litre cars of the 1950s stopped production in 1958.
Other new features included a de Dion tube rear suspension which would find its way into the Aston Martin DBS.
The exterior body panels were constructed from aluminium alloy over a Superleggera tubular steel frame.
[1] One Rapide was converted into a shooting brake in 2005–2006 by the Carrosserie Company Ltd. of Barnard Castle, England.