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...chased villains and beautiful women in an Aston Martin DB5 sports car equipped with such extras as an ejection seat, machine guns and a bulletproof windshield. Now Aston Martin Lagonda is introducing a vehicle that an older Bond could love. In Birmingham, England, last week, the firm unveiled its Tickford Lagonda limousine, an auto that will have a thrill-seeking top speed of 140 m.p.h. With a base price of $120,000 that can rise to more than $150,000 when video, stereo and picnic-table options are added, the car will be one of the world's most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Automobiles: The Limo for James Bond | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

...joint venture of Aston Martin Lagonda and Tickford, a design-and-engineering company, the limo is a stretch version of a Tickford Lagonda sedan. Aston Martin Spokesman Grahame Butterworth says the new car is for the "person who wants the most expensive, absolute ultimate status symbol." The company seems to believe that such buyers will be rare. It plans to manufacture just twelve Tickford Lagonda cars a year. Last week the firm had several serious inquiries and one solid buyer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Automobiles: The Limo for James Bond | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

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