A design utterly without precedent, William Towns’s Aston Martin Lagonda remains one of the defining industrial statements of the 1970s and one of the great achievements in automotive design. When the dramatic four-door saloon appeared in 1976, its extraordinarily low wedge profile, knife-edge creases, retractable headlamps, and vast, unbroken body sides seemed less an evolution of the conventional luxury-car than a transmission from some futuristic age. Just 645 examples were built by hand throughout the model’s production, each demanding an extraordinary degree of craftsmanship at Newport Pagnell. Among them, the fuel-injected Series III is particularly rare and desirable, representing the final expression of Towns’s original, sharp-edged vision before the Series IV redesign. This exceptional example is one of a reported 75 Series III Lagondas constructed during a single year of production.

Delivered new to Danish citizen Mr. Svend Svendsen, this Lagonda was specified with an appropriately lavish suite of factory appointments including a full cocktail set, television, picnic tables, and lambswool rugs. Clearly proud of his commission, Mr. Svendsen travelled to Newport Pagnell to collect the car personally with photographs of the visit present in the accompanying history file. Mr. Svendsen cherished the Lagonda until 2006, when it passed to its second owner in Sweden.

Inspired by the celebrated Aston Martin shooting-brake conversions of the 1960s, its new custodian embarked upon an ambitious reimagining of the car as a bespoke sporting estate. Swedish industrial and automotive designer Ted Mannerfeldt was reportedly engaged to lead the project, producing a design of striking visual harmony that integrates the extended shooting-brake roofline while retaining the Lagonda’s distinctive C-pillars and, crucially, the drama of its original silhouette.

Accompanied by a detailed history file, this singular Series III Lagonda Shooting Brake represents the opportunity to acquire not merely an exceptional Aston Martin, but a highly individual interpretation of one of the most groundbreaking automotive designs ever created.