Britain's first Royal undergraduate, in October 1967 Prince Charles arrived at Trinity College, Cambridge in a red chauffeur-driven Mini. His taste in motors soon moved upmarket, however, since when he's been seen in a variety of Aston Martins, including this rare Lagonda.
Essentially a stretched, four-door version of the standard V8 saloon, the idea appealed enormously to company boss and Lagonda fan David Brown but only seven were completed before the project was canned in 1976. With an extra 11 inches in the wheelbase the ride was better than the standard car, but it remained unwieldy with a mammoth 45 feet turning circle.
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