I'm not sure how I feel about this Lagonda Shooting Brake

1986 Aston Martin Lagonda Series 3 Shooting Brake

The unique Lagonda Shooting Brake is the work of Switzerland based Aston Martin specialists Roos Engineering. Founded in 1975 by Beat Roos, the company had become Aston Martin agents by 1977, and by 1990 had expanded to take on body restoration and engine rebuilding. Roos is best known for its shooting brake conversions for Aston Martins, having completed three: a V8 Vantage, V600 Vantage, and the Lagonda offered here.

Delivered new to a Middle Eastern customer resident in Monte Carlo, this particular car is an example of the so-called ‘Series 3’ Lagonda, being the second iteration of William Town’s futuristic design that had first appeared in 1976.
Roos Engineering began work on this unique Lagonda Shooting Brake in 1996 following a request from a customer in Hong Kong. Aston Martin Works Service had been unable to take on the job so the owner approached Roos. Radically altering William Towns’ futuristic original design would prove to be a difficult and lengthy task, and Roos resorted to making a full scale mock-up to show the customer, who gave it his approval. Roos worked with local craftspeople and specialist manufacturers, including Glas Tr�sch, makers of the Shooting Brake’s bespoke window glass that cost a staggering 40,000 Swiss francs.

Not content with just the rear conversion, the owner requested further cosmetic enhancements to further distinguish this unique Lagonda from its fellows. At the front the car received a new mesh grille and a chin spoiler, while Lagonda badges were added to the ‘C’ pillars and Roos Engineering plaques to the door sills. Inside, a special console was placed between the front seats, housing switches for the rear window lifts and for the rear screen wash/wipe. The exterior was finished in Antrim Blue and the interior trimmed in contrasting grey Connolly leather Roos’ Lagonda Shooting Brake took four years to complete and was ready at the beginning of 2000.