Aston Martin Bulldog Prototype

Aston Martin Bulldog supercar drawing

A dog. Not just any old dog, but a wrinkled, droopy-lipped mutt with a heavy-set frame and an adorable face. A rich heritage
of adopting names from prestigious hillclimbs, blades, a lucky leaf, historic racing circuits and most famously, the initials
of the man who turned the company around, was clearly thrown out of the window for Aston Martin's 1980 ‘Project K.901'.

Highly resembling a radical,,,, BLOCK OF CHEESE (BUT SUPERBLY STUNNING NONETHELESS) Is one of my top favourite supercars to this
day partly due to the fact that it looks NOTHING and I MEAN "NOTHING" compared to other classic Astons, such as the DB4 GT, DB5,
and the Zagato DB6 Mille Miglia Coupe ZT.

But it still resembles that other Aston, the boxy Lagonda Sedan from 1976.

The Aston Martin Bulldog, styled by William Towns, was a one-off testbed vehicle produced by Aston Martin in 1979.
Originally, it had been intended to be a limited run of about 25. The code name for the project was DP K9, named after
a Doctor Who character. It was built in the UK, but is a left-hand-drive car. It is very low at 43 inches (1.1 m) high,
and sharp, distinctive Trapezium shaped design, features centre-mounted five hidden headlamps and gull-wing doors. The
interior uses digital instrumentation and the rear view is delivered via a television monitor mounted on the centre console.
The Bulldog was powered by a 5.3L twin-turbo V8 delivering 700 bhp (522 kW ? other source claims 600 bhp/477 kW) maximum
power and 69 kg/mm (500 ft lb/677 Nm) maximum torque.
 

The first test drive of the Bulldog came in late 1979 and was a great success. The Bulldog achieved a verified top speed of
191 mph (307 km/h), but the theoretical top speed is estimated at 237 mph (381 km/h). The car was officially launched on 27
March 1980 at the Bell Hotel at Aston Clinton. After the development programme was over, Aston Martin sold the only Bulldog
to the highest bidder for about ￡130,000.
 

The Bulldog spent some time in the United States, but has recently been offered for sale in Britain. It was now green,
compared to original exterior colours of silver and light grey. The interior has also been changed from the original dark
brown and black to light tan.

From Topgear and Wikipedia.

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