An EV is being built from an old car with unreliable electronics. It’s quite ironic, isn’t it?
Aston Martin Lagonda’s rare Aston Martin Lagonda will be converted to an electric vehicle. We are not talking about the Lagonda Vision Concept at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show (see the gallery below). The Lagonda, a full-size luxury sedan from the 1970s, was criticized for its unstable electronic systems.
Lagonda units are rare in the world. There are only 600 Lagonda units in existence. It would be difficult to find one that is still moving down the streets. Many of them have reliability problems, but this one from YouTuber furiousdriving is probably the most dangerous and rustiest.
The Lagonda’s body is covered in rust, as you can see from the video. Every part of the vehicle is covered in rust, with some parts completely destroyed by the oxidized steel. It’s almost impossible to find the floorpan because it is so rusted up.
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This Lagonda will be converted to EVs so a damaged floorpan is not an issue. They can actually rebuild it with batteries in their mind, just as in modern EVs. A Tesla could be used as the base of this rebuild, much in the same way that the 1979 Ford F-150 was built with a Raptor under.
Aston Martin isn’t unfamiliar with classic EV conversions. In 2018, the British company launched an in-house offering, a new Heritage EV program by Aston Martin Works. There are other companies that offer these services, like the Lunaz-owned Aston Martin DB6 which received an EV conversion. It is expected to arrive in 2023 and cost more than $1 million.
We think whatever the outcome of this Lagonda electric vehicle conversion, it will be cool. We must admit that the conversion to an electric vehicle is quite ironic for a nameplate associated with problematic electronics.