One-of-a-kind Aston Martin gears up for 200mph attempt campbeltowncourier.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from campbeltowncourier.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Aston Martin Bulldog was a high-performance concept car that arrived in 1979. Decades after its cancellation, the team at Classic Motor Cars in the UK will attempt to hit 200 mph in the car later this week.
here with the resources, the equipment, and the teams required to to deal with the issue. and we hope in a matter of weeks it will be solved. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. using a turbo charged v8 engine, the bulldog can reach over 170 miles per hour. the aston martin bulldog was launched in 1979 to a fanfare of publicity. they thought it might be the car to rescue the then troubled company. instead, it nearly went bankrupt. only one was ever built. and after disappearing for years they tracked it down and brought it to be restored here in shropshire. they had some of the original pieces like this classic seventies dashboard, but also had to completely remake a lot of the parts from scratch. it s been roadworthy for about 18 months, but in between shows it s been continually modified. the man who s spent most of the past