A painstakingly restored 1970s supercar in Bridgnorth was once again the scene of the first television interview about the car more than 40 years ago.
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The Aston Martin Bulldog, a prototype car built with the car’s iconic logo in 1979.
The vehicle never went into full production and was touted as the company’s first 200 mph supercar, but it never reached its most noticeable speed, until last year.
After an 18-month period that included 7,000 hours of recovery and many hours of testing and tuning through Classic Motor Cars Ltd (CMC) in Bridgnorth, the car finally reached the 200mph mark at a former NATO airbase in Campbeltown, Scotland. , in June of the year.
Now, the Aston Martin Bulldog has returned to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire to recreate a TV series filmed more than 40 years ago.
In 1979, Tony Bastable of Thames Television travelled to the famous Bedfordshire estate to discuss the revolutionary car with its designer, William Towns.
On May 1, ITV Anglia recreated the interview by speaking with William Town’s widow, Lizzie Carris, and Bulldog’s task manager, Richard Gauntlett, son of the late Victor Gauntlett, the former Aston Martin boss widely credited as the user who revived the automaker’s fortunes in the 1980s.
Once, the car was shown driving around the estate’s iconic cedar. Two other Towns cars that were also in the original program have been restored through CMC.
A spokesperson for Bridgnorth CMC said: “This week, 44 years on, we are very pleased to be part of the team tasked with bringing him back to Woburn.
“An American film crew, the editor-in-chief of Octane magazine and Anglia TV were there to capture those glorious moments.
“The timing is even better. “
The car is now expected to return to the United States in August to compete in the illustrious Pebble Beach Competition.