The Aston Martin Bulldog is an unusual looking car. It looks a
lot like the DeLorean featured in the Back to the Future films,
and even has the same gullwing doors as that iconic vehicle. In
reality, this odd-looking car was a one-off testbed vehicle
produced by British car manufacturer Aston Martin back in 1979.
The car maker had initially planned for a limited run of about 25
of the cars to test the market for them and see how they sold.
However, only one Bulldog was actually ever built. And it was
given the code name DP K9 01 after a character in the science
fiction TV show Doctor Who—adding to the strangeness of the
project. The Bulldog is a left-hand drive car even though it was
made in England, and it is quite long at 15 feet, and quite low at
just 43 inches high. The car’s interior uses digital
instrumentation and the rear view consists of a television monitor
mounted on the center console. Under the hood, the Bulldog has a
5.3-liter twin turbo V8 engine that provides 600 horsepower and
enables a top speed of 190 miles per hour. Aston Martin auctioned
off the only Bulldog in 1980 for $130,000 to an American
collector.
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