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which he had purchased in 1948 and not used since the 3.0 litre cars of the 1950s stopped production in 1958. It marked a revival of the Rapide model name which had been used by
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tubular steel frame. All cars except for the prototype had their bodies constructed by
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and featured rear-end styling similar to the DB4 convertible, and an adapted
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gearbox. The exterior body panels were constructed from aluminium alloy over a
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990:1960s cars
979:Categories
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858:AM V8
731:3 ltr
719:Luxury car
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38:Overview
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921:Vignale
916:Bulldog
785:Vantage
776:Volante
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