Amid impossible financial odds in 1974, Aston Martin opportunistically sought to usurp an equally sickly Rolls-Royce with this Lagonda prototype. It arguably saved the company

(1998-2005)

In 1976 Lancia brought out the Gamma, a luxury saloon that took the place of the Flavia 2000. It had a flat-four engine of 1998cc or 2484cc, but it was withdrawn in 1984, after 15,296 had been built,

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