The Aston Martin Bulldog will (hopefully) complete the mission it set out on more than 40 years ago, which is to hit 200 mph. Aston Martin revealed the Bulldog in 1979, planning production for 1980 with two goals: set a new record for the fastest production car in the world and be the first production car to hit 200 mph.
While it set a new production car speed record at 191 mph, it doesn’t really count. The Bulldog never actually went into production, meaning the only car in existence was nothing more than a one-off concept, meaning the “production car” part of the record was dubious at best. Before it could hit 200 mph, Victor Gauntlett took over Aston Martin and canned the project because it was too expensive.
The Bulldog faded into obscurity, but in early 2020, Classic Motor Cars announced that it would restore the Bulldog so it could finally complete the 200-mph run. The production car speed record is no longer within reach of this 43-year-old car.