was that a series 1. the series 2 are horrible looking on the inside. the steering wheel being the worst part. and then stupidily placed touch sensitive buttons and the most bland dashboard ever.
What a crazy car. It's moon priced, a gas hog and so full of flaws, and shaped like a dust buster. The Lagonda looks like when someone had the freak idea of making a given concept car in series without any further optimization. (Only DeLorean can beat this - Back to the Future...)
What made the electronics so unreliable?
- Were parts shaking loose (e.g. socketed ICs) or did it overheat?
- How big was the computer unit? (Many arcade videogame PCBs of that era were huge.)
The dashboard looks like KITT from Knight Rider, but it certainly sucks when you drive around at 120MPH when suddenly all pedals and steering wheel position freeze while a dashboard CRT displays:
>SYNTAX ERROR in line 3366
>READY *
Nowadays nobody minds about the satnav TFT display in cars anymore, but this thing was the first of its kind. Did the "trip computer" attempt to be something similar?
Actually they are very reliable. They have been put on the market before they have been ready, that is why they call them unreliable. And there are too many people who have "worked" on this car without knowing how it "works". Mine is a daily driver in the summer.
The computer is like todays Wii.
The main problem is that contacts can corrode after 30 years, but otherwise.... no real problems
@zmitrovic This was the world first computerized car (ok, your's is a later version) and thus definitely a piece of history. Please upload a video of the electronic voice (demo mode?) and more details (button sound effects?).
>The computer is like todays Wii.
Do you mean the size or in which way?
Corroding contacts make trouble in all old hardware (pinballs, home organs etc.). What were the early problems that made it infamous? Were it software bugs or hardware damage (overheat?).
Actually it is a Series II according to the AMOC nomenclature. But it was also proposed to cal it Series 2,5 or 2 b because of the TV screens dashboard.
There are Lagonda V8 S1 to S4.
S1 is not the wedge designed by Towns.
S4 is the car with softened edges and no pop up lights.
So, my car is a Series 2, allthough I would like to name it Series 2,5, becaus of its CRT screens, which have not been present in the first S2 cars
zmitrovic 10 months ago
was that a series 1. the series 2 are horrible looking on the inside. the steering wheel being the worst part. and then stupidily placed touch sensitive buttons and the most bland dashboard ever.
daniel55645 10 months ago
I'd love a better view of this dashboard. Perhaps at night we may see it better.
beno7398 1 year ago
It is a series 2. But the are some flaws in this series specifications, I would call it Series 2.5
Yes, the dimensions are like the WII
And yes it is LHD
zmitrovic 1 year ago
Is it LHD? It has the indicator on the left of the wheel.
joey19930303 1 year ago
Lagonda shocking.Greetings
talennto 1 year ago
What a crazy car. It's moon priced, a gas hog and so full of flaws, and shaped like a dust buster. The Lagonda looks like when someone had the freak idea of making a given concept car in series without any further optimization. (Only DeLorean can beat this - Back to the Future...)
What made the electronics so unreliable?
- Were parts shaking loose (e.g. socketed ICs) or did it overheat?
- How big was the computer unit? (Many arcade videogame PCBs of that era were huge.)
AerialTheShamen 1 year ago
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- Are samples of its synthetic speech online?
- Were there software bugs?
The dashboard looks like KITT from Knight Rider, but it certainly sucks when you drive around at 120MPH when suddenly all pedals and steering wheel position freeze while a dashboard CRT displays:
>SYNTAX ERROR in line 3366
>READY *
Nowadays nobody minds about the satnav TFT display in cars anymore, but this thing was the first of its kind. Did the "trip computer" attempt to be something similar?
AerialTheShamen 1 year ago
@AerialTheShamen
Actually they are very reliable. They have been put on the market before they have been ready, that is why they call them unreliable. And there are too many people who have "worked" on this car without knowing how it "works". Mine is a daily driver in the summer.
The computer is like todays Wii.
The main problem is that contacts can corrode after 30 years, but otherwise.... no real problems
zmitrovic 1 year ago
@zmitrovic This was the world first computerized car (ok, your's is a later version) and thus definitely a piece of history. Please upload a video of the electronic voice (demo mode?) and more details (button sound effects?).
>The computer is like todays Wii.
Do you mean the size or in which way?
Corroding contacts make trouble in all old hardware (pinballs, home organs etc.). What were the early problems that made it infamous? Were it software bugs or hardware damage (overheat?).
AerialTheShamen 1 year ago
These interiors are so awesome... the whole car is just plain awesome.
behahve1 2 years ago
Actually it is a Series II according to the AMOC nomenclature. But it was also proposed to cal it Series 2,5 or 2 b because of the TV screens dashboard.
zmitrovic 2 years ago
Thank you very much for sharing.
Is the car a Series III?
Best Regards,
Michael
packodenton 2 years ago