Restoration of the Aston Martin Bulldog took another leap forward when members of the “Bulldog” team met at CMC’s workshops in Shropshire to review progress on the car which is currently on track for completion in August .

The team of technicians at CMC are working tirelessly on the famous car to bring it back to its former glory, and enable it to successfully achieve the 200-mph top speed that Aston Martin so nearly realised during the car’s development. They have been hugely helped by the information and advice provided by members of the original engineering team.

David Barzilay, PR and Marketing Director at CMC said: “Understanding how the car was designed and originally built, the nuances of the first run, what the engineers had to do at the time, and how the car was received by the press is all part of the story and gathering all of this information of its history.

“ Right from the start it was decided to put together a team that could not only assist CMC technicians with the restoration but tell the on-going story of the car and its earlier history.”

Nigel Woodward, Managing Director at CMC and project leader for the rebuild of the car said: “ Integral to that team have been two of the original engineers from the project, Dr Keith Martin and Mr David Morgan. They have shown us why the car was built in a certain way, shown us its idiosyncrasies and helped us to rebuild the car so that it faithfully represents the car as they would have known it 40 years ago .”

He added: “A new edition to the team is Lizzie Cariss who is the widow of the original designer of the car, William Towns. Her insights into the car and how her husband initially designed it have been extremely useful. It was great to see her at CMC.”

David Barzilay said: “ In the day Aston Martin shared the story with the world’s media. The car became an icon, and enthusiasts have been interested in it ever since. Such is the level of interest that a book is being written by Simon de Burton with on-going photography by Amy Shore. This is being used to regularly update the media and will be used in the book.”

Project Leader, Richard Gauntlett, son of the late Victor Gauntlett (former CEO and Chairman of Aston Martin) said: “Having a team of people who can not only help the restorers, but help tell the story is an integral part of this truly momentous project.”

He added: “Getting this wider team along with driver Darren Turner who will take it up to the legendary 200 mph, to work with CMC technicians, has been inspirational.”

Keith Martin said: “I am really impressed with the facilities and the thoroughness in which CMC are restoring the Aston Martin Bulldog”. His colleague David Morgan said: “I am very pleased to see the way modern components and technology have been sympathetically applied to enable the car to be returned to its originally intended design.”

Darren Turner, who will test the car and then attempt the 200 MPH run said: “I’ve been looking forward to coming to CMC to meet the team behind the Bulldog project and to finally get my first look at Bulldog”

Lizzie Cariss said : “I’ve not been able to stop smiling! It’s been thrilling to see everyone else’s total commitment to the project. It’s the beginning of a new life.”