urer ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁" T ar af " ▁means ▁ult imate ▁lux ury ▁in ▁Arab ic . ▁Only ▁ 1 2 0 ▁cars ▁were ▁built , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁pr iced ▁at ▁US $ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Lag onda ▁marque ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁by ▁Wil bur ▁G unn . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Le ▁Mans ▁ 2 4 ▁H our ▁race ▁with ▁a ▁Lag onda ▁M 4 5 R ▁driven ▁by ▁John ▁Stuart ▁H ind mar sh ▁and ▁Luis ▁Font és . ▁The ▁Lag onda ▁Rap ide ▁V 1 2 , ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁launch . ▁The ▁company ▁soon ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁however ▁due ▁to ▁failing ▁customer ▁interest ▁in ▁lux ury ▁and ▁sports ▁cars ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁and ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁marque ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Alan ▁Good , ▁who ▁out bid ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁Limited . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Lag onda ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁David ▁Brown , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁bought ▁A ston ▁Martin . ▁The ▁brand ▁came ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁being ▁in active ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁Lag onda ▁lux ury ▁sal oon , ▁which ▁was ▁bad