It was destined to be the first road car ever to break 200 miles per hour-and it came tantalisingly close. But the dire economic conditions of 1981 robbed the Aston Martin Bulldog of the chance to smash the record for which it had been designed. Instead, the supercar with its futuristic wedge-shaped design and gull-wing doors was sold to bolster the company’s ailing finances, having reached a speed of 191.8 mph. Now, with the help of the Royal Navy, the Bulldog is on the brink of achieving its d