(from Aagland Press Release)
Given the long and successful history of car
manufacture, a move away from the modern hi-tech vehicles of today
to a mechanically driven carriage - as found in the early days of
automobile design - would appear from a technical point of view to
be a backwards step. And at first sight it may also seem to be
flying in the face of common sense. That was exactly the
intention of German entrepreneur Roland Belz.
As an enthusiastic rider
and carriage driver he want to contribute to emotional rather than
purely technical progress, enabling more people who love truly
special things to discover and enjoy the luxury of a slower pace of
life. For that reason, Roland Belz, together with a team of
dedicated staff, has invested an enormous amount of passion and
expense over 2 years in the development of a mechanically-driven
carriage: the original Aaglander. The company AAGLAND
Manufaktur was set up with that sole purpose. Its headquarters
and production workshops are based in the old financial buildings of
Schloss Kuhlenfels, in an idyllic location in the Franken region of
Germany, between the three city cities of Nurnberg, Bayreuth and
Bamberg.