Showing posts with label Vanden Plas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vanden Plas. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Lost Princess: 1964 Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R

BMC in the 1960s was well on its way to becoming the behemoth British Leyland, creating new badge-engineered models at a rate even GM would baulk at. The most radical however, was based on the large Austin A110 saloon, was this Vanden Plas. The bodywork was made more upright, removing fins and a higher roof, but that wasn't the most significant change. That was left for under the bonnet, where a 4-Litre Rolls-Royce engine could be found, sourced from their Ferret military vehicle. Find this 1964 (or 1966) Vanden Plas Princess R for sale in Minto, NSW for $5,500 AUD ($4,150 USD at the time of writing) via gumtree.