Austin Princess Limousine

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A VERY RARE CAR - 1960 AUSTIN PRINCESS LANDAULETTE LIMOUSINE. 

ONLY 18 OF THESE LANDAULETTES WERE BUILT BY VANDEN PLAS AND ALL OF THEM WERE SENT FOR EXPORT TO THE BRITISH COLONIES IN THE LATE 1950/1960'S.  THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS DESPTACHED TO BERMUDA WHERE IT WAS USED AS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICIAL CAR.  RESEARCH SHOWS THIS VEHICLE WAS AT THE DISPOSAL OF MANY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND VARIOUS VIP'S WHO VISITED THE ISLAND.   THESE INCLUDE PRINCE PHILIP, LORD SNOWDON, LADY CHURCHILL, HAROLD MACMILAN AND PRESIDENT KENNEDY.  THERE IS A SMALL HISTORY FILE FOR THIS CAR ALONG WITH A BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST CERTIFICATE. 

I HAVE MOST OF THE BUILD RECORDS FOR ALL 18 CARS.  THERE ARE APPROX ONLY 5 LANDAULETTES KNOWN AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE UK.  THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1971 AND I FOUND IT IN IRELAND APPROX 15 YEARS AGO.  IT HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH ITS' UK 1971 REGISTRATION NUMBER AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MY NAME.

THIS VEHICLE DOES NEED RESTORATION!

THE AREA NEEDING MOST ATTENTION IS THE BODY WORK AT THE REAR WHERE THE CONVERTIBLE HOOD MEETS THE BOOT LID AREA.  THE WOODWORK HAS COME AWAY INSIDE THE BOOT AND THE INNER REAR WHEEL ARCHES ARE PRACTICALLY NON EXISTENT. 

THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REBUILT BUT IS NOT IN THE CAR.  ALL THE WOODWORK, INCLUDING THE DASH HAS BEEN RENOVATED.  THE ORIGINAL GLASS SLIDING DIVISION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO AN ELECTRIC DIVISION.  THE INTERIOR IS ALL THERE BUT PART DISMANTLED.

I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE BIDDING ON THIS CAR TO VIEW IT FIRST.  IT IS VERY RARE AND WELL WORTH RESTORING.

I HAVE MANY SPARES FOR THESE CARS (NO BODY PANELS THOUGH) AND I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH PARTS AT EXTRA COST.

THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE INTERST IN THIS CAR BUT IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT - SO NO TIME WASTERS PLEASE!

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