I guess a Princess in Great Britain is something in the USA and vice versa.
The Princess here 1980s went and had a face lift and became an ambassador
still 1980s.
What you say is a Princess or Vanden Plas sounds like what was an Allegro over
here which had A -Series engines and O Series engines. They made a 1750cc
twin Carb Allegro which was very rapid.
They had engines from 1.8L to 2.2L some were 6 cyl - all were transverse, non
are collectible, someone made a special as a hearse.
Strangely enough a couple of weeks ago I was overtaken (first time in months
maybe years that I can remember) while in my Sprite. I could see this big
Princess Hearse looming up in my rear view mirror. I couldn't be bothered to
change down and 'floor it'. I just thought if someone wants to overtake me
and to 90mph in the wet in a hearse they are welcome. There was no-one in the
back and I preferred it to remain that way.
Vanden Plas is a marque in its own right but was used to specify upmarket trim
on BL cars in the 70s-80s.
Daniel 1312
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