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Vanden Plas Princess R 4.0 litre — 1965

Unusual and opulent English sedan with a Rolls-Royce engine in excellent original condition and a fascinating and well-documented history.

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"British medium-sized luxury car in a very well kept condition."

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"British medium-sized luxury car in a very well kept condition."

Description

It was delivered new to Aktiebolaget Vattenbyggnadsbyrn in April 1965 as a company car for civil engineer Valter Furuskog by the car company AB Ingvar Bergengren. A Vanden Plas Princess R is a high-end mid-size car with an automatic transmission, a Rolls-Royce engine, and usual English features such as leather seats, walnut panelling, and power steering. At the said car company, service and maintenance are performed on a regular basis, and engineer Furuskog's purpose and goal is to take over the car personally when he retired. He takes a lot of criticism for being responsible for the car's, in his opinion, poor quality, particularly the power steering leakage. Included in the folder is a long letter to the factory talking about how the resolve the power steering problem under warranty. The car has a complete history and is in great condition; it is a very uncommon car to see on Swedish roads these days.

Technical data

  • Year
    1965/1965 
  • Registration date
    1965-04-01 
  • Mileage
    0666 
  • Kw / hp
    129 / 175 
  • Fuel Type
    Petrol 
  • Transmission
    Automatic 
  • Interior finish
    Leather 
  • Colour
    Grey 

Condition

  • Mechanical condition:

    The aluminium Rolls engine starts immediately and feels suitably hefty on the road; the automatic gearbox's positions are arranged slightly differently, but it shifts smoothly and comfortably. Nothing is obvious from the first owner Furuskog's problem with leaking power steering; the steering is light, and the brakes apply evenly.

  • Interior condition:

    Lovely leather upholstery, fine carpets, and a traditional walnut panel in nice condition. The headliner is clean, and the buttons and levers have a solid feel about them. In the back seat folding tables give even more luxury.

  • Exterior condition:

    In our opinion nice original paint job with a bonnet that has been repainted. In the bodywork, everything is straight with good shut lines. A few minor paint touch-ups on the driver's door, as well as a couple of minor dings on the tailgate.

  • General condition:

    Nice and user-friendly in a nice original condition, with a Rolls Royce engine gives it a charming driving sensation.

MOT (tech. insp.)

Fordonsstatus: Itrafik 2012-09-04
Ursprungsbesiktning: 1965-04-01 (typbes)
Datum i trafik första gången: 1965-04-01
Senast godkända besiktning: 2017-06-17
Besiktigad tom: -
Skattebefriad: Ja
Körförbud: Nej
Antal ägare: 5

Facts about the model

Vanden Plas Princess R var en lyxigare variant av Austin A99 Westminister. En vanlig åkomma inom BMC-familjen vid den här tiden just "badge engineering". Austin A99 förekom också i en Wolsley-variant. Rolls-motorn i Princess R-versionen skänkte i alla fall äkta kraft och exklusivitet i sammanhanget. Man kan anta att första ägaren civ. ing. Furuskog särskilt uppskattade denna exklusivitet. Det var inte många Princess R som såldes i Sverige 1965.

Location and viewing Information

Location: Bollnäs

For viewing the vehicle, contact the valuator/depot:

Peter Sundfeldt / Shaun Major
+46 705-38 80 22 / +46 709-72 40 07
peter@bilwebauctions.se / shaun@bilwebauctions.se

Pick up

Collection must take place before: 2022-06-16.

NOTE! Payment (deposit to our account) must be made within 5 days and before collection.

Auction information

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