Vanden Plas 3-litre Mk I

Overview

Produced: 1959-1961, 4715 produced.
Types: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats

Launched in 1959 as the flagship of the "Big Farina" family the Vanden Plas Princess 3 Litre became popular with luxury car buyers. These impressive cars were basically better trimmed and re-badged Austin A99 Westminster's finished by the Vanden Plas coachbuilding division of BMC.

Most Princess 3 Litres came with automatic transmission, an option becoming increasingly popular with this type of "luxury" car, however for more traditional buyers a manual version was also available. Most Princesses were finished in two-tone paint body colours, interiors were trimmed in the finest materials including leather and walnut veneers. The Princess 3 Litre became a MkII in 1961, in line with the rest of the range.

Engines

Capacity Config Model Bore/Stroke CR
2912cc S6 OHV BMC C-Series 83.36mm x 88.9mm  

Performance

Top Speed 0-60 SQM MPG Engine Pwr Comment
105mph 16.9s   18mpg    

Body

Type Seats Doors Comment
Saloon 5 4  

Maintainability

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£450 £1800 £4250 26-Oct-06
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