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It’s a Vanden Plas Princess 1100 my good man


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POSITIVES

nice straight apparently rust free body with original paint

amazing chrome trim etc 

amazing condition seats and very good interior

rebuilt gearbox

electronic ignition

engine bay looks good and clearly well looked after

all the paperwork and documents

NEGATIVES

failed left rear hydrolastic displacer

clutch seized - suspect hydraulics not clutch

engine hasn’t started but turns over nicely - suspect old fuel/failed fuel pump

may need a door hinge pin or two 

 

My biggest concern atm is sorting the hydrolastic but the rest is just a bit of pfaffing 

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12 hours ago, yoeddynz said:

Very sweet car. Will be such opulent travelling! Does the leather smell nice? 

I am astounded by the condition and quality of the leather seats. Faultless. I’ve got them out for a clean up and need to get some fancy leather treatment on to them. The carpets are pretty decent too. I gave them a shampoo last week but have been a busy boy since. Will upload photos for people who appreciate the finer things in life 

 

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9 hours ago, mo999 said:

If it was Craig P that you got the grease gun pump off then it is actually my one that I lent him recently. Let me know when you are finished as I would like it back. 

I think I just learnt a valuable lesson about the wide reaching tentacles of the internet! You are right, it must be yours. I hope I haven’t got my man Craig in too much trouble - in his defence I was annoyingly persistent about borrowing the magical machine. You can be assured it is in good hands and will leave mine in the same condition I received it. I’ll make the suspension a priority so I can get it back to you.

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