Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2007-08-18 18:00 |
Austin Van Den Plas Princess hearse...or VDP Princess. -- Last edit: 2007-08-18 19:15:39 |
◊ 2007-08-18 18:38 |
It is either Austin or Vanden Plas, both are make names -- Last edit: 2007-08-18 18:38:26 |
◊ 2007-08-18 18:42 |
That's what I thought as well. I guess this is an Austin Princess Hearse. TBC. |
◊ 2007-08-18 19:02 |
Van Den Plas is a coachbuilder,not a vehicle manufacturer..for instance they converted some BL Austin Allegros into Van Den Plas models with the addition of fancy interiors...still marketed it as an Austin Allegro, but stuck the VDP name on the end..same with the VDP converted Morris 1100. To give the company its proper name..its actually" Vandenplas "(one word).. it was formed in Kingsbury in the UK in 1923 as a coachbuilder..a search on the web for the Vandenplas owners club in the UK states the company wasnt a car manufacturer, just a coachbuilder...and converter of existing production models from Austin,Morris,BMC, and finally British Leyland...in the case of the hearse in the picture, the hearse owners club lists them as either "Austin Princess" or "VDP Princess"..the basic saloon was Austin 1960-68..VDP got hold of them and they became "Austin" VDP Princess 4 Litre. Apparently the VDP name is spelt Van Den Plas...Vanden Plas....Vandenplas..and a few other variants...the name is flemish and apparently in translation it was spelt numerous ways. Currently, in 2007, apart from Jaguar, the only other vehicle to come from the VDP stable in the UK is the year 2001 onward model of the Rover 75 VDP. however its spelt, the company as we now know it , the one responsible for the conversion of the above mentioned vehicles did originate in Kingsbury in 1923.....the original non British company,and that not responsible for these conversions went bust in the 1920s. -- Last edit: 2007-08-18 19:36:17 |
◊ 2007-08-18 19:13 |
They used the name as a make for many BL/BMC models. It is for Jaguar that it was just added at the end of the model name. And it was written in two words: http://www.edmunds.com/media/il/videopicture/100317.jpg It is originated from Belgium (1870) according to Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanden_Plas It is later that it became British. |
◊ 2007-08-20 09:44 |
Interesting discussion. I share the opinion of "2491ti", that Vanden Plas was just a luxury coach builder, originating in Belgium and with a licensed affiliate in the UK. Pronunciation of the "Plas" part of the name also may vary; it sounds like "PLAA" in the USA and "PLASS" in the UK. What is it in Flemish ? Cadillacs with bodies by Vanden Plas (there were a couple made in the late twenties and early thirties) certainly are known as "Cadillacs" and not as "Vanden Plas". |
◊ 2007-08-20 10:01 |
Antoine is correct in saying that Vanden Plas is a brand name. Read here a short abstract on the Princesses: /vehicle_12586-Vanden-Plas-Princess-4-litre-Limousine-1960.html and here a longer one on the Vanden Plas history: http://www.vpoc.info/History.htm |
◊ 2007-08-20 15:56 |
About prononciation, in Dutch/Flemish it would be "plass", with a short A, like French "place" -- Last edit: 2007-08-20 16:13:19 |