1979 Vanden Plas 1500 Automatic [ADO67]

1979 Vanden Plas 1500 [ADO67] in The League of Gentlemen, TV Series, 1999-2017 Ep. 3.4

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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stronghold ◊ 2006-09-23 02:43	-- Last edit: 2006-09-23 02:45:54
keef ◊ 2007-09-28 18:32	ado67
dsl ◊ 2015-10-21 01:27	EPF 856V = GOLD 1979 VANDEN PLAS AUTO 4 DOOR SALOON. ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 October 2012 ✗ No MOT Expired: 24 June 2012 Vehicle make VANDEN PLAS Date of first registration 31 December 1979 Year of manufacture 1979 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1485cc Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour GOLD Despite DVLA record of 1485cc, as an Automatic it should be 1750 which came in Dec 79 for last year only until Dec 80 and was exclusive engine for the automatic.
Exiv96 ◊ 2020-09-19 00:16	An interesting article in an interesting Facebook page mentions that this last iteration of the Vanden Plah was called the 1.7, not the 1750. https://www.facebook.com/Leyland.Chronicles/posts/2352161281575594 But then again, this car doesn't have the flat bootlid, black windscreen surround, black door mirrors and black wiper arms the 1.5/1.7 had. It must an earlier 1500. That one, however, is a 1.7 : /vehicle.php?id=1352202 -- Last edit: 2020-09-19 00:26:08
dsl ◊ 2020-09-19 00:57	Ooops wires crossed - Automatic was 1500 on Mk1 (Sept 74+) and Mark 2 (Oct 75+), and only increased to 1750 on final Mk3 (Oct 79) to end of production August 80. So plate info is correct as stated, and it must be one of the last Mk2s.