1959 Princess 4-Litre Hearse Charlesworth [DH3]

1959 Princess 4-Litre Hearse [DH3] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 1978-2002 IMDB

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: UK

1959 Princess 4-Litre Hearse Charlesworth [DH3]

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene 

Comments about this vehicle

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bent8rover UK

◊ 2007-05-05 21:09

 Date of First Registration 01 07 1959
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1600

DynaMike NL

◊ 2007-05-06 00:33

 I don't see the "flying A" on top of the grille, so wouldn't this be the VandenPlas Princess? And I think that the 1600 cc engine won't be the original one...

Alexander DE

◊ 2007-05-06 00:48

 For the limousine, and therefore for the hearse, too, the name changed from Austin A135 Princess IV (1956-57) to Princess IV (1957-60) to Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre Limousine (1960-68).

Princess was a newly created brand name which was used 1957-60 and reappeared in 1975 for 'The Wedge'.

bent8rover UK

◊ 2007-05-06 01:03

 I knew it didn't have the 'Flying A', and would have put it as VDP, but I went and believed mycarcheck.com reference. 1600cc? Quick car! It should be 3995cc

Animatronixx DE

◊ 2008-02-11 00:54

 Hmmm... from that angle it looks like a body by Simpson & Slater...

TheHeartbreakKid15 EN

◊ 2009-11-20 19:35

 Still alive!

The vehicle details for 976 HPP are:

Date of Liability 01 09 2010
Date of First Registration 01 07 1959
Year of Manufacture 1959
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1600CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval

mr hearse UK EN

◊ 2011-02-07 09:59
TheHeartbreakKid15 wrote Still alive!

The vehicle details for 976 HPP are:

Date of Liability 01 09 2010
Date of First Registration 01 07 1959
Year of Manufacture 1959
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1600CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval


Yes still alive and a rare 4 door conversion by Charlesworth..recentlyish appeared in a Midsummer Murders episode where the driver got it on with the local bike..under the deck ;)

dsl SX

◊ 2014-05-28 16:49

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dsl SX

◊ 2023-02-22 23:56

 Princess (as make) 4 Litre hearse chassis were [DH3], following from the previous Austin (as make) [DH2].

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