1927 Vauxhall 14/40 Princeton Tourer

1927 Vauxhall 14/40 Princeton in The Ghoul, Movie, 1975

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2017-09-18 00:57
dsl ◊ 2017-09-18 03:16	Tonyone wrote I restored NF 3226 over a period of three years in the eighties to its original green/black livery, unfortunately being obliged to sell it due to divorce settlement in 1990. ... The car also appeared in a Peter Cushing/Hammer film entitled 'The Ghoul', (its last appearance as a red car) in which it was pushed over a quarry edge, hence the need for a full restoration.
chicomarx ◊ 2017-09-18 03:35	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTw9ajelUg at 30:00 is where it takes a tumble. It's always worse when it's for a bad movie.
Skid ◊ 2017-09-18 19:13	Seeing the movie years ago, I assumed they just used some sort of stand-in replica. It really didn't even look restorable after taking that plunge.
chicomarx ◊ 2017-09-19 00:19	Particularly for a car driven by Jones in Dad's Army /vehicle_549031-Vauxhall-14-40-Princeton-1927.html that looked in fine condition before. It's completely bent out of shape in the last thumbnail. It's obvious the restoration is what led to the divorce.