1961 Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre Limousine with Rolls-Royce grille and landaulette cobblework

1961 Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre Limousine in Amanti miei, Movie, 1979

Class: Cars, Limousine — Model origin: — Made for:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
electra225 ◊ 2014-10-05 16:55	...I suspect a Vanden Plas customized to look as a Rolls, but I need the confirmation of an expert...!!!
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-10-05 17:16	I suspect that you are correct.
ElSaxo ◊ 2014-10-05 18:54	-- Last edit: 2014-10-05 19:24:35
ElSaxo ◊ 2014-10-05 23:07	Just for curiosity: the roof was cut off away and the capote is real, right? I don't think that was made as it is/was already by factory, and part of scene was filmed up from the top with the open roof.
dsl ◊ 2014-10-06 00:36	We've had a few Austin and VdP Princesses which have been magically transformed into RRs - start here /vehicle_330993-Vanden-Plas-Princess-4-Litre-Limousine-1961.html and follow linked pages in comments - but I don't think we've had this unfortunate victim before. It was a VdP (not Austin) for the rear side window pillars, before its creative reimagining happened. Ex-WW2 searchlights never look good on any car, and it looks as if the roof chop was done with an angle-grinder - see jagged edge in thumb 5. Rear window looks like clingfilm; rear side window is much longer than normal - taken from something else. I hope no-one paid a lot of money for the conversion.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-10-07 12:23	If those lamps are Lucas P100s in good condition they will be worth more than the entire rest of the car.