Equipment
Hub caps and trim rings, aluminum 4-liter 4-cylinder Rolls-Royce built 175hp engine, dual carbs, automatic, seat back tables, column shift, BMC radio, Smiths dash clock, factory air conditioning, heater.
Condition
Factory lefthand drive U.S. car. Sagging headliner. Heavily cracked and warped wood. Dull original switchgear. Very good, probably newer upholstery. Pitted brightwork. Dull paint with cracking at the front of the right front door and along the drip rails. Steering wheel rim is coming apart. Rot free but dirty underneath. All original and needing TLC. Not a car you see on this side of the pond.
Market commentary
The only mass-produced civilian car to use a Rolls-Royce engine, the Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre was a badge-engineered Austin produced from 1964-68. Attractive, luxurious and faster than it looks, the Princess was priced around the same as a Mark X Jaguar. This left-hand drive examples best days are long behind it, though, and the bidders recognized it for the daunting project (with expensive to replace Rolls-Royce bits) that it is. Comes with a workshop manual which will be very important to have.