Goodnight Oppo

"boredalways" (boredalway666) 03/11/2019 at 22:13 • Filed to: Goodnight Oppo, thames TV, Thames, Drive In, Retro Cars, Vanden Plas, Austin, Allegro, TIL

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TIL Vanden Plas is more than a trim level for old XJs.

Svend > boredalways 03/11/2019 at 23:01

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It went from a BL marque to a trim level for quite a few of Rover Groups vehicles.

The last MG Rover Group vehicle was almost certainly the Rover 75, 2.5 V6, Connoisseur which was transformed into a Vanden Plas at Mac Neillie & Son

Link to the Vanden Plas Owners Club.

https://www.vpoc.info/

and the many cars it did.

In the end being not so much rebuilt by Vanden Plas Princess Cars but being a trim level built by other companies with Vanden Plas now being owned by Rover.

Also, good night mate, take care. 

ranwhenparked > Svend 03/12/2019 at 00:07

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Jaguar Cars acquired the Vanden Plas name in North America when they were split off from BL in the 80s, with Rover keeping the trademark in the UK/rest of world, which is now held by SAIC. They started out as a coachbuilder in Belgium who relocated across the channel.

Svend > ranwhenparked 03/12/2019 at 00:29

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Thanks, there was gaps I couldn’t find reason for so presumed no change. 

SpeedSix > boredalways 03/12/2019 at 01:48

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The Vanden Plas Princess R of the mid 1960s was the only non Rolls-Royce (or Bentley) to come with a Rolls-Royce-engineered engine from the factory , in this case a 3.9L I6.