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Princess Ivy : Fidelity, Marriage, affection and Anxious to please.

The Austin Princess Vanden Plas:   In 1947 Sir Herbert Austin purchased Vanden Plas Coach Builder Comapny) in order to build a luxury car and the Princess Saloon was born. The first two Princesses went to the Queen (then Princess) Elizabeth in 1952 and the last saloon was built in 1957. The Queen subsequently purchased two more Princess saloons because she liked them so much.

The limousine version continued to be made until 1968, badged "Vanden Plas Princess" under the Austin Company, who marketed the vehicle as their flagship car, ahead of Jaguar and Daimler. As the BMC days came to a close, it was decided to drop this grand old vehicle from the range, and the last one was built in 1968.  

Our Princess Ivy was born in 1964 and is indeed a collector's dream. She has interesting history, and is a terrific looker!  Only 1500 were ever built. Each one took about four months to hand - build by a small team dedicated to that one car.  

We are planning to keep her as she is to show her age. With minor repairs here and there just to insure the safty of our clients and preserve her history. If she ever gets restored from the ground up I think she loses her charm. As far as I know. She’s the only one in Utah, and was transporting Brides in Massachusetts until she was brought to Utah, broke down and sat in garage for the past 5 years until her owner offered it to me. So, I bought it !