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Vanden Plas Princess 1300  

1967-1974, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
67-74: i4/8V 8.8:1 1275cc.(78ci)

53DIN-hp

@5250rpm

41.6 hp/l 1bbl 69lb-ft. (93Nm)

@3500rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.3l53hp: 138kph/86mph ?s 17.3s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.50-12
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/FWD, automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3727 x 1534 x 1350 mm (146.7 x 60.4 x 53.1 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2375 mm - 1308/1292 mm (93.5 in - 51.5/50.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.72 m² (61.5 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.71 m² (~18.4 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.72 m³ (272.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 910 kg (2006 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 17.2 kg/hp (37.9 lb/hp) 58 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 1,088 £ (1969) 
production: 6,999

   

Vanden Plas was a Belgian coachbuilder which built mandy bodies for Bentley.
It set up a shop in Kingsbury, Noth London in 1923 and was bought by Austin in 1946.
From 1959 Vanden Plas was a own brand, this lasted until 1979 when the brand disappeared.

Pictures taken at the "Classic Days at Schloss Dyck 2009" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
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