[British-cars] Austin Hearse Wanted

[keith.edwards at charter.net]

I have only seen pictures of A135 hearses or ambulances, and they weren't in the US.

The 1954 Austin Princess Vanden Plas limo that I owned for 20 years has been For Sale recently in Virginia Beach.  The asking price was around $1,000,000 and the claim was that Winston Churchill had once *owned* the car...  I usually told the story that Churchill had probably ridden in the car.

Originally purchased by the Lambeth Borough Council (for use of the Lord Mayor), my Princess was owned by a couple of hearse companies in the late 1950s, according to the original title.

Keith Edwards
Suffolk, VA
~4.5 old British cars

---- rfeibusch1 at earthlink.net wrote: 
> My old friend Randy has a client who is dying to get into one of these - They are pretty rare in the US. They are based on the car that we know as an Austin or Van Den Plas "Princess" and usually seen in RHD limousine form, though I have seen a few of the shorter wheelbase "Sheerline"sedans.  Sometimes they are fitted with Rolls Royce grilles.
> 
> Anyone seen one of these???
> 
> *******************************************************************
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Randolph Williams 
> 
> WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE:
> AUSTIN SHEERLINE HEARSE OR AMBULANCE
> A110, A125, A135 PRINCESS ANY CONDITION
> 
> See more information at:
> http://www.collectioncar.com/detailed.php?ad=2441&category_id=13
> 
> Please contact:
> 
> Randolph Williams
> DOLPHNX at AOL.COM
> 1 310 827 2727
> www.DolphnProductions.com
> Los Angeles