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Vehicle Description
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THIS IS A VERY RARE AUSTIN PRINCESS DS7, ONLY COVERD 20,500 MILES SINCE NEW IN 1958. TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR THESE CARS WERE ONLY 192, ONLY 100 IN THIS CONFIGURATION, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION. THE CAR IS ALL HAND BUILT IN ALLOY BY THE REAL CRAFTSMAN AT VANDEN PLAS.THE LINES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR ARE FANTASTIC AND VERY REGAL, THEY ARE BUILT TO THE SAME QAULITY AS ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY CARS.I HAVE A TON OF PAPERWORK FOR THE CAR, INCLUDING A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL LOGBOOK, HISTORY OF MILAGE, HANDBOOKS ECT. THE OLD GIRL HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SOME TIME, SO SHE IS GOING TO NEED A LITTLE HELP, ON THE MECHANICAL SIDE, THE 4 LITRE MOTOR STARTS RIGHT UP AND RUNS BEAUTIFUL AND MOVE UNDER HER OWN POWER. SHE IS GOING TO NEED SOME MUFFLER WORK AND WHEEL CYLINDER RUBBERS, TIRES HOLD UP OK BUT ARE WEATHER CRACKED, I HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK FLUSHED AND CLEANED, SENDER UNIT CLEANED AND SU FUEL PUMP REBUILT, ALSO NEW CAP, ROTOR AND POINTS. NOW FOR THE DREADED ELECTRICS, PERFECT! EVERYTHING WORK AS IT SHOULD, NEED A BULB IN THE TRUNK LIGHT.INTERIOR IS IN VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION, LEATHER IS STILL SOFT, WOOD VENEERS ARE STILL REALLY NICE. THE HEADLINER HAS ONE OR TWO MOTH HOLES SIZE OF A MATCH HEAD, BUT STILL LOOKS GREAT, CHECK PICS OF FLUSH VISERS, BLUMELLS STEERING WHEEL IS SUPER NICE CONDITION, NEEDS CARPET REPLACED, NOT CORRECT CARPET FITTED, TO BE A VERY NICE INTERIOR.THE BODY BEING MADE FROM ALLOY IS RUST FREE AND VERY STRAIGHT, THE PAINT HAS LIFTED IN PLACES, THIS IS ALSO THE RAREST COLOR COMBINATION, SILVER OVER BURGANDY, CAR HAS HAD ONE REPAINT IN ITS LIFE. THE UNDERSIDE IS LIKE A TANK, HAS SMALL AMOUNT OF RUST ON FLAT UNDERSIDE OF BOTH ROCKERS, EASY FIX.ALL THE GLASS IS PERFECT, HAS ONE SHOT DRIVERS WINDOW SAME AS BENTLEY (CALLED ONE SHOT AS THEY GO UP OR DOWN WITHOUT WINDING, JUST HALF A TURN). ALL CHROME IS PRESENT AND 90% EXELLENT. THIS REALLY IS A WONDERFUL CAR THAT NEEDS A LITTLE ATTENTION TO GET HER BACK ON THE ROAD. IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE, IT IS NO SURPRISE, I AM A ENGLISHMAN AND I HAVE ONLY EVER SEEN 2 BEFORE, SO NOTE, THIS IS A RARE CAR WITH VERY LOW MILES AND ONLY NEEDING A VERY SIMPLE RESTORATION. BAD HEALTH IS THE ONLY REASON FOR THIS SALE. I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE RARE CAR, SO I WILL LET YOU BIDDERS DECIDE. FORGOT TO MENTION, NEEDS FRONT AND REAR SCREEN RUBBERS. PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CLUB OR KIP MOTOR SERVICES IN DALLAS.
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