Name: Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R T Shirt
SKU: H2508
Availability: InStock

Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R T Shirt

£18.50 – £19.50

Introduced in 1964, the Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R remains the only production car that is not a Rolls Royce to be fitted with a Rolls Royce engine.

It was based on a modified version of the A110 Austin Westminster bodyshell and was sent to Vanden Plas Coachbuilders in Kingsbury, London, to be finished with luxurious fittings including leather seats and real burr walnut dashboard, door cappings and picnic tables in the rear.

The 3,909cc straight six Rolls Royce engine was an all-aluminium version of their B series engine with overhead inlet and side exhaust valves, hydraulic tappets and a low compression ratio of 7.8:1, making its 175 bhp output quite impressive for the time.

Priced at £1,994 (around £55,000 in today’s money), the car came with Borg Warner automatic transmission and Hydrosteer power steering as standard. Only 6,555 were built between 1964 and 1968 and few survive today, due to a combination of their strong structure making them a banger racers’ favourite and their prodigious 15mpg thirst making them virtually worthless during the early 70s oil crisis.

The t-shirt itself is based on one of the original press ads in which BMC certainly made the most of the Rolls Royce link. The wording is as the original ad, and features a distressed look.

The high contrast style of the image means that it is only available in black, but the good news is that sizes go all the way up to 5XL!

You can read more about the history of the Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R here.

SKU: H2508 Categories: Cars, Lockdown Legends

Description

Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R T Shirt Details

The Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R design is printed onto Gildan Heavy Cotton t-shirts, which are a good quality 185 gsm, regular fit garment.

Sizes

Size guide as follows: Small 34/36” chest; Medium 38/40”; Large 42/44”; XL 46/48”; 2XL 50/52” 3XL 54/56”; 4XL 58/60”; 5XL 62/64”. We have provided a size guide to help you – if possible compare the sizes to a well fitting t-shirt that you own already. Please choose your size carefully.

Please take a moment to read about how this item is printed and washing and care instructions.

These shirts are custom designed tribute items and are not official merchandise. The designs featured are for decorative purposes and imply no connection or endorsement to or from the subject.