Princess/Ambassador
Car of the year : May 2008

Although we didn’t fully appreciate it at the time, the Princess was the most exciting new car of 1975 – featuring a racy wedge-shaped profile and a super-spacious interior, it had all the qualities it needed to succeed… But we know the final outcome now… But for Robin Siggs, the Princess is all about nostalgia, [...]
Car of the month : July 2007

The evergreen wedge gets our collars hot this month, and there are few more worthy than this excellent example owned by Princess nut, Kevin Davis. Things can’t get much better than a Vermillion wedge – and because of that, we thought it fitting to crown it the AR Car of The Month. Pictures and words: [...]
Feature : Ambassador 25th birthday

Would you believe that it’s a quarter century since the launch of the ill-fated Austin Ambassador. PAUL GUINNESS couldn’t either, and simply had to celebrate the fact… From an article that appeared in the April 2007 issue of Classic Car Mart. Silver jubilee special Can you believe it’s 25 years this month since the Austin [...]
Car of the month : September 2005

Princesses have something of a fevered following among enthusiasts. None are more committed to the cause than Kevin Davis, who seems to be on a one man mission to raise the profile of this oft-maligned car… Kevin has spent much time and effort tuning this ex-Peter Wood Princess into the car that BL should have [...]
Car of the month : February 2003

This top-of-the-range Princess 2200HLS belongs to Kevin Davis, who also owns the Rover BRM I featured in November. Kevin describes the mint looking Princess; “It’s a 1980 2200HLS Auto finished on oyster gold with sorrel trim and was registered in November 1980 to a submarine commander, it was owned by him for 18 years until [...]
Car of the month : May 2002

This top-of-the-range Princess 2200HLS belongs to John Capon, who also owns the Marina I featured in March. It was purchased from a man who originally had it as his company car when he worked at a main dealership. When he retired he bought the car and drove it for about 2 or 3 years. Then, [...]



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