The Wedgister - Princess and Ambassador Records

[Richard_FM]

14 hours ago, uk_senator said:

God, I completely forgot about that, what an absolute arse ache that was with BL stuff..

It seems you were at the mercy of what was on the original registration form.  Also common on press cars is nothing listed for a model name, or simply other.

[ProgRocker]

parents of a kid at school had a silver Ambassador whose reg I think was EJO 599Y. 🤔 Silver. Possibly a 1.7 HL. 

[ETCHY]

19 hours ago, uk_senator said:

I cant say, as I never spoke to the owner. The tape on the tops of the doors were likely to cover a fairly common rust spot, mine was going there back in the early 90`s, the lower front door tape seems to be covering damage, the C-Pillar tape is just covering the original (probably cracked) vinyl, the A-Pillar tape is probably covering a bloody great hole, the vertical line between the front door & wing is a bit of a mystery, may be for aerodynamics..

I was absolutely gutted when I went & it wasn't there.. I looked like the little boy at the end of The Snowman, when all there was left was a carrot, a scarf & a few bits of coal..

I've never seen the ending of The Snowman you've ruined my Christmas 😂

[Smithy's Classic Mini]

Found a lovely Wedge on an old episode of Top Gear from 1990 when they review the (then new) Vauxhall Calibra Coupe. Unfortunately, the number plate is not visible.

[Lankytim]

On 12/16/2020 at 12:14 PM, ProgRocker said:

parents of a kid at school had a silver Ambassador whose reg I think was EJO 599Y. 🤔 Silver. Possibly a 1.7 HL. 

That comes back as a silver Ambassador 2.0HL, untaxed since 1993.

[Billy - Medhurst]

From Facebook - 

[vulgalour]

I finally found some time to reformat the existing entries.  Got one section to go, then I can go back and add all these new ones you folks have been finding.

[vulgalour]

That's the basics reformatted now and a list of cars and details to sort out and get through probably tomorrow.  Don't really feel like doing it right now.  There's only so much data entry type stuff I want to do in one sitting these days.

[phil_lihp]

Came across this old Barnstaple photo earlier, late 70s/early 80s I'd guess.  TUO 21T comes up as a green 1978 2.0 HL, last taxed in 1990.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/06/16/bideford-england-1980s

[phil_lihp]

Also this was shared on the Princess Facebook page...

That one lasted until 1989.

[Dj_efk]

I've just had a Haynes Manual for an Ambassador turn up in my hands - A previous owner has scrawled their reg in it: XFH 658X, purchased in 1990 with 60k miles on the clock and some neat maintenance / repair work chronicled from then until 1994 (including a decoke - remember them?!). This is what comes up when I type in the reg, looks like it was a 1700 of some description in forum colour scheme that was then sold in that year and died the following summer:

 

[adw1977]

XFH 658X was a 1.7 HL.

[sdkrc]

CWU235Y

[JeeExEll]

No registration number but it's the Princessprit.

Peter Purves starred as James Bonk, special agent ADO71, in the 1978 spy thriller movie 'The Spy Who Pissed In My Kettle'.

The Princessprit could fly short distances and ski and drive on 4 flat tyres up to 70mph.

[Richard_FM]

5 hours ago, sdkrc said:

CWU235Y

Registered in Leeds.

[Asimo]

Just found 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/128691640@N04/50083336268/in/photolist-2jiGbZJ-7q5KUR-H5MVuJ-wia9Go-Jz91zQ-xbooJv-biRqe-bgsFMB-2b5Jdbo-2jMy6ns-Unr9RC-K7ewXr-2h7jx7Z-2g8V5dV-eau4js-HqoLM3-2jMxSsu-amkVuJ-fLQJ7a-2b5JcZb-MpbCGM-2hHdsoL-2kbptmz-2juJHLc-2iJkdkT-LQVv3o-2gbabPS-7JA9Lf-FiewEY-9uDkkb-Czje3y-euEkPk-2jGRCji-TJsXoL-jPfJPB-YpNnax-W1LkiW-6rcVg5-JtQkjc-2h7PrW9-XVsbTU-9Np8fZ-TNqNNA-ohQQ4B-56p5Yr-mv25GT-wFwbGJ-X9q7be-2h7Psji-VZT4Rj

 

[dozeydustman]

As seen on the Facebook Hubnut Fans! page

[Datsuncog]

Nothing says 'budget funeral' like a £99 Norn Iron cherished* number plate on a hearse...

That, and Lidl wheeltrims.

[Talbot]

6 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Lidl wheeltrims.

Dunno.  They look like actual alloy wheels to me.  Which seems absurd on a wedge.

[Fumbler]

Those definitely look like, unfortunately, alloys.

[High Jetter]

Yea, they are. You wouldn't want to be seen dead using those on a wedge ...oh, hang on...

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

As seen on the Facebook Hubnut Fans! page

here are the reg (and keeper) change details for the Register  

[bunglebus]

There used to be a Princess hearse in Southend being used as a builder's van

[Zantimisfit]

A while since I've been on here. Just gone through the whole thread. One of the opportunities provided by lockdown. The post on 30th April 2018, with the Princesses from many lands...there is an unknown Princess with a request for identification. Its another picture of JFT223, one of the Swedish Princesses shown earlier in the post. They got moved around from time to time.

Here's another retired Swedish Princess. Not sure where it is as its not my photo this time

[JeeExEll]

Maybe on here already.

[Split_Pin]

Do we have this one? Came up on a 'Lost Edinburgh' Facebook page I follow. It says the date of the photo  is 1975. If that's right surely this Princess must be incredibly  early?

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

Maybe on here already.

Do you have the location for that? Background relevance.

[Richard_FM]

JVP...P was a Birmingham issue of August 1975, so I assume it would be somewhere in the West Midlands.

[Dj_efk]

34 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Do we have this one? Came up on a 'Lost Edinburgh' Facebook page I follow. It says the date of the photo  is 1975. If that's right surely this Princess must be incredibly  early?

The reg backs up the year, it would have been brand new though.

[sdkrc]

FKV527Y

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-ambassador-2ltr-auto-/203272948760

Courtesy of @Shite Ron in the eBay thread