The Wedgister - Princess and Ambassador Records

[quicksilver]

Eleven wedges turned up at Gaydon for the BMC and BL show today, including a couple that don't appear to be on the Wedgister yet:

SMG413M (pre-production Wolseley)

LRX19P

TTL286R

YJO71R (pilot-production Morris)

REP191S - not on the list (Leyland 2200 HLS)

EJO141V

GNB671V

LSA481W

KSR934X - not on the list (Austin Morris 2000 HL)

EFK382Y (Ambassador)

TTF665Y (Ambassador)

[Richard_FM]

This Flickr user has pictures of quite a few at an event.

[bunglebus]

From FB, outside a cafe somewhere 

[adw1977]

Long dead of course, EWL373S was a 1.8 registered in August 1977 and untaxed since August 1992.

Picture nicked from Facebook. 

[quicksilver]

11 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

This Flickr user has pictures of quite a few at an event.

That's me, and those are the ones listed in the post just above yours

[Angrydicky]

You can add mine on if you want to. 
XJL 356T

Russet Brown 2.0 HL manual, first registered 1/11/1978.

 

[Richard_FM]

12 hours ago, quicksilver said:

That's me, and those are the ones listed in the post just above yours

Thanks for letting me know, I didn't notice your above post!

[Billy - Medhurst]

Spotted this week - Love this car!

[Pieman]

Now that's a really weird coincidence, because I only saw that one myself recently and messaged @vulgalour about it!  Was the black one there on the driveway as well (and the green Armstrong-Siddeley)?

[Billy - Medhurst]

8 hours ago, Pieman said:

Now that's a really weird coincidence, because I only saw that one myself recently and messaged @vulgalour about it!  Was the black one there on the driveway as well (and the green Armstrong-Siddeley)?

Did not manage to picture black wedge but yes -

[bunglebus]

No reg shown in pics but it's LHD352N, and well dead, despite "needs restoration"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266962923396?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1M4hsnpSQh6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[SilverMachine]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

No reg shown in pics but it's LHD352N, and well dead, despite "needs restoration"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266962923396?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1M4hsnpSQh6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

wolseley?

[adw1977]

DVLA says Morris (same bonnet as Wolseley) and 2200 engine.

Untaxed since 1985!

[D.E]

CHD 339V, seems to have lasted only six years:

 

[bunglebus]

Facebook fresh MSF 556P

[vulgalour]

On 24/08/2024 at 06:51, bunglebus said:

No reg shown in pics but it's LHD352N, and well dead, despite "needs restoration"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266962923396?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1M4hsnpSQh6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

That's monumentally shagged, quite possibly the worst case of rot I've ever seen on any Princess ever.  Good find!

[bunglebus]

YKK 564X, already known?

[vulgalour]

It is known.  I think it was someone on this forum who first brought it to my attention with it was doing its best to blend in with some modern cars.

[SilverMachine]

unsure if this is know of - currently on ebay, apparently been hidden away by collectors DJL808V

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296772640191?itmmeta=01JBWHWYH048X3VW46QEDM8GB5&hash=item4519071dbf:g:3-oAAOSwhKRnGoMS&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4Mxmj%2BiGvOveHXEBClPb29hwm%2Fhzo6uJylTO8h737lNbJgZX%2BnLHhFcWwrYMZsfA67354uj7dEBOFnJhMm%2BK9wIMseL50xXwqjFGbFJThYbI97gi1TwmR1sWmpKh9UeME1hNKe7CT9y0MZ%2FEqAQQl3Jr1Kig4JFOhg6a3rApGcdb6mMzpNjeZJ0A%2FWFZTp%2FlIkK%2BQPJNUObohq3eBhLZVXUl6HopkSXNtOvoCeY4PIcesh2ZJaxAlZCITzemwndIZxPoueblhJf9M4SLI9319U0h97jKwoRAsHBrTP51WIio|tkp%3ABk9SR8zo85HfZA

[riek]

The badly drawn boy ambassador has surfaced

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBO7SBnNE-1/?igsh=NW9qYjFob2EyZmwz

[adw1977]

For the benefit of non-Instagrammers:

It's a HLS painted in brown fence paint!

[bunglebus]

Facebook fresh

[cms206]

On 10/11/2024 at 10:06, adw1977 said:

For the benefit of non-Instagrammers:

It's a HLS painted in brown fence paint!

That is the Badly Drawn Boy Ambassador; he has another which has been off the road since 1985 which was a scrap save earlier this year, NDS 641Y.

[cms206]

Facebook marketplace - looks like WHJ 680S, off the road since the end of November 1986.

[bunglebus]

Essex reg in Essex, just down the road to me

[quicksilver]

Another possibility. Latest Princess model release by Oxford Diecast is SAK562S, a Reynard 2200 HLS. No photos of the real one and not on DVLA so it may or may not be a legit reg, but SAK739S is a known car the same colour.

I listed the first four (three known survivor cars and one fake plate) back in 2018 and the only other release since then was of known Jade Green PVW620R.

[Datsuncog]

Ambassador under pressure - recently uploaded onto a Facebook urbex page.

Facebook 

AFP618Y - last on the road in 1996, it appears. Fairly boggo 1.7L spec.

[MorrisItalSLX]

One of the known Australian Princesses has come up for sale, still in Western Australia (about as far away from me as possible) and with running issues. (any ideas @vulgalour ?)

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/boddington/cars-vans-utes/austin-leyland-princess/1331498197

It goes without saying, but WOULD. It would make quite the collection caper.

[Asimo]

On 24/01/2025 at 16:40, Datsuncog said:

Ambassador under pressure - recently uploaded onto a Facebook urbex page.

AFP618Y - last on the road in 1996, it appears. Fairly boggo 1.7L spec.

Image pasted here for post-Facebook posterity.

 

[vulgalour]

4 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

One of the known Australian Princesses has come up for sale, still in Western Australia (about as far away from me as possible) and with running issues. (any ideas @vulgalour ?)

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/boddington/cars-vans-utes/austin-leyland-princess/1331498197

It goes without saying, but WOULD. It would make quite the collection caper.

This is one of my all time favs, just the best colour combo and wheel choice really.  I can quite legitimately say it's a shame it's so far away, for once.