VANDEN PLAS · VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS · Cars
Rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (713 in the latest data).
Rarer than 38% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
The Princess is a badge engineered variant of the Austin A99 Westminster, manufactured by BMC from 1959 to 1968 and marketed under the Vanden Plas marque. The model was launched in October 1959 under the name Princess 3-litre. From July 1960, these vehicles bore the name Vanden Plas Princess 3-litre, Vanden Plas having become a badge-engineered brand in its own right instead of being known as a coachbuilder for cars of other manufacturers. The 3-litre was superseded by the Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R in 1964. The Princess was a great deal smaller and less than 44 per cent of the price of the...
As of 2025 Q4, 713 VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS were still registered in the UK — 420 licensed and on the road, plus 293 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS is rare — fewer than 1,000 remain (713), making it rarer than 38% of the 2,408 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS on UK roads rose by 17 (2.4%).
Most VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS run on petrol — about 99% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel, gas (lpg).
The VANDEN PLAS PRINCESS peaked at 713 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.