Vanden Plas 1800
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The prototypes on this page show how a Vanden Plas 1800 might have looked. Both cars look quite attractive, and it seems a shame that neither ever entered production.

This early attempt at producing a Vanden Plas 1800 used the standard ADO17 bodyshell as its basis. Note that the boot line has been extended, while the frontal treatment is somewhat redolent of the Triumph Vitesse.

This later prototype used the bodyshell of the Australian Austin X6. The car looks unchacteristically handsome, especially considering its rather mixed parentage...

Rear view of the later car shows it to be virtually standard Austin X6 at the back - apart from the Vanden Plas script on the bootlid.

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