79 Vanden Plas 1300 Mk.3 (1972) MLA 810 L by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Vanden Plas Princess 1300 Mk.3 (1971-74) Engine 1275cc S4 OHV Tr. Registration Number MLA 810 L VANDEN PLAS SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623863135636... Code named ADO16 (Austin Drawing Office) the BMC future 1100/1300 range was developed under designer Sir Alec Issigonis and (hydrolastic) suspension by Alex Moulton with styling by Pinninfarina the car remained the mainstay of BMC later the Leyland Group for 11 years.Introduced in 1963 as an Austin = Morris 1100 cc (Wolseley, Riley,MG and Vanden Plas model were added to the range along with a 1275 cc engine. This Mark 3 Vanden Plas Princess, the most luxurious in the range, was introduced in 1971 as a 1300 model, In all 43741 Vanden Plas (Of all three Marks) were constructed out of a total 2,159,386 ADO 16s. Shot 08.08.09 Stafford Castle carshow, Stafford. ref. 44-79
