Austin
With peace in 1945, the company looked to restart its old business, but a surprising new customer came along. Austin wanted to produce a large Rolls-Royce-size luxury car and approached Vanden Plas. In 1946, Vanden Plas became a subsidiary of the Austin Motor Company and produced Austin's A135 Princess model.
From 1958 this also began to involve chassis assembly and the Austin (now BMC) board recognised Vanden Plas as a motor manufacturer in its own right. In 1958/59 Austin was dropped so the Princess could be sold by Nuffield dealers. In 1960 the Princess became the Vanden Plas Princess.
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