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CaptHank 06-17-2016 12:15 AM

A VERY early Vanden Plas LOL
 
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jag...c94d8e6ffc.jpg

The information on this vehicle is as follows:
1913 Sheffield Simplex
Powerhouse Museum Sydney NSW
Automobile, Sheffield Simplex, Type 7B, open four seater torpedo touring body and 6 cylinder engine, chassis made by Sheffield Simplex Motor Works Ltd, body made by Van den Plas, England, 1913.

I was researching (and it is quite interesting ) the history and origin on the name Vanden Plas.

This is courtesy of Wikipedia if anyone cares to read further.

XJ8JR 06-17-2016 12:33 PM

Very cool, but were you indeed "Laughing Out Loud" when you posted this?

CaptHank 06-19-2016 01:06 AM

Yes I was....
 
The only other Jag I had was an XJ6 in 1999 (year of purchase...not car) and so the Vanden Plas name meant little to me.

Now that I have one, the history is very fascinating and so YES I was laughing when I found a photo of a 1913 Vanden Plas coach as I had NO clue the name went back that far in automobile history.


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