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.

 

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

 

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.