The REAL truth about the Leyland Princess
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 Published On Dec 19, 2022

I drove a Princess 2200 and got two big surprises. One was bumping into its designer, Harris Mann, and the other was how much fun it is to drive, once you discover its secret weapon.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Princess for a day
02:56 Meeting Harris Mann
04:13 Princess power
07:37 Ride and handling
10:03 Beauty or beast?
11:39 Princess, Princess, let down your hair
13:02 Happy ever after?

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Image credits
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Austin Kimberley: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Morris Tasman: Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Morris 1500 Nomad: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Leyland P76: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Leyland Marina 262 Six: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Deflated Austin Princess (correct – it’s in New Zealand so it’s an Austin): Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons

The Professionals (c) Mark One Productions
Terry and June (c) BBC Television

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