Description AMENDMENT; Super-rare VdP model, one of only around 30 surviving; only 57k miles indicated; interesting history; well-maintained including recent £3k spend; advisory-free MOT; driven 20 miles to the sale; a wedge-tastic slice of pure gold Eighties nostalgia! The Austin Ambassador Vanden Plas, launched in March 1982, was the final, most luxurious evolution of British Leyland’s ‘Wedge’ series.

While it was basically a facelift of the earlier Princess, the Ambassador finally introduced the one feature its predecessor had desperately lacked: a rear hatchback.

As the flagship of the range, the Vanden Plas was designed to offer executive-level comfort to the bank manager classes, replacing the previous HLS trim as the pinnacle of the line.

Standard equipment was generous for the early 1980s, including crushed velour ‘Raschelle’ seating, deep-pile carpets, and a tilt-and-slide sunroof.

Luxuries included central locking, electric front windows and twin remote-control door mirro...