£2,700 (Est: £2,750 - £3,750)
1978 LEYLAND CARS PRINCESS 1800
Mathewsons • UK • 10 Dec 2025
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£2,700 (Est: £2,750 - £3,750)
1978 LEYLAND CARS PRINCESS 1800
UK • 10 Dec 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1978 Leyland Princess 1800 is a largely original car with some repairs and maintenance. It features a refurbished hydragas suspension, SS exhaust, electronic ignition, and recent work on the steering, clutch, and battery.
Condition
7
The car is in overall solid condition with slight wear visible but has been repaired. The listing mentions repairs to the rear wheel arches and some touch-ups to the paint, but it also notes that the interior is in good order and the car has had recent maintenance work.
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62,890 miles
RHD
United Kingdom
ASE 698S
1978
Auction
£2,700 (Est: £2,750 - £3,750)
1978 LEYLAND CARS PRINCESS 1800
Mathewsons • UK • 10 Dec 2025
Market Position:
Lowest Price
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Description
Make: LEYLAND CARS Model: PRINCESS 1800 Registration: ASE 698S
Engine Size (cc): 1798 Current Speedometer Reading: 62890 Year of Manufacture: 1978 Date First Registered: 16/05/1978 Location: PICKERING You can view from: Saturday 6 December 2025 - Tuesday 9 December 2025
Price Analysis vs Other Princesss
£2,700
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£4,100
Median Price (Since 2020)
£5,550
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 23rd Apr 2019
Latest MOT mileage:
51,154 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 12th Apr 2018, 51,154 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Front tyres perishing.
- Rear tyres perishing.
Passed
On 24th Apr 2017, 49,768 miles
Passed
On 8th Apr 2016, 47,758 miles
Failed
On 4th Apr 2016, 47,758 miles
There were 6 defects noted, with 2 deemed dangerous.
Fail:
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- rear parking (secondary) brakes imbalanced (3.7.B.6b)
- (Dangerous) Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- (Dangerous) Rear rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
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Auction House Headquarters
Mathewsons
Pickering Road, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire, YO18 7LH
Operating from Pickering, North Yorkshire, Mathewsons is a physical auction house dealing in classic, vintage, and modern classic vehicles. They hold regular live auctions and provide vehicle consignment services.
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