1954 Austin Princess 4-litre Limousine [DM4]

1954 Austin Princess 4-litre Limousine [DM4] in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye, Movie made for TV, 1985

Class: Cars, Limousine — Model origin:

00:02:19 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2021-04-24 16:44	'Reversed number-plate '738 CMH' with the C and M being guessed to some extent.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-24 16:58	4 litre long wheelbase limousine. 1952-56 Austin Princess 1957-60 Princess 1960-68 Vanden Plas It seems to have a Flying “A” on the grille top, suggesting Austin, but that may not be correct. -- Last edit: 2021-04-24 17:03:49
dsl ◊ 2021-04-24 17:01	We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided AUSTIN A135 PRINCESS 1954 Registration number: 738 CMH Body type: Limousine Colour: Black Date of first registration: October 1978
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-24 17:04	Long wheelbase.
dsl ◊ 2021-04-24 17:32	One of those enigmas if plate info is exactly correct - either a normal DM4 (Princess 4-litre Limousine) or a rare DS6 (A135 Princess LWB Mk3). DS6 info here - 88 cars made with various different body styles, including "a six-light saloon (externally identical to the DM4 Limousine). Both vehicles were identical mechanically to the DM4. The DS6 had a front split bench-type seat normally without an interior division ... " (46 made). So the difference is front seats and whether it has division, and therefore impossible to split from normal DM4 unless there's a clear interior view. To confuse things further, early DM4s were often listed as A135 until Austin/VdP settled on proper naming. Some discussion here.
Sunbar ◊ 2021-04-24 19:20	The overhead viewpoint is the only one, for any detail.