We are so honoured and excited to be displaying a selection of the Royal Vehicles at the Pageant of Motoring.

Images are only examples. Vehicles are subject to change.

1949 Daimler Limousine

Purchased by King George VI in 1949 as one of the four state cars, this limousine was retained by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for her own use on the death of the King. It is fitted with electrically operated windows, sunroof and canopy. A radio is built into the centre armrest, and reading lights are also fitted. A permanent DWS jacking system is built into the frame and enables the car to be raised quickly with minimum effort. This was one of the last Daimlers to be used as a state car – Rolls-Royce’s were used after this.

1961 Vauxhall Cresta 2262 CC

Vauxhall’s PA Cresta did little to hide its American design origins and was a rather garish car for Royal transport, but the Royal Household needed capacious estate cars. This vehicle, registration MYT 1, served for a number of years with the Royal Mews, transporting staff and luggage to stations, airports, etc and was also a personal favourite of Queen Elizabeth II, especially for transporting her corgi dogs.

The Cresta Estate is rare, as it was not a production model but was converted in limited numbers by Friary Coachbuilding of Basingstoke, Hampshire. Fitted with a powerful 2.65-litre six-cylinder engine, it was capable of 95MPH

There were possibly as few as 200 of these ever built.

1999 Metrocab OXR3

The Late Duke Of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, took delivery of this London taxi in 1999. It ran on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) rather than petrol. His Royal Highness used the taxi for travelling around London, for both private and official engagements. The bodywork is in Edinburgh Green, the steering wheel and dashboard are in Carpathian Elm Burlwood and the vehicle is powered by a Ford 249cc engine.

1966 Aston Martin Children’s Car

The car is propelled by two 12-volt batteries and can travel at around 10MPH. This is a replica of a James Bond Aston Martin and was presented to Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the Asto Martin factory in Buckinghamshire in April 1966. The car took two and a half months to be built by a specialist team of over 30 people.

The car is electrically powered with a steel bodywork and is an almost perfect reproduction of the James Bond car which was used in Goldfinger and Thunderball. It includes electrically operated revolving front and rear number plates (so that English, French or Swiss registrations could be selected), extending overriders, concealed dummy machine guns, bullet proof shield (concealed in boot) and electrically operated water jets hidden in the rear light reflectors. The car also has a special ground radar system, a smoke discharger, a Luger pistol with silencer and 2 transistorised two-way radio units.