Unaware of Mrs Simpson's affair with a car salesman - the truth came out in secret government papers released in 2003 - Edward VIII liked cars and ordered a customised, Canadian-built McLaughlin-Buick.
Finished in gleaming black, and still owned by him at his abdication three years later, the limousine included such refinements as drinks and jewelry cabinets, vanity mirrors, luncheon trays and a set of blinds to shield him from the public when he was out and about with the double-divorcée. Dubbed the 'most romantic car in the world' the car survived and in December 2007 it sold for $185,000 at auction in the US.
Finished in gleaming black, and still owned by him at his abdication three years later, the limousine included such refinements as drinks and jewelry cabinets, vanity mirrors, luncheon trays and a set of blinds to shield him from the public when he was out and about with the double-divorcée. Dubbed the 'most romantic car in the world' the car survived and in December 2007 it sold for $185,000 at auction in the US.
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