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This Rolls-Royce is from the penultimate year of Silver Ghost production. It is a long-wheelbase example with coachwork by Windovers Ltd. After the 'enclosed drive cabriolet' body was installed, the Rolls-Royce was shipped across the English Channel for display at the Paris Motor Show. The vehicle's first owner was E J Mayer, Esq of London W1 followed by Countess Cartwright of Grammar House, Aynho, Oxfordshire from October 1932.
The Silver Ghost was acquired in 2002 by its later owner via P&A Wood, having previously belonged to a Mr. J A Barber of Pangbourne, Berkshire. In 2007, the car was brought to P&A Woods for servicing, with work that included overhauling the magneto, flushing the fuel tank, repairing the fuel gauge and sender, and cleaning the Autovac. The vehicle's last MoT was to May 2013.
In 2013, this Rolls-Royce was sold at Bonham's Beaulieu, National Motor Museum auction.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021
The Silver Ghost was acquired in 2002 by its later owner via P&A Wood, having previously belonged to a Mr. J A Barber of Pangbourne, Berkshire. In 2007, the car was brought to P&A Woods for servicing, with work that included overhauling the magneto, flushing the fuel tank, repairing the fuel gauge and sender, and cleaning the Autovac. The vehicle's last MoT was to May 2013.
In 2013, this Rolls-Royce was sold at Bonham's Beaulieu, National Motor Museum auction.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021
Late in 1906, the 40/50hp model was introduced at the London Motor Show – albeit alongside a 30hp Barker Limousine on the stand of C.S. Rolls and Company. Soon, Rolls-Royce adopted a single model policy, concentrating its efforts in the engineering and development on the 40/50hp six-cylinder series. These were known by the name of its earliest successful example, the 'Silver Ghost.' But while Rolls-Royce stayed with a single model designation, the Silver Ghost was anything but static in engineering, design or features. The Silver Ghost swiftly established Rolls-Royce as the ultimate in luxury motoring; so much so that the company rightfully touted every vehicle as 'The Best Car in the World.'
The Silver Ghost was rugged, powerful and quiet. It would cruise all day, swallowing up long distances, in comfort and silence. Its quiet and relaxed low-speed operation was ideally suited to restrained and elegant duty under limousine and town car coachwork.
In addition to the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby, Rolls-Royce set up production facilities in the United States in 1920, choosing Springfield, Massachusetts for its access to suppliers and for the ample supply of skilled craftsmen.
This long-wheelbase 1924 Rolls-Royce wears an 'enclosed drive cabriolet body by coachbuilder Windovers Ltd. After completion, it was shipped across the English Channel for display at the 1924 Paris Motor Show. The heart of the Silver Ghost was its magnificent 7-liter engine, side valve, six-cylinder engine equipped with seven-bearing crankshaft and pressure lubrication developing 40/50 horsepower. A sturdy chassis comprised of channel-section side members and tubular cross members was suspended on semi-elliptic springs at the front and a platform leaf-spring arrangement at the rear, though the later soon came in for revision.
The car was first owned by one E.J. Mayer, Esquire, of London, England, followed by Countess Cartwright of Grammar House, Aynho, Oxfordshire, from October 1932.
The Silver Ghost was rugged, powerful and quiet. It would cruise all day, swallowing up long distances, in comfort and silence. Its quiet and relaxed low-speed operation was ideally suited to restrained and elegant duty under limousine and town car coachwork.
In addition to the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby, Rolls-Royce set up production facilities in the United States in 1920, choosing Springfield, Massachusetts for its access to suppliers and for the ample supply of skilled craftsmen.
This long-wheelbase 1924 Rolls-Royce wears an 'enclosed drive cabriolet body by coachbuilder Windovers Ltd. After completion, it was shipped across the English Channel for display at the 1924 Paris Motor Show. The heart of the Silver Ghost was its magnificent 7-liter engine, side valve, six-cylinder engine equipped with seven-bearing crankshaft and pressure lubrication developing 40/50 horsepower. A sturdy chassis comprised of channel-section side members and tubular cross members was suspended on semi-elliptic springs at the front and a platform leaf-spring arrangement at the rear, though the later soon came in for revision.
The car was first owned by one E.J. Mayer, Esquire, of London, England, followed by Countess Cartwright of Grammar House, Aynho, Oxfordshire, from October 1932.
2013 The Beaulieu Sale, Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia
Sale Price :
USD $180,013 (£ 113,500.00)
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
(Data based on Model Year 1924 sales)
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Newmarket Brewster & Co Convertible Sedan Chassis#: 46LM Sold for USD$89,600 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Special Roadster Chassis#: 342LF Sold for USD$368,000 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer Sold for USD$181,500 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | |
1924 ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50HP SILVER GHOST CABRIOLET Chassis#: 135EM Sold for USD$372,565 2016 Bonhams - Goodwood Members' Meeting | |
1924 ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50HP SILVER GHOST PALL MALL TOURER Chassis#: 404 MF Sold for USD$214,500 2016 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Cabriolet Chassis#: 7AU Sold for USD$180,013 2013 The Beaulieu Sale, Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp Silver Ghost Drophead Coupé Chassis#: 16RM Sold for USD$122,874 2010 Bonhams - Rolls-Royce, Bentley Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp Silver Ghost Tourer Chassis#: 110 AUB Sold for USD$180,334 2009 Bonhams - Goodwood Revival, Chichester, Sussex | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Chassis#: 21223 Sold for USD$118,250 2008 Sports & Classics of Monterey by RM Auctions | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Torpedo Chassis#: 2AU215 Sold for USD$155,074 2008 Automobiles of London | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Pickwick Sedan Chassis#: 434HH Sold for USD$111,150 2006 Bonhams - The Frank Cooke Collection | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Landaulette Chassis#: 88 RM Sold for USD$139,000 2006 Bonhams - The Frank Cooke Collection | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Replica Sold for USD$94,600 2003 Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook Hall | |
1924 ROLLS-ROYCE BRASS ERA ROADSTER Sold for USD$71,000 2003 Kruse Auction - Ft.Lauderdale, Fl | |
1924 ROLLS-ROYCE PALL MALL TOURING PHAETON Sold for USD$60,000 2001 Kruse Auction - Auburn, IN |
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts That Failed To Sell At Auction
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pickwick Limousine by Willoughby | S64LK | 2019 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale | |||
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer by Merrimac | 404MF | 2018 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale, Az. | $250,000 | $300,000 | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall | 404MF | 2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ | $250,000 | $300,000 | |
1924 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Shooting Brake | 101EM | 2015 Bonhams : The Summer Classic Sale | $70,000 | $90,000 | |
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake | 89RM | 2015 H & H RREC Burghley House | |||
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake | 89RM | 2014 H&H Auctions : RREC Rockingham Castle | |||
1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer | 22883 | 2013 Mecum Auctions Monterey | $220,000 | $325,000 | $375,000 |
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