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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Dual Cowl Phaeton

  • Coachwork by Springfield
  • Chassis Number: 77JH
  • Engine Number: 22-152
The partnership between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce began in 1904, with production based in Derby, England, but by the early 1920s, they were also building cars in America. In 1921, the first 'Springfield' Silver Ghosts were assembled from kits shipped from England to Springfield, Massachusetts. They had several unique attributes, including tubular bumpers and Bausch & Lomb headlights. Springfield chassis were bodied with American-built coachwork, distinguishable as aesthetically lighter and more suited to the owner-driver than British-built models.

This Springfield Silver Ghost was initially delivered with a formal Pickwick closed body to be used as a demonstrator by the Penn Motors dealership. Robert M. Stein of Baltimore, the car's first private owner, purchased it in 1926 and returned it to the Springfield factory to have a sporting Pall Mall Tourer body fitted from an existing 1921 Silver Ghost - the body it wears today.
This Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost currently wears a dual-cowl Pall Mall bodystyle by Springfield. However, it was delivered to Penn Motors in Philadelphia, PA in June of 1924 with an enclosed town car Pickwick body. The dealership used it for two years as a company demonstrator and 'trials' car. The car's first private owner was Robert M. Stein of Baltimore, who purchased it from Penn Motors in September of 1926.

The car is finished in black lacquer paintwork, soft gray leather upholstery, and a pale beige cloth top. It has a Waltham speedometer odometer, tubular bumpers, and a split front windshield with wind wings. On the right side of the running board is a drum-closed spotlight mounted on a pedestal.

Dr. M. Dow Scholl of Chillicothe, Ohio acquired the car in 1951 from Mr. Stein. The next owner was Jack Scheve of Fairfield, Ohio who purchased it in 1972, followed by Mr. Thomas Lester of Florida in 1983. Matt and Barbara Browning, Ogden, Utah was the next owner, followed by Richard C. Paine Jr. of Seal Cove, Maine. The current owner acquired it in 2008.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016

2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $325,000-USD $375,000 
Sale Price :
USD $330,000

2008 The Richard C. Paine Jr. Collection

Sale Price :
USD $315,000

1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

(Data based on Model Year 1923 sales)
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Limousine Coachwork by Windovers
Chassis#: 28 LK
Sold for USD$118,702
  2024 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer by Merrimac
Chassis#: 395 XH
Sold for USD$297,000
  2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Salamanca by Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work
Chassis#: 301KG
Sold for USD$235,200
  2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 'Piccadilly' Roadster
Chassis#: 82LK
Sold for USD$117,600
  2018 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction
 
1923 Rolls Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost 'Salamanca'
Chassis#: 112 JH
Sold for USD$202,022
  2018 Bonhams : Beaulieu Sale
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster
Chassis#: 318XH
Sold for USD$385,000
  2018 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale, Az.
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Riviera Town Car by Brewster
Chassis#: 390XH
Sold for USD$307,500
  2017 RM Sotheby's : Icons
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Project
Chassis#: 398XM
Sold for USD$57,218
  2017 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster by Merrimac
Chassis#: 367XH
Sold for USD$291,500
  2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall
Chassis#: 77JH
Sold for USD$330,000
  2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Cabriolet de Ville
Chassis#: 35NK
Sold for USD$144,938
  2016 H & H Auctions - Imperial War Museum-Duxford
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer in the style of Hooper
Chassis#: 23 EM
Sold for USD$231,000
  2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake
Chassis#: 107EM
Sold for USD$183,166
  2015 H & H RREC Burghley House
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake
Chassis#: 107EM
Sold for USD$274,434
  2014 H&H Auctions : RREC Rockingham Castle
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Cabriolet de Ville
Chassis#: 35NK
Sold for USD$132,000
  2013 Mecum Auctions - Monterey
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer
Chassis#: 332XH
Sold for USD$233,200
  2013 Bonhams - Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost 'AX 201' Roi-de-Belges Recreation
Chassis#: 30 PK
Sold for USD$265,910
  2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Salamanca Body
Chassis#: 301KG
Sold for USD$225,000
  2009 Leake Auctions - Houston - Annual Leake Auto Auction - Reliant Center
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1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost ‘Salamanca'
Chassis#: 112 JH
Sold for USD$193,038
  2009 Bonhams - Goodwood Revival, Chichester, Sussex
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Oxford Touring Car
Chassis#: 80JH
Sold for USD$161,000
  2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia
 

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts That Failed To Sell At Auction

1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost Tilbury Landaulette370HH2023 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival $120,000$180,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer314XH2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia $200,000$300,000
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 Tourer55PK2017 H & H Auctions Imperial War MuseumDuxford $120,000$150,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Barrel-Sided Tourer22NK2015 Gooding & Company Arizona $500,000$700,000
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Oxford Seven-Passenger Touring by Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work107JH2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions$190,000$200,000$275,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Tourer22NK2011 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars & Motorcycles $375,000$475,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer79JH2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco$115,000$150,000$200,000

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