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1 of 2 Built! This car was displayed at the New York Auto Show in 1949. It was delivered to Lawrence S. Donaldson in January of 1951. Owned for many years by well known collector, Andrew Darling. The car comes with its chassis card, chassis specification sheet, history car and Inskip work order.

Source - Blackhawk Collection

The Silver Wraith, launched in 1947, was an evolution of the pre-war Wraith and was offered in the traditional chassis form ready for the fitting of Bespoke coachwork. The 4,257cc overhead-inlet, side-exhaust engine developed before the war was used, as well as a modified coil and wishbone independent front suspension. Hydraulic brakes were used for the first time on a Rolls-Royce with hydraulic brakes.

The Silver Wraith was constantly refined during its production. The engine was replaced with the 'big bore' 4,566cc in 1951 and automatic transmission was offered as an option in 1952.

Once again the press raved about the car. 'All the world knows that Rolls-Royce carry on an unremitting search for engineering perfection in everything they undertake. The qualities which made their aircraft engines famous, and their cars the finest procurable, are the result of hard work scientifically conducted, and of a painstaking attention to detail from the large to the most minute. And now a new range of cars is about to appear it is believed that the new cars are the best that Rolls-Royce have ever built.'

The Silver Wraith was described like this: 'In common with all Rolls-Royce cars, the Silver Wraith has an indefinable something about it, a delicacy of behaviour, which escapes definition in written words. it is a car for the connoisseur in cars'.

Source - Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Cabriolet
Year	1947
Make	Rolls-Royce
Model	Silver Wraith Inskip Cabriolet
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Body / Chassis	Steel body on steel frame
Production Years for Series	1947 - 1959
Weight	4480 lbs \| 2032.1 kg

Engine
Engine Configuration	I
	Flat Head
Cylinders	6
	Solid valve lifters
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	4566.00 cc \| 278.6 cu in. \| 4.6 L.
Compression Ratio	6.4:1
Main Bearings	7
Engine Electronics	12-volt electrical system
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
Block	Cast-iron
Head	Aluminum