1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith news, pictures, and information

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LWB Mulliner Limousine
Coachwork: Mulliner
Chassis Num: 7356

This automobile is a H.J. Mulliner Style #7356 Touring Limo and was originally purchased by Mrs. Grace Vreeland Brown of San Marino, CA. The current owner is the second owner. The car had an 18-month restoration, completed in 2003.

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This beautiful vehicle has coachwork by Hooper in a Limousine body style.

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Drop Head Coupe

An astonishingly well preserved example finished in Shell Grey lacquer as first supplied and re-trimmed in Stone Connolly hides in 1984, this most impressive convertible, constructed on the long wheelbase formal limousine chassis, has traveled a total of 22,639 miles since delivery to its first owner for his wife, the famed silent screen actress Norma Talmadge. It was fitted to her order with air conditioning, power operated top, electric window lifts and a unique detachable second windscreen for the rear seat passengers, all of which remains with the car along with its original books, tools, copy of the factory history and a scrapbook showing photos of the car when new. As a late specimen, it was supplied with the same high-performance powerplant as the legendary S-1 continentals of the era. This example is one of four built.

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

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