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Named by Autocar magazine as 'the best car in the world' in 1907, the Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost was produced both at the Derby, England, factory from 1907, and from 1921 until 1926 by the Springfield, Massachusetts, factory. The name 'Silver Ghost' originally applied only to one car: chassis number 60551, registered AX 201, to emphasize its smooth, quiet, 'ghost-like' running. The name was taken up by the press, however, and it stuck.
The Silver Ghost sports a 453 cubic-inch straight-6 engine producing approximately 48.6 horsepower, a Royce 2-Jet Type carburetor, 3-speed manual transmission, mechanical rear brakes, live-axle front suspension with semi-elliptical springs and live-axle rear suspension with cantilever leaf springs.
All production was in Derby, England until 1921 when a second plant was opened in Springfield, Massachusetts. Silver Ghost Derby production ended in 1925 with a total production of 6,173 units. Production at the Springfield plant ended in 1926 with 1,701 units produced. After the production of the first 50 of 359 cars in 1925, Springfield switched from building right-hand drive cars to left-hand drive cars in order to enhance its appeal to American consumers.
This example is one of the 'Springfield Ghosts' and was the 31st left-hand drive car produced at the Springfield plant. It was built on the slightly shorter, 144-inch wheelbase as opposed to the 150.5-inch wheelbase. Their drum headlights, tubular bumpers, and left-hand drive for models produced in 1925 and 1926 distinguish them from their English cousins. The Springfield cars are also more uniform in their bodywork, as most of them - unlike this example - were bodied by Brewster.
It is the 31st Ghost to be equipped with left-hand drive, and one of only 46 Pall Mall Tourer bodies produced by the Merrimac Body Company in 1925. Originally used as a demonstration car for the New York City dealership, it was priced at $12,903 and on March 12, 1927, it was sold to Augustin Hardart Sr. of Pelham, NY. His father, Frank and Joseph Horn founded the Horn and Hardart chain of fast food restaurants (Automat) in Philadelphia and New York City. The current owners acquired it in 2013.
The Silver Ghost sports a 453 cubic-inch straight-6 engine producing approximately 48.6 horsepower, a Royce 2-Jet Type carburetor, 3-speed manual transmission, mechanical rear brakes, live-axle front suspension with semi-elliptical springs and live-axle rear suspension with cantilever leaf springs.
All production was in Derby, England until 1921 when a second plant was opened in Springfield, Massachusetts. Silver Ghost Derby production ended in 1925 with a total production of 6,173 units. Production at the Springfield plant ended in 1926 with 1,701 units produced. After the production of the first 50 of 359 cars in 1925, Springfield switched from building right-hand drive cars to left-hand drive cars in order to enhance its appeal to American consumers.
This example is one of the 'Springfield Ghosts' and was the 31st left-hand drive car produced at the Springfield plant. It was built on the slightly shorter, 144-inch wheelbase as opposed to the 150.5-inch wheelbase. Their drum headlights, tubular bumpers, and left-hand drive for models produced in 1925 and 1926 distinguish them from their English cousins. The Springfield cars are also more uniform in their bodywork, as most of them - unlike this example - were bodied by Brewster.
It is the 31st Ghost to be equipped with left-hand drive, and one of only 46 Pall Mall Tourer bodies produced by the Merrimac Body Company in 1925. Originally used as a demonstration car for the New York City dealership, it was priced at $12,903 and on March 12, 1927, it was sold to Augustin Hardart Sr. of Pelham, NY. His father, Frank and Joseph Horn founded the Horn and Hardart chain of fast food restaurants (Automat) in Philadelphia and New York City. The current owners acquired it in 2013.
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1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
(Data based on Model Year 1925 sales)
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Chassis#: S169MK Sold for USD$291,000 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster by Merrimac Chassis#: S369RK Sold for USD$280,000 2019 RM Sothebys : The Guyton Collection | |
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Chassis#: S77LK Sold for USD$550,000 2014 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours | |
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50HP SILVER GHOST ALL WEATHER TOURER Chassis#: S283 PK Sold for USD$308,000 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | |
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Chassis#: S169MK Sold for USD$250,000 2014 Greenwich Concours D'Elegance Auction | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost Salamanca Permanent Chassis#: S242PK Sold for USD$203,500 2013 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach | |
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer Chassis#: S88LK Sold for USD$203,500 2012 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auction | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 20hp Barrel-Sided Open Tourer by Rippon Chassis#: GCK19 Sold for USD$109,092 2010 Coys Auction - Blenheim Palace | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 20hp Sedancalette de Ville Chassis#: GSK55 Sold for USD$47,978 2009 Bonhams - Beaulieu Autojumble, National Motor Museum | |
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Sold for USD$132,000 2009 Automobiles of Arizona | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Rolling Chassis Chassis#: S152MK Sold for USD$49,725 2006 Bonhams - The Frank Cooke Collection | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Rolling Chassis Chassis#: 278 Sold for USD$55,575 2006 Bonhams - The Frank Cooke Collection | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Display Chassis Chassis#: S287PK Sold for USD$58,500 2006 Bonhams - The Frank Cooke Collection | |
1925 Rolls-Royce 45/50hp Silver Ghost Schapandrier-style Tourer Chassis#: 104 EU Sold for USD$164,573 2005 Bonhams - Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia |
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts That Failed To Sell At Auction
1925 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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1925 Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost Berwick Sedan | S298PK | 2016 H & H Auctions Imperial War MuseumDuxford | |||
1925 Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost Berwick Sedan | S298PK | 2015 H & H RREC Burghley House | |||
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE SPRINGFIELD SILVER GHOST RIVIERA TOWNCAR | 390XH | 2015 BarrettJackson Scottsdale | |||
1925 Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost Berwick Sedan | S298PK | 2014 H&H Auctions : RREC Rockingham Castle | |||
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 Dual Cowl Tourer | 62 EU | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 Sedan | S287PK | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50hp Playboy Roadster | S227PL | 2003 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars, Cycles, & Automoblia at RAF Hendon | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST PALL MALL TOURER | 2001 Kruse Auction San Antonio, TX | $81,000 | |||
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST PALL MALL TOURER | 2001 Kruse Auction Scottsdale Arizona | $85,000 |
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