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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Touring Limousine

  • Coachwork by Hooper
  • Chassis Number: WVA52
This car is one of the first chassis produced when automobile production resumed after the war. Rolls-Royce adapted their pre-war model with an updated engine and suspension. The Silver Wraith was the last Rolls-Royce to be built as a chassis with the body and interior built to customer specifications by one of a number of coachbuilders. Work was started on WVA52 in January, 1947. The chassis was tested and turned over to Hooper for construction of a 'Touring Limousine' body in June 6, 1947, Hooper design #8035. The completed car was tested two days before Christmas, 1947, and delivered to its first owner on January 15, 1948. The first owner, the Honorable Walter Roch, Esq., was a Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire from 1908 to 1918 and a respected barrister who, by this time had retired to his estate in Monmouthshire.

The body is a close-coupled limousine in a style popular at the time. Delivered with an electric divider and a sunroof over the front seat, it also was ordered with a radio with hidden antenna, picnic tables, bar, a rear window shade, a removable vanity mirror, and a rare electrically operated driver's window.

The car was returned to Rolls-Royce in February, 1958, for major work. At that time the engine was replaced with one from WYA31 and the car was repainted and the upholstery was replaced with leather. Recent work includes an entirely rebuilt engine, paint and upholstery.

The overhead valve four-and-a-quarter litre engine is capable of speeds over 85 miles an hour on the highway. The transmission has 4 speeds with the top three gears synchronized for easy shifting. The large steering wheel helps compensate for the heavy steering and the drum brakes are both servo assisted at the front and mechanical on the rear wheels. There are hydraulic shock absorbers on all four wheels and a central chassis lubrication system. This short wheelbase car is 17 feet 2 inches long.

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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith

(Data based on Model Year 1947 sales)
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Coupé Sport Saloon par Freestone & Webb
Chassis#: WVA74
Sold for USD$92,156
  2022 Artcurial : Retromobile
 
1947 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH TOURING LIMOUSINE COACHWORK BY HOOPER
Chassis#: WVA38
Sold for USD$47,040
  2021 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours dElegance Online Auction
 
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Convertible
Sold for USD$700,000
  2021 Mecum : Glendale
 
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Drophead Coupe by Inskip
Chassis#: WZB36
Sold for USD$561,000
  2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Cabriolet
Chassis#: WVA63
Sold for USD$242,000
  2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction
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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith1947 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH CONVERTIBLE BY FRANAY
Chassis#: WVA63
Sold for USD$231,000
  2015 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale
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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Drophead Coupe
Sold for USD$264,000
  2013 Worldwide Auctions - Auburn
 
1947 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH DROPHEAD COUPE
Chassis#: WVA63
Sold for USD$220,000
  2013 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale
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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Drophead Coupe
Chassis#: WVA63
Sold for USD$165,000
  2011 Automobiles of Arizona by RM Auctions
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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 'Park Ward' Saloon
Chassis#: WTA81
Sold for USD$63,337
  2009 Shannons Auctions - 2009 Melbourne International Motorshow Auction
 
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Sports Saloon with Division
Chassis#: WYA 78
Sold for USD$31,768
  2003 Bonhams - Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars & Related Automobilia
 

Rolls-Royce Silver Wraiths That Failed To Sell At Auction

1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Convertible 2021 Mecum : Kissimmee$475,000$600,000$700,000
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Convertible 2020 Mecum : Indy   
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip Convertible 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee   
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Inskip ConvertibleWYA262019 Mecum : Monterey$500,000$500,000$750,000
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith ConvertibleWYA262016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $1,250,000$2,000,000
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Cabriolet by FranayWVA632014 RM Auctions Amelia Island$210,000$300,000$375,000
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 4¼-Litre Sports SaloonWVA742010 Bonhams Royal Mirage, Dubai $90,000$130,000

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1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Vehicle Profiles

1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Saloon
Coachwork: W. M. Meredith & Sons
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Touring Limousine
Coachwork: Hooper
Chassis #: WVA52
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Drophead Coupe
Coachwork: Franay
Chassis #: WVA63
Engine #: W 148 A
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Cabriolet
Coachwork: Inskip
Chassis #: WZB36
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Sedanca DeVille
Coachwork: Mulliner
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith vehicle information
Sedanca Coupe
Coachwork: Saoutchik
Chassis #: WTA45