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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.
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 | |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Cabriolet Chassis#: WVA63 Sold for USD$242,000 2017 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction | |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith1947 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH CONVERTIBLE BY FRANAY Chassis#: WVA63 Sold for USD$231,000 2015 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale | |
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 | |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Drophead Coupe Chassis#: WVA63 Sold for USD$165,000 2011 Automobiles of Arizona by RM Auctions | |
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.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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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 Convertible | WYA26 | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $500,000 | $500,000 | $750,000 |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Convertible | WYA26 | 2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Cabriolet by Franay | WVA63 | 2014 RM Auctions Amelia Island | $210,000 | $300,000 | $375,000 |
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 4¼-Litre Sports Saloon | WVA74 | 2010 Bonhams Royal Mirage, Dubai | $90,000 | $130,000 |
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