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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer

  • Coachwork by Hooper
  • Chassis Number: 23 EM
The original owner of this Silver Ghost was Mathia Astoreca, who maintained homes in London, Paris, and Santiago, Chile. The vehicle was purchased in November of 1923, and Mr. Astoreca requested four-wheel brakes, but since they were not yet available, he was told they would be installed when they became available. Four-wheel brakes were installed around 1925. Mathia's brother owned chassis number JG6, the 1921 Paris Salon car, and it was this car's Million-Guiet cabriolet body that was relocated to the new chassis by London coachbuilders Barker.

Chassis number 23 EM with the Million-Guiet cabriolet coachwork was driven by Astoreca exenextensively in the UK and on the European continent until his passing in January of 1926. It remained with his widow until later in the 1930s.

The Rolls-Royce was discovered in 1972 being used to haul fruit along the waterfront in Valparaíso. Mr. Richard Dye of Santa Barbara, California acquired the vehicle and sold it to Neil Collins of Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Australian craftsman Peter Lamb built a new body for the vehicle, using design specifications from an original car. The inner frame was built of New Zealand Beachwood, covered in outer panels of aluminum. The recreation of the Hooper Tourer body took two years to complete, and after the work was done, the car was sold to a new owner in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Raymond Lippiatt acquired the vehicle in 1994 and immediately had the vehicle service, including work on the engine and brakes. It was sold in 1999 to Matthew Sysak of Pennsylvania. The engine was completely rebuilt around 2005 with new cam followers, valve guides, pistons, an exhaust cut-out, and a new gas tank, as well as installing an overdrive unit and new gears for the transmission.

In 2009, the vehicle was driven on a Rolls-Royce tour in South Africa.

The car entered new ownership, and in 2016, was brought to RM Sotheby's Arizona auction, and sold to new owners.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2021
It was the 40/50 horsepower model of 1907-25 that established Rolls-Royce as 'the best car made in the world.' Factory manager Claude Johnson built one with sterling silver trim, ordered a Barker touring body painted silver, and drove that car 15,000 trouble-free miles. To a very impressed public, all 40/50's became 'Silver Ghosts.'

The pioneering inline-six grew from 7.0 to 7.4 liters in 1909. The suspension and transmission were revised and electric starting was standardized after WWI. Four-wheel brakes arrived in mid-1924 (in Britain, but not America), along with a gearbox-driven friction servo.

In November 1923, Mathias Astoreca, purchased No. 23 EM. His brother owned a cabriolet with coachwork by Million-Guiet. Mathias had the Barker coachworks swap that body onto his new chassis and drove it extensively until his passing in 1926. His widow then shipped the car to Santiago, Chile where its history is unclear until 1972. It was found as a stripped and rusted hulk that had been used to haul fruit on the Valparaiso waterfront.

2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $275,000-USD $350,000 
Sale Price :
USD $231,000

1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

(Data based on Model Year 1923 sales)
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Limousine Coachwork by Windovers
Chassis#: 28 LK
Sold for USD$118,702
  2024 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer by Merrimac
Chassis#: 395 XH
Sold for USD$297,000
  2022 RM Sothebys : The Hershey Auction
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Salamanca by Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work
Chassis#: 301KG
Sold for USD$235,200
  2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost image  1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost image  
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 'Piccadilly' Roadster
Chassis#: 82LK
Sold for USD$117,600
  2018 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction
 
1923 Rolls Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost 'Salamanca'
Chassis#: 112 JH
Sold for USD$202,022
  2018 Bonhams : Beaulieu Sale
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster
Chassis#: 318XH
Sold for USD$385,000
  2018 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale, Az.
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Riviera Town Car by Brewster
Chassis#: 390XH
Sold for USD$307,500
  2017 RM Sotheby's : Icons
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Project
Chassis#: 398XM
Sold for USD$57,218
  2017 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster by Merrimac
Chassis#: 367XH
Sold for USD$291,500
  2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall
Chassis#: 77JH
Sold for USD$330,000
  2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Cabriolet de Ville
Chassis#: 35NK
Sold for USD$144,938
  2016 H & H Auctions - Imperial War Museum-Duxford
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Tourer in the style of Hooper
Chassis#: 23 EM
Sold for USD$231,000
  2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake
Chassis#: 107EM
Sold for USD$183,166
  2015 H & H RREC Burghley House
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shooting Brake
Chassis#: 107EM
Sold for USD$274,434
  2014 H&H Auctions : RREC Rockingham Castle
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Cabriolet de Ville
Chassis#: 35NK
Sold for USD$132,000
  2013 Mecum Auctions - Monterey
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer
Chassis#: 332XH
Sold for USD$233,200
  2013 Bonhams - Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost 'AX 201' Roi-de-Belges Recreation
Chassis#: 30 PK
Sold for USD$265,910
  2010 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London
 
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Salamanca Body
Chassis#: 301KG
Sold for USD$225,000
  2009 Leake Auctions - Houston - Annual Leake Auto Auction - Reliant Center
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1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost ‘Salamanca'
Chassis#: 112 JH
Sold for USD$193,038
  2009 Bonhams - Goodwood Revival, Chichester, Sussex
 
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Oxford Touring Car
Chassis#: 80JH
Sold for USD$161,000
  2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia
 

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts That Failed To Sell At Auction

1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost Tilbury Landaulette370HH2023 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival $120,000$180,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer314XH2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia $200,000$300,000
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 40/50 Tourer55PK2017 H & H Auctions Imperial War MuseumDuxford $120,000$150,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost Barrel-Sided Tourer22NK2015 Gooding & Company Arizona $500,000$700,000
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Oxford Seven-Passenger Touring by Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work107JH2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions$190,000$200,000$275,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Tourer22NK2011 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars & Motorcycles $375,000$475,000
1923 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer79JH2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco$115,000$150,000$200,000

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