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1920 | Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost

Restored Alpine Eagle Speed model with known history from new

340 481 €
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Description

  • 1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost for sale

  • Desirable Alpine Eagle Speed Model

  • Extensive history and original engine

  • Fresh from restoration with marque specialist AJ Glew Ltd

Beautifully finished in grey with a contrasting red interior, this extremely handsome Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost is one of the highly desirable Alpine Eagle Speed Models. 

Its extensive history file documents its early days in impressive detail. Ordered on 24 March 1919, chassis number 10CW was ‘received on test’ on 21 February 1920. It was then dispatched to JB Ferguson, which was based on Chichester Street in the centre of Belfast. Founded by Joseph Bell Ferguson – brother of tractor pioneer Harry – the company was, according to a 1921 article in the Belfast News Letter, the sole distributor for Rolls-Royce in Ireland. 

It was also a coachbuilder that bodied a number of 40/50hp chassis, and it duly fitted four-seater tourer coachwork to 10CW. On 23 November 1920, the car was delivered to its first owner – a JH McGugan, who was also based in Belfast. It was sold the following year to a Mr Sandford, and then to a Mr Langford, both of whom lived in London. 

The chassis cards for 10CW note that it was sent to the Rolls-Royce Cricklewood depot on various occasions during this period, including a visit in August 1921 for routine engine servicing. 

The Silver Ghost was then shipped to the US via the SS Missouri, a note on the chassis cards suggesting that this happened in August 1922. Records held by the Rolls-Royce Foundation show that, in 1932, it was sold by LI Dimm to Al Gross of Long Island, and that at some point it was fitted with a ‘sedan limousine’ body that was built by the Brooks-Ostruk company of West 66th Street in New York. 

The Rolls-Royce was later stored for more than 40 years in an open-fronted barn before being rescued in 1977 by marque enthusiast Arthur Knapp. Although he didn’t embark upon a restoration, Knapp saved the car from further deterioration and it was eventually bought by Malcolm Tucker in November 2007. 

In an article for the RREC’s Silver Ghost Register in November 2013, Tucker wrote: ‘The condition of 10CW reflected the time the car spent at the mercy of the Mid-West weather; scorching summers and icy winters. The Brooks-Ostruk body had suffered badly … the aluminium panelling was corroded badly, and the steel wings were disappearing fast. The doors and main body frame had stood up well, however. The chassis and mechanical components appeared to have avoided serious corrosion, and were at least 95 per cent complete.’

The car was brought back to the UK and a full restoration was started in March 2008 by Mike Knowles of Ro-Ben. Due to Knowles’s ill-health, the work was taken over by AJ Glew in September 2013. A close replica of the original Ferguson body was built by Western Coachworks, while Trevor Hirst of Christchurch fabricated a new set of wings and bonnet sides. The Silver Ghost retained its original engine (J171) and was given the UK registration number RR-7492 in March 2016, following a painstaking restoration that had cost more than £230,000.

More recently, AJ Glew carried out a further round of restoration work after the car had suffered an accident, with the result that this Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost is being offered for sale in exceptional condition throughout. With its engineering pedigree and effortless performance, it is rightly considered to be one of the finest – if not the finest  – cars of its time.

Détails du véhicule

Données du véhicule

Marque
Rolls-Royce
Série de modèles
Silver Ghost
Modèle
40/50 HP Silver Ghost
Date immatriculation
Non fourni
Année
1920
Kilométrage (compteur)
Non fourni
Numéro d'identification du véhicule
Non fourni
Numéro de moteur
Non fourni
Numéro de Transmission
Non fourni
Numéros correspondants
Non
Nombre de propriétaires
Non fourni

Détails techniques

Type de carrosserie
Cabriolet (Routière)
Puissance (kW/CV)
55/75
Cylindrée (cm³)
7428
Cylindres
6
Portes
3
Volant
Droite
Boîte de vitesse
Boîte manuelle
Vitesses
Non fourni
Traction
Arrière
Frein avant
À tambour
Frein arrière
À tambour
Carburant
Essence

Configuration individuelle

Couleur extérieure
Gris
Couleur intérieure
Rouge
Matériel intérieur
Cuir

État, immatriculation, documentation

Expertise disponible
Immatriculé
Prêt à conduire

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