With the world still reeling in the aftermath of World War II, Rolls-Royce and Bentley dusted off and set to work returning to the business of making motorcars. Automobile production stopped in 1940, while the aero engine division sustained the company throughout the war. As much of the workforce and machinery relocated to the aero division in C..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Arizona event, 22 January 2021. Estimate: $200,000 - $250,000 A sophisticated, striking, and rare coachbuilt Silver Cloud IIIOne of 52 left-hand drive examplesDawn Blue over Buff leather interior; dark blue convertible top with Buff top bootAccompanied by copies of origi..
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith by Inskip (1 of 2 Built!)The Silver Wraith presented here is an extraordinary Rolls-Royce, and it should come as no surprise that its first owner was no ordinary man. Born in 1894, Thomas Franklyn Manville Jr., known to all as Tommy, was the heir to the Johns-Manville industrial fortune and a much-publicized..
Odometer reading: TBC MoT expiry date: exempt *UK delivered *Returned from the USA in 2014 *Recent refurbishment Delivered new in the UK, chassis number 'SAE437' subsequently went to the USA from whence it returned in 2014. The car presents very well, having undergone a considerable amount of mechanical work including; rebuilding the fr..
Odometer reading: 94,330 MoT expiry date: exempt *One of the last coachbuilt Rolls-Royces *Previously registered in Canada *Last MoT'd in 2010 Recalling its glamorous Grandes Routières of pre-war days such as the Phantom II Continental, Rolls-Royce's final coachbuilt models - entrusted to the company's in-house coachbuilder Mulliner, Pa..
Odometer reading: n/a MoT expiry date: exempt *Historic British tractor *Singe-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine *Extensively restored in 2017 The Marshall tractor was manufactured by Marshall Sons & Co in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire from 1930 onwards, the name changing to Field-Marshall in 1945 when the company introduced an all-new..
Odometer Reading: Not Applicable MoT Expiry: Exempt *Mobile catering outlet *Featured in Granchester and Call the Midwife *Ford Cologne V6 engine and gearbox *Receipts totalling tens of thousands of pounds on file Fordson was the name under which commercial and agricultural vehicles produced at Ford's Dagenham, Essex plant were marketed..
Odometer reading: TBC MoT expiry date: exempt *The first Rolls-Royce with 'factory' bodywork *Offered from the estate of the late John Hodgson (Alpine Eagle) *An older restoration *Recent front brakes overhaul Introduced in 1949, the Silver Dawn is notable as the first Rolls-Royce to feature 'factory' bodywork, this 'standard steel' coa..
Odometer Reading: 24,090 MoT Expiry: Exempt *Early example *Some history *Said to have good engine and running gear By their very nature many Land Rovers lead a hard life but while some early examples fell by the wayside this December 1948 'lights behind the grille' survivor is a pleasing reminder of the earlier models. The vendor note..
Odometer reading: 65,311 MoT expiry date: 03/11/2021 *Present ownership since 2012 *Complete with original cut crystal glasses *New tyres all round 5,000 miles ago *Brakes overhauled in 2016 Based on the 'Shadow II, the Silver Spirit and the long-wheelbase Silver Spur were announced in the autumn of 1980. Rolls-Royce's familiar and depe..