This very impressive 1924 Ghost is an early Springfield-built, Willoughby-bodied Pickwick Town car. In superb running order, it will be driven to the auction from Somerset.The heart of the Silver Ghost was its magnificent engine, a 7,036cc (later 7,428cc) side-valve six equipped with seven-bearing crankshaft and pressure lubrication. The ..
1924
Rolls-Royce
40/50hp Silver Ghost Springfield Pickwick Limousine
Le Grafton Cyclecar - Construit à l'origine pour rendre hommage aux constructeurs amateurs de cyclecars des premiers temps de l'automobile. Il n'a pas besoin d'être présenté à ceux qui connaissent l'histoire de sa construction, mais pour ceux qui ne la connaissent pas encore, il faut savoir que l'année 1994 a été marquée par l'organisation d'un ..
A super vintage saloon in lovely original condition and mechanically very good throughout.Previously a manufacturer of proprietary engines, Crossley Brothers Ltd. of Manchester built their first motor car in 1904, however the first Crossley to make any impact was the A W Reeves-designed 20hp, introduced in 1910. The model was taken up by ..
Prepared in Paris by renowned Rolls-Royce racer, James Radley, for the late King Mohammed V of Morocco, this fabulous Carrosserie-bodied Phantom has been subject to a recently finished, no expense spared, long-term restoration that started in 1985.Following the hugely successful 18-year production run of the Silver Ghost, Rolls-Royce was ..
Supplied new to the UK, subject to a 25-year restoration and one of a few North American cars with English coachwork to survive.The McLaughlin Motor Company’s place at the very dawn of motoring is a fascinating, little known story of one of the few car makers who literally started with horse power. Founded by Irish émigré Robert McLaughli..
Vauxhall's baby touring car of the 1920s range, this exciting project 14-40 is ripe for restoration.Prior to 1925, when Vauxhall was taken over by General Motors, the company was renowned for producing handsome, finely engineered cars that put it on a par with Bentley or Sunbeam. Laurence Pomeroy's tenure as Chief Engineer saw the firm pr..
Offered from a prominent UK-Collection, this older restored 3-litre presents well. Quality Bentley motoring at a very sensible guide.This Bentley 3-Litre, number '#1079', was completed in April 1925 on the 'Standard Long' chassis and first owned by one Guy Dutton. Initially registered as 'PE 2667', the car was bodied by H. J. Mulliner wit..
The subject of an older restoration, this delightfully-presented Sunbeam Enclosed Limousine has been in the same ownership for 20-years. Running and driving well, the car will be driven to auction.An extract from an advertisement placed by Sunbeam in the Illustrated London News on 21st June 1930. 'In no other class of car is choice..
Fully restored in the past, this is a fine, large-engined Vintage car in excellent running order and fitted with very rare coachwork.The 20/60 was considered by many to be far superior to the Rolls Royce 20hp at a chassis price some 25% less, and it is recorded that Henry Royce communicated from his home in Le Canadel in the South of Fran..
This elegant Landaulet-bodied, 30hp is powered by Lanchester's own 4,496cc 8-cylinder engine - quality vintage motoring.After the first World War, Lanchester adopted a single model policy and the Forty was re-introduced with a 6.2-litre overhead-cam engine in unit with a 3-speed gearbox still using epicyclic gears and a worm-drive rear ax..