Was in Penrith and this pulled up.

Im not into cars really but this turned up out of the blue and found it fascinating

.A Rolls SIlver ghost i think. Wife took photos on her phone camera. A few more photos in my albums under Rolls.

Magnificent does not even come close......what a marvellous car..

Edited By John Stevenson on 15/06/2017 10:43:02

John, that's the engine cooling system.

Steve

Yep, couldn't afford the spokes for the spare wheel! Very impressive (excuse the pun) door and body pressings for the time. I note he didn't have the windscreen straps on, so perhaps not going on a long trip.
BobH - 2CV van owner !

Given the age & production numbers, more likely to be panel beaten I think.

Looks absolutely immaculate. Somewhat envious.

Regards

Richard - 2CV Charleston owner

Wow, what a jewel !

I remember seeing a Rolls similar to that for sale for ten thousand dollars at the Rose Bowl swap meet in California back in 1970. There was also a gull wing Mercedes for sale for fourteen thousand at the car show held on my High School's football field the same year. If one could only have speculated their future value and desirability in todays world.

Reminds me a bit of a RR 20hp tourer owned by a friend of my father. Like most RR's it could be started without using the starter. The reason given, I am told, was that when 'sir' was departing from the club, the noise of a starter motor, or the need to turn a crank handle to start the engine, was not deemed 'seemly'. The process apparently was that, while waiting for his master, the chauffeur would carefully turn the crank handle a few times with the ignition turned off to prime each cylinder, then make sure No. 1 piston was not far past tdc. When 'sir' arrived, the ignition was switched on, and the advance/retard lever on the steering column rapidly moved to full retard and back which would introduce a spark on the spark plugs in the primed cylinders. The engine would spring into life and away they would go.

I saw this demonstrated a number times on the RR 20hp tourer mentioned above. It seemed to work about 4 times out of 5, which is still pretty impressive.

Looks like AX 201 a 1907 40/50 Silver Ghost built in Manchester, now owned by Bentley Motors in Crewe. Reputably the most valuable car in the world.

Jonathan

As no more as no more than a silly question, if you owned it would you actually use it??????

A story you won't believe , about 1960 drove my moggie to a club rally held in Malvern, I stopped at a garage on the bank of the R Avon it resembled an old coaching inn with a courtyard type stable/Garage units. The attendant looked at my vehicle and said "you into old cars.? I had a bloke done a runner owing garage rental of £150 , my solicitor says I can sell it to get my money back he unlocked a door revealing a type 35 Bugatti it's yours if you want it.

Being the weekend, 150 miles from home, in days before I had bank account or credit card I could do nothing but weep. I did say you would not believe it but it really is true.

John Stevenson :- If you look closely the bonnet is folded over to the near side. It has been lifted to show the engine off.

Gary

Despite this being a 'deprived constituency', I've seen Mercedes convertibles, hot rods, Overfinch and Revere Range Rovers in this street in recent weeks.

Geoff

A pal of mine obtained a couple of XK120 Jaguars in similar circumstances about five years ago. All he had to do was remove them from the garage where they had been left, within three days.

Phil

Edited By Phil P on 15/06/2017 17:14:49

When my dad was much younger than I am, he saw some local wide boys trying to bump-start a Vincent HRD Rapide. He asked if they had changed the valves and they had. he guessed that hadn't ground down the valves to match the push rod wear (I think that was the problem) and offered them a scrap price for it. they said yes as they were on the verge of throwing it in the docks.

He did it up, but ended up selling it when I arrived

A few years ago I tracked it down in an old issue of the Vincent Owners club newsletter -- it had ended up in the hands of their chairman.

Neil

In 1960 I lived on a farm in Devon for six months, as a thirteen year old I was in heaven, what a great life, used to help the farmer with milking there were a dozen cows which we milked by hand. During my stay there the farmer acquired a new car which was a 1920's Rolls Royce saloon, it was not in concours condition but because the boot lid opened and formed a level platform he found it ideal for carrying his milk churns on the opened lid. Every day he drove up the lane with the churns to leave them for the dairy Lorry to collect. He was regarded by his peers as somewhat eccentric before he acquired his Roller but more so afterwards.

Dave

This must belong to a farmer. They keep telling me they can't afford new cars.