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1926 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST PERMANENT TOP LANDAULETTE
COACHWORK BY BREWSTER
Chassis No. S300PL
Engine No. 22005
Black highlighted with canework and grey broadcloth interior
Engine: six cylinder, 7,428cc, side valves, 65bhp at 1,250rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic leaf springs, rear, cantilever. Left hand drive.
Representing the last full year of Springfield Silver Ghost production, S300PL was delivered to its first owner, F.W. McMillan, Plaza Hotel, New York City on October 11th, 1926. His monogram still appears on the rear doors of the Brewster body. Through the years S300PL has been owned by a number of well-known Rolls-Royce enthusiasts who appreciated the car for its originality and including Dr. James Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Roger Morrison of Salina, Kansas, Bill Howell of Oklahoma City and the late B. Paul Moser of Santa Barbara, California.
A prominent Silver Ghost expert has examined the car and declared it very original and authentic both mechanically and cosmetically. Especially fascinating and indicative of the high level of Brewster coachbuilding prowess is the original hand-painted canework applied to the passenger compartment. While the body style and details very closely resemble a Chatsworth town car, Rolls-Royce of America records do not note the body style other than to call it a "permanent top town landaulet". This has prompted one very knowledgeable former owner's research to conclude that the car is a one-off special based on the Chatsworth town car design.
COACHWORK BY BREWSTER
Chassis No. S300PL
Engine No. 22005
Black highlighted with canework and grey broadcloth interior
Engine: six cylinder, 7,428cc, side valves, 65bhp at 1,250rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic leaf springs, rear, cantilever. Left hand drive.
Representing the last full year of Springfield Silver Ghost production, S300PL was delivered to its first owner, F.W. McMillan, Plaza Hotel, New York City on October 11th, 1926. His monogram still appears on the rear doors of the Brewster body. Through the years S300PL has been owned by a number of well-known Rolls-Royce enthusiasts who appreciated the car for its originality and including Dr. James Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Roger Morrison of Salina, Kansas, Bill Howell of Oklahoma City and the late B. Paul Moser of Santa Barbara, California.
A prominent Silver Ghost expert has examined the car and declared it very original and authentic both mechanically and cosmetically. Especially fascinating and indicative of the high level of Brewster coachbuilding prowess is the original hand-painted canework applied to the passenger compartment. While the body style and details very closely resemble a Chatsworth town car, Rolls-Royce of America records do not note the body style other than to call it a "permanent top town landaulet". This has prompted one very knowledgeable former owner's research to conclude that the car is a one-off special based on the Chatsworth town car design.