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1912 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST
LONDON-TO-EDINBURGH TOURER
COACHWORK BY WILKINSON & SONS
Chassis No. 2079
Engine No. 126
Red with biscuit leather interior
Engine: six cylinder, 7,328cc, side valves, 55bhp at 1,000rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic springs, rear, cantilever springs. Right hand drive.
If there is a most desirable model within the Silver Ghost range it certainly has to be the long, low, sleek and fast London-to-Edinburgh cars, whose name comes from genuine achievement on race course and road rather than from any clever advertising slogan.
The first London-to-Edinburgh machine, Silver Ghost No. 1701, was built to challenge the record between those two cities which had been set by S.F. Edge in a Napier. Edge's car had made the entire run without changing down from top gear, squeezing 19.35 miles per gallon for the trip. The Napier was then taken to the Brooklands race track where Edge achieved a top speed of 76.42mph.
The Rolls-Royce challenger differed from regular production chassis by using a larger carburettor, a slightly larger flywheel and a modestly higher engine compression resulting in a 55bhp rating. It also boasted a feature which would be seen on all subsequent Silver Ghosts; cantilever rear springs.
Ernest Hives, later Lord Hives, drove the route between the English and Scottish capitals in high gear, the Rolls-Royce establishing a superior performance to the Napier while using less fuel at 24.32mph. His Brooklands run also pipped the Napier at 78.26 miles per hour.
Based on these results, Rolls-Royce decided to offer a limited number of London-to-Edinburgh duplicates to the public. The body styling followed that of 1701 and the coachwork contracted to Holmes of Derby. This car carries a replica of the Holmes body by the well-respected firm of Wilkinson & sons. Further confirming the origin of the chassis as a London-to-Edinburgh car, the original factory Chassis Card reads: 'Build duplicate of Chassis 1701, London to Edinburgh type".
As further evidence of its authenticity as a duplicate of 1701, this is one of the very few chassis built with underslung springs and one of three survivors with this feature. Marque specialists believe that perhaps six of these cars were built with this particular suspension method.
The appearance of this car is dramatic and eye-catching and it carries the correct array of equipment and accessories for an L-to-E car. This includes a double Elliott speedometer, a complete set of C.A.V. electric lamps and a dual instrument switching box. Both a Boa Constrictor and an electric Klaxon horn are affixed to the car, it has a complete set of spring gaiters and for touring it is equipped with a trunk rack and a period wicker trunk.
This motorcar was originally ordered by Captain Walter Dunkels of Hyde Park Gardens in London on September 20, 1912. It passed through the hands of a number of subsequent owners in England, then found its way to America where it was owned by several Rolls-Royce collectors and enthusiasts in the east and midwest including Larry Beals of Massachusetts, Thomas McKean of Philadelphia, Harold Dyer of Climax, Michigan, Dr. Joseph Levin of Cincinnati and, more recently, well-known Silver Ghost exponent Millard Newman of Florida who ordered the replica body built, and the late Rick Carroll, from whom Mr. Lutgert acquired the car.
This is a thoroughly striking and desirable motorcar with sporting performance which belies its age. It has received a National First Place judging award from the Antique Automobile Club of America and is ready to tour or display with pleasure and pride.
LONDON-TO-EDINBURGH TOURER
COACHWORK BY WILKINSON & SONS
Chassis No. 2079
Engine No. 126
Red with biscuit leather interior
Engine: six cylinder, 7,328cc, side valves, 55bhp at 1,000rpm; Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptic springs, rear, cantilever springs. Right hand drive.
If there is a most desirable model within the Silver Ghost range it certainly has to be the long, low, sleek and fast London-to-Edinburgh cars, whose name comes from genuine achievement on race course and road rather than from any clever advertising slogan.
The first London-to-Edinburgh machine, Silver Ghost No. 1701, was built to challenge the record between those two cities which had been set by S.F. Edge in a Napier. Edge's car had made the entire run without changing down from top gear, squeezing 19.35 miles per gallon for the trip. The Napier was then taken to the Brooklands race track where Edge achieved a top speed of 76.42mph.
The Rolls-Royce challenger differed from regular production chassis by using a larger carburettor, a slightly larger flywheel and a modestly higher engine compression resulting in a 55bhp rating. It also boasted a feature which would be seen on all subsequent Silver Ghosts; cantilever rear springs.
Ernest Hives, later Lord Hives, drove the route between the English and Scottish capitals in high gear, the Rolls-Royce establishing a superior performance to the Napier while using less fuel at 24.32mph. His Brooklands run also pipped the Napier at 78.26 miles per hour.
Based on these results, Rolls-Royce decided to offer a limited number of London-to-Edinburgh duplicates to the public. The body styling followed that of 1701 and the coachwork contracted to Holmes of Derby. This car carries a replica of the Holmes body by the well-respected firm of Wilkinson & sons. Further confirming the origin of the chassis as a London-to-Edinburgh car, the original factory Chassis Card reads: 'Build duplicate of Chassis 1701, London to Edinburgh type".
As further evidence of its authenticity as a duplicate of 1701, this is one of the very few chassis built with underslung springs and one of three survivors with this feature. Marque specialists believe that perhaps six of these cars were built with this particular suspension method.
The appearance of this car is dramatic and eye-catching and it carries the correct array of equipment and accessories for an L-to-E car. This includes a double Elliott speedometer, a complete set of C.A.V. electric lamps and a dual instrument switching box. Both a Boa Constrictor and an electric Klaxon horn are affixed to the car, it has a complete set of spring gaiters and for touring it is equipped with a trunk rack and a period wicker trunk.
This motorcar was originally ordered by Captain Walter Dunkels of Hyde Park Gardens in London on September 20, 1912. It passed through the hands of a number of subsequent owners in England, then found its way to America where it was owned by several Rolls-Royce collectors and enthusiasts in the east and midwest including Larry Beals of Massachusetts, Thomas McKean of Philadelphia, Harold Dyer of Climax, Michigan, Dr. Joseph Levin of Cincinnati and, more recently, well-known Silver Ghost exponent Millard Newman of Florida who ordered the replica body built, and the late Rick Carroll, from whom Mr. Lutgert acquired the car.
This is a thoroughly striking and desirable motorcar with sporting performance which belies its age. It has received a National First Place judging award from the Antique Automobile Club of America and is ready to tour or display with pleasure and pride.