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1932 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25HP LIMOUSINE
COACHWORK BY HOOPER & CO. COACHBUILDERS, Body No. 7597
Registration No. KY 2705
Chassis No. GKT 34
Engine No. G 6 D
Brown over cream with, fawn interior
Engine: straight-six, 3699cc overhead valves; Gearbox: four speed manual with side change and synchromesh on top ratios; Suspension: beam front, live rear with semi elliptic leaf springs front and rear; Brakes: four-wheel mechanically-operated servo-assisted drum. Right hand drive.
In 1929, Rolls-Royce decided to update its successful small horsepower model, the Twenty, with a modest increase in engine swept volume, to become the 20/25. In this guise it lost none of its now-legendary mechanical refinement and poise, while offering enhanced top-gear performance and all-round liveliness. It served the company admirably in the difficult depression years, continuing to appeal to the well-off private owner-driver and to those who still preferred the services of a professional driver. The chassis provided an excellent basis for elegant formal coachwork, which coachbuilders such as Barker, Park Ward and Hooper readily supplied.
GKT 34 is a perfect example of one of Hooper's popular limousine designs which was first presented at the Olympia Motor Show in 1932. Of upright and formal design, it features seating for six persons, including two patent Hooper occasional seats, sliding division, a tool drawer beneath the driver's front bench seat and an opening windscreen.
Ordered in April 1932, the full history of this charming Rolls-Royce is known. Recorded on the factory build sheets, it was purchased new by C.T. Lyles of Dewsbury, kept for 5 years, and sold to W.A.H. King of London. Post-war it was owned by R.P. Sherry M.B.I.E. in 1945, then Lt. F.M. Flynn in 1957 before being acquired four years later by the former owner the Vicar of Southwick, a small village in Hampshire which was privately owned by the Barthwick Naughton family.
By the early 1970s the car was no longer in use, and stood in a dilapidated condition. It was purchased by the present owner, moving to the Vicarage of another parish, and was subsequently submitted for a comprehensive restoration by Church Green Engineering, being completed in 1982.
Since this time, the Rolls has seen sparing use by its private owners, but has always been kept in a heated garage and regularly run. The paintwork and interior both show very limited signs of age, as in general the restoration has worn very well, and presents in very tidy order.
A current MoT and road fund licence are offered with the car, together with copies of the standard factory build sheets, and its Hooper coachwork design (number 5002).
An attractive car, its light paintwork scheme and well appointed interior offer commodious seating for six persons, and would provide a usable entry for the multitude of Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts club events.
COACHWORK BY HOOPER & CO. COACHBUILDERS, Body No. 7597
Registration No. KY 2705
Chassis No. GKT 34
Engine No. G 6 D
Brown over cream with, fawn interior
Engine: straight-six, 3699cc overhead valves; Gearbox: four speed manual with side change and synchromesh on top ratios; Suspension: beam front, live rear with semi elliptic leaf springs front and rear; Brakes: four-wheel mechanically-operated servo-assisted drum. Right hand drive.
In 1929, Rolls-Royce decided to update its successful small horsepower model, the Twenty, with a modest increase in engine swept volume, to become the 20/25. In this guise it lost none of its now-legendary mechanical refinement and poise, while offering enhanced top-gear performance and all-round liveliness. It served the company admirably in the difficult depression years, continuing to appeal to the well-off private owner-driver and to those who still preferred the services of a professional driver. The chassis provided an excellent basis for elegant formal coachwork, which coachbuilders such as Barker, Park Ward and Hooper readily supplied.
GKT 34 is a perfect example of one of Hooper's popular limousine designs which was first presented at the Olympia Motor Show in 1932. Of upright and formal design, it features seating for six persons, including two patent Hooper occasional seats, sliding division, a tool drawer beneath the driver's front bench seat and an opening windscreen.
Ordered in April 1932, the full history of this charming Rolls-Royce is known. Recorded on the factory build sheets, it was purchased new by C.T. Lyles of Dewsbury, kept for 5 years, and sold to W.A.H. King of London. Post-war it was owned by R.P. Sherry M.B.I.E. in 1945, then Lt. F.M. Flynn in 1957 before being acquired four years later by the former owner the Vicar of Southwick, a small village in Hampshire which was privately owned by the Barthwick Naughton family.
By the early 1970s the car was no longer in use, and stood in a dilapidated condition. It was purchased by the present owner, moving to the Vicarage of another parish, and was subsequently submitted for a comprehensive restoration by Church Green Engineering, being completed in 1982.
Since this time, the Rolls has seen sparing use by its private owners, but has always been kept in a heated garage and regularly run. The paintwork and interior both show very limited signs of age, as in general the restoration has worn very well, and presents in very tidy order.
A current MoT and road fund licence are offered with the car, together with copies of the standard factory build sheets, and its Hooper coachwork design (number 5002).
An attractive car, its light paintwork scheme and well appointed interior offer commodious seating for six persons, and would provide a usable entry for the multitude of Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts club events.
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