Description
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
9th October, 2024 13:00
1931 Rolls-Royce 20/ 25 Special
Estimate
£12, 000 - £15, 000
Registration No: OG 9864
Chassis No: GOS23
MOT: Exempt
Good looking Rolls Special based upon a 1931 registered 20/ 25 rolling chassis, incorporating Harry Rose body (well known in Bentley 'Special' circles)
Well on its way to completion and certainly an outstanding opportunity to acquire a very attractive Rolls Special
Described as 'built to a high standard and with all the ‘hard work’ done'.
Paperwork file includes the vendor’s ‘snagging list’ of work required and also a list of works already completed etc.
With a sensible reserve, 'OG' is a ‘straightforward project with potential’ and worthy of consideration
Rolls-Royce introduced the 20/ 25 in 1929 as a successor to the outgoing 20. Though the newcomer was primarily aimed at owner drivers, many examples were nevertheless sold to customers with chauffeurs. Power came from an enlarged version of the straight-six unit used in the 20. Now of 3, 699cc, it made for swifter acceleration and a higher top speed of up to 75mph. Bodywork for the 20/ 25, was to the taste of each individual customer, and Freestone & Webb, Gurney Nutting, Park Ward, Thrupp & Maberly, Mulliner and Hooper were among the many coachbuilders selected to clothe these fine motorcars. Nearly 4, 000 20/ 25 chassis were ultimately produced, making it the company’s best-selling model between the wars. The 20/ 25 was the ideal platform to build 'Specials' with an individual builder's creative stamp, in the vein of the coach-builders of the day.
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