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The Pavilion Gardens
St John's Road, Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6BE
St John's Road, Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6BE
Motor Car Sale
Wednesday 28th November 2018
1927 ROLLS ROYCE 20hp
Restoration Project
Registration No:UT 1943
Chassis No:GUJ16
MOT: Exempt
- Supplied new to C.J. Philips Esq whose family kept the car until the late 1940s when it was acquired by Lt J. Roger Gratz of Charleston Air Force Base
- Repatriated by the Real Car Co and sold to the vendor's late father in 1990 for £13,000
- Some £11,000 spent on the car since then including engine work by Brunts of Silverdale
Further Info:
Supplied new to C.J. Philips Esq, chassis GUJ16 remained in his family until after World War Two. Laid-up by his widow in 1937, the Rolls-Royce passed to her nephew, Mr Blount, some eight years later who recommissioned it. Christened the 'Queen Mary' and used for school run duties during the late 1940s, the 20hp was subsequently bought by Lt. J. Roger Gratz of Charleston Air Force Base from Adams & Oliver of Great Geddings in 1957 / 1958 and shipped across The Pond.
Originally finished in Pastel Blue with Blue leather upholstery, chassis GUJ16 was repatriated by renowned marque specialists The Real Car Company during 1990 and sold to the vendor's late father that same year for £13,000. Still wearing the remains of its original Park Ward four-door, six-light saloon coachwork (body number 3017) and retaining its factory-fitted powerplant (engine number N9N), the 20hp was in need of total restoration. Having had the ash frame restored by Alwyn R. Lee Coachbuilder of Waters Upton, Shropshire, sundry panel work carried out and the engine partially overhauled by Brunts of Silverdale etc, the vendor's late father ran out of steam with the project. Kept garaged on axle stands, this handsome Rolls-Royce is surely worthy of completion.
Accompanying parts include:
Petrol tank
Engine (on stand)
Gearbox
Dashboard
Ignition switch plate
Headlamps
Carburettor
Various ancillaries
Old number plates
A history file also comes with the car which includes an old-style blue and white V5 registration document
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