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BONHAMS AUCTIONS
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Goodwood, Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0PX
Sunday 7th April 2019
Coachwork by Cockshoot
Registration no. not UK registered
Chassis no. WHC14
Replacement for the 25/30hp model, the Wraith retained its predecessor's bore/stroke dimensions for a capacity of 4,257cc but almost every other aspect of its overhead-valve, six-cylinder engine was new, the most obvious difference being the adoption of a superior, cross-flow cylinder head, first seen on the 4¼-Litre Bentley. This extensively revised power unit was mounted in an equally new chassis. Like that of the larger Phantom III, the Wraith's frame featured cruciform bracing and independent front suspension based on a General Motors design. It need hardly be stated that the Wraith improved on its predecessor's already high standards of silence and smoothness, though the benefits of the new engine's extra horsepower were largely offset by heavier coachwork. Sadly, production was curtailed by the outbreak of WW2 after just 491 cars had been built.
This example of the rarest of 1930s Rolls-Royces carries saloon coachwork by Joseph Cockshoot & Co Ltd of Manchester and was sold new to one H Lomax of Hale, Cheshire. As evidenced by the State of Illinois title on file, the car resided in the USA for many years with one Lambert Domas (its owner since June of 1976), from whom it was purchased for the vendor's private collection some time ago. Irish registered since 1999, the car is offered with copy chassis cards, copy handbook, a quantity of Illinois registration paperwork, and sundry invoices for parts and minor works.
FOOTNOTES
- Replacement for the 25/30hp model, the Wraith retained its predecessor's bore/stroke dimensions for a capacity of 4,257cc but almost every other aspect of its overhead-valve, six-cylinder engine was new, the most obvious difference being the adoption of a superior, cross-flow cylinder head, first seen on the 4¼-Litre Bentley. This extensively revised power unit was mounted in an equally new chassis. Like that of the larger Phantom III, the Wraith's frame featured cruciform bracing and independent front suspension based on a General Motors design. It need hardly be stated that the Wraith improved on its predecessor's already high standards of silence and smoothness, though the benefits of the new engine's extra horsepower were largely offset by heavier coachwork. Sadly, production was curtailed by the outbreak of WW2 after just 491 cars had been built.This example of the rarest of 1930s Rolls-Royces carries saloon coachwork by Joseph Cockshoot & Co Ltd of Manchester and was sold new to one H Lomax of Hale, Cheshire. As evidenced by the State of Illinois title on file, the car resided in the USA for many years with one Lambert Domas (its owner since June of 1976), from whom it was purchased for the vendor's private collection some time ago. Irish registered since 1999, the car is offered with copy chassis cards, copy handbook, a quantity of Illinois registration paperwork, and sundry invoices for parts and minor works.
SOURCE: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25450/lot/102/?category=list&length=100&page=2
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