1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 Limousine

Lot details
Registration No: BWY 416
Chassis No: GHO24
Mot Expiry: Exempt

- One of only two 25/30s bodied by Rippon in this style

- Wiring, cylinder head, water pump, wire wheels recently fettled

- Formerly part of the Capt. V.H. Twomey collection

Further Info:

An evolution of the 20/25, the 25/30 boasted an enlarged 4257cc OHV straight-six engine. Among the rarer pre-WW2 Rolls-Royce models, just 1,201 were made between 1936 and 1938. According to its accompanying copy chassis records, chassis GHO24 was supplied new to G. Roebuck Esq of Fixby on 12th June 1937. Bodied by Rippon Bros and understood to be one of just two 25/30 chassis that the Yorkshire coachbuilder / retailer completed to this particular design, its sister car is apparently domiciled in New Zealand. Acquired by A. Wood Esq of Warborough during 1964, the Limousine subsequently spent over thirty years in the custody of marque enthusiast Captain V.H. Twomey whose sizeable collection was dispersed by Sotheby's in 1998. Belonging to Mr Metcalfe and Lt. Col. Mark Williams thereafter, chassis GHO24 was bought by the vendor on the strength of its original `timewarp' interior. Proprietor of a boat building company among other interests, he had one of his craftsman assess the Rolls-Royce's body frame. The boot area was repaired but the rest of the frame deemed sound. The past two years have also seen the 25/30 benefit from rewiring, refurbished wire wheels, a reconditioned cylinder head and overhauled water pump etc. The car is finished in Black and trimmed in Light Blue hide. The vendor's current assessment of the Rolls-Royce is that the bodywork is `original and very good', the paintwork is `mostly original', the interior trim is `original and very good' and the six-cylinder engine and manual four-speed gearbox are both `OK' (though, the former is thought to require attention to its crankshaft damper). Pleasingly retaining its original powerplant and registration number, this handsome 25/30 Limousine is offered for sale with continuation buff logbook, copy chassis cards and sundry invoices.