1931 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Special

Registration No: OG 9864
Chassis No: GOS23
MOT: Exempt

• Rolls-Royce Special 'project' based upon a 1931 registered 20/25 rolling chassis, incorporating a Harry Rose body
• Well on its way to completion and certainly an outstanding opportunity to acquire a very attractive Rolls-Royce 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.

A handsome Rolls-Royce Special, ‘OG’ is a ‘straightforward project with potential’. Based upon a 1931 registered 20/25 rolling chassis, incorporating Harry Rose Body (well-known in Bentley 'Special' circles), it is reluctantly being offered for sale by the vendor only due to a ‘change of direction and a shortage of space’. ‘OG’ is described as ‘well on its way to completion’ and certainly an outstanding opportunity to acquire a very attractive Rolls-Royce Special, built to a high standard and with all the ‘hard work’ done.

The snagging notes include wiring, ancillaries to connect, clutch adjustment and brake check and adjustment. We are advised the 4 Litre 6-cylinder Rolls-Royce ‘alloy’ engine, gearbox and rear axle are thought to be in good order and the overdrive has been overhauled on the Ford Type 4 4-speed with overdrive gearbox. The OHV inlet/side exhaust incorporates a fabricated 6-branch exhaust. The crank has been balanced with the flywheel and there’s a new radiator, tyres, fuel tank and fuel pump. ‘OG’ possesses the original steering and braking systems, and still retains the original lubrication system.

Offered with a sensible reserve, it is certainly worth further consideration. A paperwork file includes the current V5C and a ‘snagging list’ of work required and a list of works already completed.

For more information, please contact:
Stewart Parker
info@handh.co.uk
07836 346875