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Ghost Motor Works Ltd
Exclusively Rolls-Royce and Bentley
Landway Farm Basted Lane Claygate Cross Kent TN15 8PY England
Telephone 01732 886002 Fax 01732 887466
e-mail enquiries@ghostmotors.co.uk
1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Sedanca De Ville By Windovers
1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Sedanca De Ville By Windovers. Delivered new to
Windovers Ltd on the 29th January 1929, and specified with raked steering
column, standard levers and nickel fittings, ‘GLN62’ was fitted with
elegant and rakish Sedanca De Ville coachwork – it arrived with its first
custodian S.F.C. Allen Esq of Buckingham Gate, London, just a month later.
A continuation folding logbook issued in March 1962 shows a change of
ownership to George Arthur Griffin Esq in 1967. A wealthy Shropshire-born
entrepreneur and former racing team boss whose ‘Dart Spring Company’
produced and sold more than 200,000 springs each and every day. A prolific
collector of pre-war cars; a biography of Griffin and photograph of ‘UL
2631’ features in Peter Hugo’s 1973 title – ‘Private Motor Car Collections
of Great Britain’ in which describes the car as being “completely original
throughout”. In more recent times, the car has been maintained
meticulously and invoices dating back to the 1980s are included within the
large history file – previous keepers even retaining expired tax disks and
MOT certificates. Specified from new with some extremely rare fittings,
this 20hp still wears its unusual Stephen Grebel headlights with dipping
mechanism. Admired by the rich and famous; Hollywood movie-star Sylvester
‘Rocky’ Stallone chose this actual car to deliver him to Blenheim Palace
for his wedding ceremony to Jennifer Flavin in 1997. The event was of
course well-documented and a photograph appeared on the front cover of
‘The Sun’ newspaper, a copy of which is included in the history file. In
recent years the car has been treated to more than £17,000 of expenditure
which included an engine rebuild by McPheat Automotive and reupholstery of
the back seat by Loungy Upholstery Ltd.Offered with a comprehensive
history file, comprising a copy of the original construction and test
records, continuation folding log book, invoices dating back to the 1980s
and a period instruction book. Running and driving very well in all
respects and presented in beautiful condition throughout, this charming 20
HP would make a welcome addition to any collection.
£55,000
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