£18,400 (Est: £30,000 - £35,000)
Offered from the estate of the late Leo Guckian 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp Drophead Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 19 Apr 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£18,400 (Est: £30,000 - £35,000)
Offered from the estate of the late Leo Guckian 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp Drophead Coupé
UK • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 120
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp Drophead Coupé, offered from storage, was originally a Park Ward saloon but was later re-bodied as a drophead coupé after residing in the USA. While it has been under present ownership since 2003, it requires recommissioning and has import VAT implications for UK buyers.
Condition
6
The car has been unused for at least 6-7 years and will require recommissioning before returning to the road. It has moderate wear and some reconditioning is required.
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GYZ-10
1933
Auction
ALT 476
United Kingdom
£18,400 (Est: £30,000 - £35,000)
Offered from the estate of the late Leo Guckian 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp Drophead Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 19 Apr 2026
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
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Originally a saloon by Park Ward • Formerly resident in the USA • Re-bodied in the UK as a drophead coupé • Present ownership since 2003 • Offered from storage The introduction of a smaller Rolls-Royce - the 20hp - in 1922 enabled the company to cater for the increasingly important owner-driver market that appreciated the quality of Rolls-Royce engineering but did not need a car as large as a 40/50hp Ghost or Phantom.
The 'Twenty' proved eminently suited to town use, yet could cope admirably with Continental touring when called upon.
Nevertheless, by the late 1920s the trend towards ever-heavier coachwork was beginning to have a detrimental effect on the Twenty's performance.
Introduced in 1929, the successor 20/25hp model addressed this problem, featuring numerous improvements, the most significant of which was an enlarged (from 3,127 to 3,669cc) version of the Twenty's six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine.
The latter's increased power allowed the bespoke coachbuilders greater f...
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£207,000
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