Sold | Offered from the estate of the late Peter Stevens 1954 Rolls-Royce 4½-Litre Silver Dawn Saloon

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£27,600 (Est: £28,000 - £35,000)

Offered from the estate of the late Peter Stevens 1954 Rolls-Royce 4½-Litre Silver Dawn Saloon

United Kingdom • 19 Apr 2026 • Lot 109

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Saloon, offered from the estate of Peter Stevens, features a 4½-litre engine and automatic transmission. It has had only five owners from new and presents as a highly original example, though its history file is currently unavailable.

Condition

6

At the time of its prior sale, the car was described as being in 'truly outstanding condition throughout, complete with all small and large tools, perfect woodwork and stunning bodywork' and the then odometer reading of 96,000 miles was believed correct. However, the car's history file has not been located, so the current condition is difficult to verify. Given its age, some reconditioning is likely required.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

SUJ74

Odometer:

96,000 miles

Reg Number:

VPK 325

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

• Only five owners from new (two from the same family) • Automatic transmission • Original bodywork • Acquired by Peter Stevens circa two years ago The policy of rationalisation begun in the late 1930s continued at Rolls-Royce after WW2 and for the first time there was factory bodywork.

This 'standard steel' body was available at first only on the Mark VI Bentley, the equivalent Rolls-Royce - the Silver Dawn - not appearing until 1949.

A separate chassis was retained, the same basic design being built in three different wheelbase lengths, while other notable features were independent front suspension and hydraulic front brakes.

The range featured a new 4,257cc six-cylinder engine (enlarged to 4,566cc in 1951) with inlet-over-exhaust valve gear, which had been under development since the mid-1930s.

The company used belt drive for the water pump and dynamo for the first time on this engine, which employed a Zenith Stromberg carburettor in Rolls-Royce configuration.

The latter was pr...