Description From a deceased estate; extensively restored from 2009 - 2013 and lightly used since; interesting history; for recommissioning following six years in storage Launched in 1929, the 20/25 was the successor to the 20hp Rolls-Royce and, although based around the same leaf-sprung, drum braked chassis design, it enjoyed notably sharper acceleration, a higher top speed and better fuel economy thanks to its enlarged 3,669cc straight-six OHV engine.

Produced concurrently with the Phantom II and built to the same exacting standards, the 20/25 benefited from many of the larger model's improvements (such as synchromesh gears, servo-assisted brakes, centralised chassis lubrication and thermostatically controlled radiator shutters), becoming the best-selling Rolls-Royce of the inter-war period, with some 3,824 leaving Crewe before the more powerful 25/30 came along in 1936.

As copies of the factory build sheets confirm, this 20/25 long type chassis left the Crewe factory in March 1935 ...