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£13,500

1929 Rolls-Royce 20hp Rippon Bros Saloon Entered from a large private collection

United Kingdom • 19 Jun 2024

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This 1929 Rolls-Royce 20hp Rippon Bros Saloon, chassis GVO15, is a late model with a well-appointed interior. It was sold for £13,500 and has been part of a private collection since 1991, even appearing in 'Downton Abbey' and 'Mr Selfridge'.

Condition

6

The car is described as having undergone much restoration work prior to 1991. The paintwork is described as 'no longer perfect' but the doors line up well. Most of the leather upholstery has been renewed but the headlining and other fittings are thought to be original. The engine was thoroughly overhauled and starts readily.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

GVO15

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

VH 2502

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Intended to broaden the marque's reach beyond the fabulously rich to the merely very wealthy, the Rolls-Royce 20hp was introduced in 1922.

A more radical design than its illustrious 40/50hp Silver Ghost sibling, the newcomer was based around a 10ft 9in wheelbase ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, rear-wheel brakes and fully floating 'Hotchkiss Drive' back axle.

The first Rolls-Royce engine to feature overhead valvegear, its 3127cc straight-six was designed to run at anywhere between 150rpm and 3,500rpm.

Priced at £1,100 in bare chassis guise, the 20HP was not only less expensive than the Silver Ghost but also lighter and more responsive to drive too.

Progressively updated with a four-speed manual gearbox and all-wheel braking, the 'baby' Rolls remained in production until 1929 by which time some 2,940 are thought to have been made.

According to information kindly supplied by leading Rolls-Royce historian and author John Fasal Esq, ch...