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1924 Rolls-Royce Springfield 40/50hp Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Formerly the property of F1 World Champion Phil Hill
United Kingdom • 9 Apr 2025
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AI Listing Summary
This 1906 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp, also known as the Silver Ghost, features a Piccadilly Roadster body installed on a low-mileage, numbers-matching chassis. Previously owned by ex-F1 World Champion Phil Hill, the car has a rich history, has been shown at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and has completed a 250 mile run.
Showing just 37,800 miles, this vintage tourer is offered with its V5C registration, instruction book, and history file, making it a compelling option for collectors.
Condition
7
The car is described as a 'highly presentable and capable Vintage Tourer' with a 'great provenance.' It starts readily, runs well, and recently completed a 250-mile run without incident. The odometer shows just 37,800 miles, and the car has been well-maintained by knowledgeable owners. The seller has installed a 'carbon copy' Piccadilly Roadster body from another car in his collection onto this chassis, prioritizing lower mileage and numbers-matching mechanical components.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
181 KF
Odometer:
37,800 miles
Reg Number:
SV 9682
RHD/LHD:
RHD
The model upon which Rolls-Royce's reputation as makers of 'The Best Car in the World' was founded, the 40/50hp debuted at the November 1906 London Motor Show.
A somewhat conventional yet beautifully executed design, the newcomer was based around a massive ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round leaf-sprung suspension, powerful rear wheel brakes and spiral-bevel final drive.
Displacing 7036cc (7428cc from 1910), its superlatively smooth six-cylinder engine featured a seven-bearing crankshaft, full pressure lubrication and twelve spark plugs (fed via a dual magneto / coil ignition system).
Allied to four-speed manual transmission (though, a three-speed gearbox was utilised from 1909 to 1913), the sidevalve unit proved both wonderfully torquey and eerily quiet.
Possessing a legendary eye for detail, Henry Royce continued to develop the 40/50hp throughout its 18-year production life.
Thus, late Silver Ghosts boasted considerably more horsepower (up from 48bhp at 1,250rpm to 80bh...
Points of note
£49,800
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£119,758
Median Price (Since 2020)
£158,631
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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