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1926 Rolls-Royce 20hp Tourer

United Kingdom • 21 May 2025

Vehicle Details

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This 1926 Rolls-Royce 20HP has a fascinating history, serving as a mobile canteen during WWII before being restored with a Dual Cowl Open Tourer body. While it has been updated with practical features like an aluminum cylinder head and stainless steel exhaust, it also shows some cosmetic wear and modifications.

Condition

5

The car has been repurposed and modified throughout its history, including conversion to a mobile canteen during WWII and later a bakery van. It was in disrepair before restoration, and while it has been rewired, got running, and fitted with a new body, some of the car badges have been removed. Overall, it's a driver-quality classic with a unique history.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

GYK 5

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

CX 8521

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Unveiled in 1922, the 20HP was a second string to the Rolls-Royce bow – a shorter, more economical sibling to the Silver Ghost which broadened the marque’s reach to span both the very rich and seriously wealthy.

Instantly distinguished by its horizontal radiator shutters, the newcomer was constructed around a ladder-frame chassis of 129 inch wheelbase.

Power came from a 3,127cc straight-six, OHV monobloc engine mated to a three-speed manual gearbox.

Suspension was by semi-elliptic leaf springs all-round.

Braking was initially on the rear wheels alone, while steering was by worm and nut.

Progressively updated to feature a four-speed gearbox and servo-assisted all-wheel braking, the ‘baby’ Rolls remained in production until 1929, by which time some 2,885 examples had vacated the company’s Derby factory.

Lighter and more responsive than the Silver Ghost, the 20HP was capable of exceeding 60mph.

Originally bodied by Rippon Bros as a saloon and supplied new to C.F.

Ratcliffe Esq, ch...