Produced between 1946 and 1959, the Silver Wraith was the last Rolls-Royce to be delivered in chassis form alone, of which a total of 1883 was produced – 1,244 with 117in wheelbase and 639 with the 133in wheelbase that was standard from 1953.

Many were purchased for official duties and featured formal limousine-style coachwork, with a large number of Wraiths serving as state cars for the Dutch, Danish and Greek royal households and the Irish and Brazilian presidencies.

The capacity of the straight-six engine rose from an initial 4257cc to 4566cc in 1951 and was further increased to 4887cc during 1954.

Early examples were only available with four-speed manual transmissions, but from 1952 there was the option of a General Motors automatic.

The model has frequently starred on the silver screen, making appearances in ‘Witness for the Prosecution', ‘The Return of the Pink Panther', ‘Arthur', ‘Batman' and ‘Batman Returns', to name but a few of its many movie credits.

Even in its basic ‘...