Not Sold | 1924 Rolls-Royce Springfield 40/50hp Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Formerly the property of F1 World Champion Phil Hill

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Not Sold (Est: £140,000 - £180,000)

1924 Rolls-Royce Springfield 40/50hp Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster Formerly the property of F1 World Champion Phil Hill

United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1924 Rolls-Royce Springfield Silver Ghost, formerly owned by F1 champion Phil Hill, boasts a known ownership history and only 38,000 miles. Originally a sedan, it's now a Piccadilly Roadster and comes with matching numbers and a history file, making it a desirable vintage tourer despite the body being a later addition.

Condition

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The car is described as a 'highly presentable and capable Vintage Tourer with a great provenance'. It has been well-maintained and completed a 250-mile run without incident, suggesting solid mechanical condition. Cosmetically, it's implied that the current Piccadilly Roadster body was installed from another car, indicating it may not be original to this chassis but is of good quality. There's no mention of significant dents, paint damage, or curb marks, but slight wear is likely considering its age.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

181 KF

Odometer:

37,800 miles

Reg Number:

SV 9682

RHD/LHD:

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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...