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Not Sold (Est: £16,000 - £20,000)
1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Sports Saloon Coachwork by William Arnold of Manchester
UK • 17 Jun 2026 • Lot 24
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Sports Saloon with coachwork by William Arnold, estimated at £16,000-£20,000. The car features a well-preserved interior and has recently undergone significant mechanical fettling by the current owner.
Condition
7
The car has been subject to much mechanical fettling and recent work on the cylinder head, fuel pump, ignition coil, exhaust, starter motor, and dynamo. The interior appears well-preserved and original, though it has been repainted in the past. This indicates good overall condition with some signs of wear and recent refurbishment.
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77,228 miles (via 2007 MOT)
GGA6
LHD
United Kingdom
Manual
ANC 793
1933
Auction
Description
Traditionally, Rolls-Royces bodied by the great London coachbuilding houses have always been held among the most desirable, but William Arnold of Manchester was one of a handful of provincial firms whose coachbuilding could rival London’s finest.
William Arnold’s main line of business was in car sales, but it bodied its first car in 1910 and through the 1920s was regularly patronised by affluent Mancunians, with prestigious chassis such as Daimlers, Crossleys, Bentleys, Lanchesters, Sunbeams, and Hispano-Suizas.
It is a curious fact that no Rolls-Royces were bodied by William Arnold until 1931, but thereafter quite a large number entered its works.
Bodies like that fitted to chassis GGA6—sports saloons with sunshine roofs—were referred to as ‘Arnaulets’.
Chassis records reveal that GGA6 was originally owned by George Lionel Quixano Henriques (1894-1961), a Mancunian by birth, who lived in Buxton from 1921.
Decorated during the Kaiser War, in peacetime he worked as a stockbroker wi...
Price Analysis vs Other 20/25s
£3,600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£29,115
Median Price (Since 2020)
£207,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 11th Sept 2008
Latest MOT mileage:
77,228 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 12th Sept 2007, 77,228 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front Tie bar/rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Passed
On 25th Jul 2006, 77,253 miles
Passed
On 8th Jul 2005, 77,213 miles
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14A Kingsland Grange, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4RW
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