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£21,000
1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 by Hooper
UK • 18 Apr 2021 • Lot 159
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1929-1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp, owned by Robert Jack Dunlop of Thomas Dunlop & Sons, features a 4300cc engine, black with maroon exterior, and maroon leather interior. It has undergone recent respraying and mechanical work, with a well-maintained interior and a comprehensive history file, making it a desirable vintage Rolls-Royce.
Condition
7
The car has been resprayed and had mechanical work done in the last three years, including work on the engine. The interior is in good condition with a lovely patina to the upholstery. It has a history file containing various invoices and a V5C registration document.
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19,929 miles
CS 2355
1935
Auction
GYH51
RHD
United Kingdom
Description
By the late 1920s the trend for ever-heavier coachwork on the Rolls-Royce 20hp had inevitably had a detrimental effect on performance.
Rolls-Royce’s solution was to increase the comparatively small six-cylinder engine’s capacity from just over three litres to 3,699cc which, together with a stronger crankshaft allowing increased rpm, raised its output to 25hp.
Over the past eight decades the 20/25hp Rolls-Royce has earned an enviable reputation of being among the most dependable, satisfying and highest quality pre-war models of all.
Produced from 1929 to 1935, it represented the marque’s determined effort to move away from massive formal cars, routinely chauffeur-driven, to the newly fashionable owner-driver market for the wealthy private owner-driver.
Various detail improvements were made to the 20/25 during its seven year production life including rises in compression ratio in 1930 and 1932; the latter year also saw the introduction of synchromesh for the third and fourth gear rat...
Price Analysis vs Other 20/25 Hoopers
£8,625
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£21,000
Median Price (Since 2020)
£28,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 10th Mar 2017
Latest MOT mileage:
19,673 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 11th Feb 2016, 19,673 miles
Failed
On 10th Feb 2016, 19,673 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Fail:
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Passed
On 11th Mar 2015, 19,627 miles
Passed
On 10th Dec 2013, 19,265 miles
MOT Mileage Trend
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Auction House Headquarters
Historics
Unit D, Lyndhurst Buildings, Lyndhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9ED
Operating from Ascot, Berkshire, Historics is a physical auction house handling classic, sports, and collector cars. They conduct live auctions in the UK and offer vehicle consignment and valuation services.
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