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1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB Ex-Nubar Gulbenkian ‘Perspex Top’ Saloon

United Kingdom • 29 Nov 2025 • Lot 20-1r

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, chassis number LELW74, is a unique, Hooper coachbuilt car commissioned by Nubar Gulbenkian. Featuring a transparent Perspex roof and celebrity/film history, it was restored in 2007 and later received further cosmetic enhancements.

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Condition 

7

Restored with full mechanical review.

/ 10

Manual

Transmission:

LELW74

Chassis No:

Odometer:

95,318 miles

[Reg Number]

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

LHD

An unrepeatable one off Rolls-Royce.


Unique, Hooper coachbuilt style
Celebrity ownership and film featured
Guaranteed concours invitee

Rolls-Royce first post-war model, the Silver Wraith debuted in late 1946 and employed a chassis similar to that of the Silver Dawn and Mk.

VI Bentley, though with a 7” longer wheelbase at 10’ 7”.

The Wraith, however, was only intended for traditional coachbuilt bodies rather than the Mk.

VI’s pioneering ‘standard steel’ bodywork.

Powering Rolls-Royce’s post-war range was a new 4,257cc six-cylinder engine of cast-iron, monobloc construction with aluminium cylinder head featuring overhead inlet and side exhaust valves.

Only the bore and stroke dimensions were shared with the pre-war overhead-valve Wraith engine, the major advantage of this ‘F-head’ layout being its large valves and generous water jacketing around the valve seats.

A four-speed manual gearbox with synchromesh was standard initially, an automatic option (for export models only at fi...

Points of note

£1,316

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£29,250

Median Price (Since 2020)

£274,011

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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MOT Information

Expired

Expired on Jun 02 2011

Latest MOT Mileage

95,002 kilometers

Registration Date

1956-12-31

MOT History

Passed

On Jun 03 2010 with 95,002 kilometers


Passed

On Nov 10 2009 with 94,981 miles


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