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1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB Ex-Nubar Gulbenkian ‘Perspex Top’ Saloon
United Kingdom • 29 Nov 2025 • Lot 20-1r
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.

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

