1928 ROLLS ROYCE 20 HP Roadster
Chassis GWL 9

- No reserve
- Rebuilt after the war
- Unique model
- Known history
- Aluminum roadster
- French collector's registration


Produced alongside the famous 40/50 HP Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the 20 HP model was equally well engineered and became popular as a lighter alternative, suitable for a wide range of body styles.


The 3,127 cm3 six-cylinder monoblock engine featured overhead valves and was driven via an integrated gearbox, single-plate clutch and open shaft with spiral bevel drive.


As company founder Henry Royce said at the car's presentation, "simplicity was one of the designers' objectives, but not at the expense of perfection".

Intended primarily as an "owner-driver" car, the Twenty sold well in the period following hostilities, being popular as a city car while many were fitted with touring bodies.
On April 10, 1928, chassis GWL 9 left the Rolls Royce works, sold to Mr F Jefferson, who sent his car to the coachbuilder Crosbie...