137 bhp, 4,257 cc overhead inlet with side exhaust valves and inline six-cylinder engine with a single downdraft Stromberg carburetor, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with cross-coupled hydraulic dampers, semi-elliptic rear springs with electrically controlled shock absorbers, and servo-assisted four-wheel drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 127 in.

The first large-chassis Rolls-Royce produced after World War II, the Silver Wraith, retained an elegant pre-war appearance, yet it also offered a more modern driving experience.

All Silver Wraith chassis were fitted with custom coachwork, from relatively sporting coupes and dropheads to eight-passenger formal limousines and landaulettes.

Sadly, by the time the last Silver Wraith chassis was built in 1959, the traditional, centuries-old aluminum skin over wooden framework coachbuilding method was at an end.

Chassis number WZB28 was outfitted with coachbuilder H.J.

Mulliner’s design number 7055, which was a formal Sedanca de...