Est.

150 hp, 4,257 cc F-head inline six-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs and adjustable shock absorbers, and hydraulic front and mechanical rear drum brakes with power assist.

Wheelbase: 127 in.

THE FIRST LEFT-HAND-DRIVE POST-WAR ROLLS-ROYCE With World War II at an end, Rolls-Royce wasted no time returning to production with a new model, the Silver Wraith, and in promoting that new model to its wealthy clientele.

It was especially important to draw new buyers, and, accordingly, one of the earliest Silver Wraith chassis, number WAB63, was specially prepared and then exhibited bare at the Earls Court Motor Show of London in 1948.

Naturally, however, a mannequin needs couture to show at its best, so Rolls-Royce subsequently elected to loan the display chassis to a coachbuilder, as the basis for an eye-catching body that would draw attention at the following s...