A STRIKINGLY MODERN SILVER GHOST As is typical for a pre-World War I “parallel bonnet” Silver Ghost, the history of chassis number 1524 is fascinating reading.

Its chassis’ original order was cancelled and reassigned to “Royalty,” with a Hooper limousine body ordered “like H.M.

the King’s,” as recounted on the factory build records.

However, this appears to have been a reach for a royal customer that came to naught; when no such buyer could be found, subsequent sheets in the records note “ex-Royalty,” with the customer name now recorded as C.H.

(Charles H.) Angas, member of a prominent South Australian family and already a longstanding Rolls-Royce customer.

Prior to delivery to Mr.

Angas, Rolls-Royce modified the new chassis to his order, fitting an external slipper drive in front of the timing case, necessitating a repositioning of the radiator and lengthening the hoodline.

In addition, Rudge-Whitworth wire wheels were mounted, the steering rake altered, the rear axle ratio cha...