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£31,236 (Est: £28,500 - £29,500)
Rolls Royce 20/25 Sports Saloon by Park Ward 1933
UK • 26 Jun 2020
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a rare, long-wheelbase Park Ward-bodied car, believed to be one of only nine in this style. It features a unique history, including ownership by an intrepid explorer and appearances at Rolls Royce Owners' Club events.
Condition
7
The car is described as very original and unspoilt with an Art Deco interior. It has been well-maintained over the years with some selected restoration. The front seats have been reupholstered in the correct fabrics. The auctioneer notes that they have the correct spirit of ecstasy mascot in the office for safe keeping
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36,955 miles
AUW294
United Kingdom
GHA7
1933
Auction
Description
For a short video of the vehicle running please click here Wonderfully elegant and restrained long wheel base Park Ward body – believed only 1 of 9 in this style.
First registered AUW-294 this fabulous car was specified with sliding sunroof, Bluemel sprung steering wheel, twin side mounted spare wheels, driver’s signal window (a patented feature unique to Park Ward) and glass rain deflectors.
Very original unspoilt Art Deco interior features burl walnut with black walnut and sterling silver inlay, fawn Bedford Cord upholstery, fawn carpet, cord pulls, rear picnic tables and front and rear cigar lighters.
GHA-7 was supplied through Jack Barclay of Hanover Square W1 London to a Miss May Spinks of Harrogate – an intrepid explorer in her day.
A newspaper clipping on file that dates from 1932 reports that Miss Spinks travelled 20,000 miles across Australia, 7000 miles of which were by air, after which she expressed a view that Central Australia was ‘best left to the natives’.
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Price Analysis vs Other 20/25 Park Wards
£16,800
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£22,750
Median Price (Since 2020)
£31,236
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Auction House Headquarters
SWVA
61-62 Aston Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, Dorset, BH17 0NE, England
Operating from Poole, Dorset, SWVA is a physical auction house dealing in classic, vintage, and modern classic vehicles. They hold regular live auctions and offer vehicle consignment and appraisal services.
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