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£32,500
1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn
United Kingdom • 9 Apr 2026 • Lot N/S
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AI Listing Summary
This 1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a historically significant vehicle, being the first RHD model with an automatic gearbox and push-button start destined for the UK market. While showing some minor cosmetic wear consistent with its age, it has been meticulously maintained with around £50,000 spent in recent years, making it a highly desirable classic car.
Condition
7
The car is in overall solid condition, with slight wear visible in the paint and interior, although meticulously maintained. There are a few very minor blemishes, like touched-up stone chips and light sanding marks, but nothing prominent. The interior has achieved 'peak patina,' indicating characterful wear. All mechanicals are in good order. Therefore, it is a 'Very Good' example, requiring minor reconditioning to bring it to a higher standard.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
SNF47
Odometer:
37,425 miles
Reg Number:
RTU272
RHD/LHD:
RHD
In 1953, the previously export-only Silver Dawn was finally made available to British buyers.
And this very vehicle was the first of those cars, which makes it both truly unique and historically significant.
It was the first RHD Silver Dawn with an auto gearbox and a push-button start, a combination of factors that makes it, we believe, the first of the 221 thus configured to emerge from the Rolls-Royce factory.
It was displayed on the Rolls-Royce stand at the 1953 Earls Court Motor Show, reviewed in contemporary road tests by The Autocar and The Motor in October 1953, and illustrated in the official 1953 Rolls-Royce sales brochure…and all while sporting the same RTU272 registration it boasts today.
It came with the options of a sunroof and rear picnic tables.
The car was delivered new to Sir Frederick Handley Page at his home in Grosvenor Square.
If his name seems familiar it will no doubt be in relation to the eponymous Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber, which was constructed i...
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£11,250
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£23,363
Median Price (Since 2020)
£149,979
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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