This Rolls-Royce Twenty’s chassis number of GEN51 designates it as hailing from late in the production life of the model.

GEN51 left Derby on the 17th of June 1929 to travel to Thrupp & Maberly in the West End.

Roughly one month later the Twenty would receive its last test at the hands of Thrupp & Maberly having been fitted with their stylish Limousine de Ville body.

Interestingly factory paperwork shows that GEN51 had been sold to Rootes Limited in Piccadilly back in April of 1929 with a 15% discount applied and a final sale price of £1,014 6s 9d.

In this instance, Rootes, who bought Thrupp & Maberly four years prior, were in turn supplying the car to Mr Clive Nuttall of Cowes in the Isle of Wight.

In February 1932 GEN51 was sold to Padden Brothers of London SW7 who were prominent motor agents and coachwork distributors for the sum of £675.

Several owners would enjoy GEN51 between then and the late 1930’s by which time the Twenty was in Perthshire in Scotland.

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