As is sometimes the case with rare cars such as this, quite a lot is known about Rolls-Royce 20HP chassis number GH27.

For instance, we know that the sale of GH27 was agreed on 29th October 1923 well before its completion on the 18th December of that year.

GH27 didn’t arrive at Park Ward’s Willesden premises until the 16th January 1924 with its final test by the esteemed coachbuilder on the 19th February.

It seems Park Ward arranged the legalities with the London County Council issuing the registration number of XR2983 to adorn the now four-door Saloon Landaulette configured car.

The first owner and specifier of the Park Ward coachwork was one Edgar John Glaze.

Glaze was a midlands-based businessman and a partner in the firm Charles George Bushell - Iron, Steel, Coal & Coke Merchants of some renown.

After three years with Glaze the Rolls-Royce was sold to A.

H.

Redfern who owned a metal working business in Birmingham.

By the early 1930’s, GH27 was back in London and in the kee...