Delivered new to its first owner through Stratton of Wilmslow in June 1986, the car today retains its Cotswold Beige paint finish and Parchment piped Dark Brown interior trim.

We have spoken to the long-term owner’s granddaughter, who told us that her grandmother owned this fine Rolls-Royce since 2003.

Her husband preferred a Bentley, we are told.

The grandmother was a serial collector of all things curious, interesting, rare or valuable, and that passion very much extended to cars.

One of her other cars was the delightful 1931 Singer Junior we are also auctioning.

We have it on good authority (her family) that the lady was never less than fastidious and punctual in the servicing, maintenance and repair of the cars in her collection, and the condition of this low mileage example is a fitting testament to that.

We know that the car saw only sparing use during her tenure, as evidenced by the fact that, today, only 10,000 miles have been added to the car’s 2003 mileage.

We also kno...