1928 ROLLS ROYCE 20 HP Roadster - Lot 36

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1928 ROLLS ROYCE 20 HP Roadster - Lot 36
1928 ROLLS ROYCE 20 HP Roadster Chassis GWL 9 - No reserve - Rebuilt after the war - Unique model - Known history - Aluminum roadster - French collector's registration Produced alongside the famous 40/50 HP Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the 20 HP model was equally well engineered and became popular as a lighter alternative, suitable for a wide range of body styles. The 3,127 cm3 six-cylinder monoblock engine featured overhead valves and was driven via an integrated gearbox, single-plate clutch and open shaft with spiral bevel drive. As company founder Henry Royce said at the car's presentation, "simplicity was one of the designers' objectives, but not at the expense of perfection". Intended primarily as an "owner-driver" car, the Twenty sold well in the period following hostilities, being popular as a city car while many were fitted with touring bodies. On April 10, 1928, chassis GWL 9 left the Rolls Royce works, sold to Mr F Jefferson, who sent his car to the coachbuilder Crosbie and Dunn, who produced a Drophead Coupe. Mr. Jefferson kept his car until after the war. Unfortunately, we don't know what happened to it during the Second World War. Around 1948, the car passed through the workshops of Southern Motors, a dealership specializing in the sale of pre-war cars, re-bodied in the style of the productions of the day. Southern Motors worked with Ranalah and Coach Craft to produce the bodies. On October 5, 1948, the rebodied car was acquired by a certain Geoffrey Grimwood, who kept it until 1951. In that year, it was acquired by Redditch resident Roydon Morrison Blomfield. He kept it for 8 years before selling it in 1959. In 1960, the car moved to the United States and was acquired by Mr. John O'Rourke, resident in Washington. In the USA, the car changed owners twice before being acquired in 1971 by Mr Paul Hafer. He kept it for 33 years, passing it on to the Boyertown Museum on his death. In 2008, the car left the USA and arrived in France. Its owner acquired it in 2011 as part of a swap with a Jaguar E-Type. Immediately after its purchase, he had it serviced, before storing it in his garage. Having been driven very little in recent years, the car, although running, would benefit from a carburetion and ignition overhaul. The windows could also do with a tune-up. 1928 ROLLS ROYCE 20 HP Roadster -No reserve Chassis GWL 9 - Rebuilt after the war - Unique model - Known history - Aluminum roadster - Collector's registration Produced alongside the famous 40/50 HP Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the 20 HP model was equally well engineered and became popular as a lighter alternative, suitable for a wide range of body styles. The 3,127 cm3 six-cylinder monoblock engine featured overhead valves and was driven via an integrated gearbox, single-plate clutch and open shaft with spiral bevel drive. As company founder Henry Royce said at the car's presentation, "simplicity was one of the designers' objectives, but not at the expense of perfection". Intended primarily as an "owner-driver" car, the Twenty sold well in the period following hostilities, being popular as a city car while many were fitted with touring bodies. On April 10, 1928, chassis GWL 9 left the Rolls Royce works, sold to Mr F Jefferson, who sent his car to the coachbuilder Crosbie and Dunn, who produced a Drophead Coupe. Mr. Jefferson kept his car until after the war. Unfortunately, we don't know what happened to it during the Second World War. Around 1948, the car passed through the workshops of Southern Motors, a dealership specializing in the sale of pre-war cars, re-bodied in the style of the productions of the day. Southern Motors worked with Ranalah and Coach Craft to produce the bodies. On October 5, 1948, the rebodied car was acquired by a certain Geoffrey Grimwood, who kept it until 1951. In that year, it was acquired by Redditch resident Roydon Morrison Blomfield. He kept it for 8 years before selling it in 1959. In 1960, the car moved to the United States and was acquired by Mr. John O'Rourke, resident in Washington. In the USA, the car changed owners twice before being acquired in 1971 by Mr Paul Hafer. He kept it for 33 years, passing it on to the Boyertown Museum on his death. In 2008, the car left the USA and arrived in France. Its owner acquired it in 2011 as part of a swap with a Jaguar E-Type. Immediately after its purchase, he had it serviced, before storing it in his garage. Having been driven very little in recent years, the car, although running, wo
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