Equipment
RHD. Lucas acetylene headlights, kerosene sidelights, Boa Constrictor bulb horn, centerlock Rudge Whitworth varnished spoke wood wheels, folding windshield, single sidemount spare.
Condition
#1 Concours
World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.
Original engine, chassis and body. Good older paint with cracking joints. Bright nickel trim, good lightly patinaed upholstery. Aged but clean and orderly engine compartment could use a few hours with rags and Brasso. Restored for Dr. Samuel Scher at Jack Barclay in London. Cosmetics have been redone since and are newer than the 1965 RROC National Award plaque. Its show days are over, but many tours are left.
Market commentary
A tremendously impressive early ''parallel bonnet'' Silver Ghost that has never seen service as a tow vehicle or powered a water pump. With all its original important bits and pieces, a provenance that includes Dr. Scher, Harry Resnick and the Craven Foundation, and wonderful preservation of its now half century old Jack Barclay restoration, this is an exceptional automobile, but fortunately too well preserved to re-re-restore but not so good it can''t be driven, a situation where a Silver Ghost is concerned, that is the best of all possible worlds and it is not a surprise that the seller chose to wait for a more generous offer. It''s that wonderful.