1911 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

VIN: 1683

$990,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Gooding & Company

  • Location

    Pebble Beach, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 19 - Aug 20, 2007

  • Lot

    126

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    1683

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  • Body style

    Victoria

  • Odometer

    323 M

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Interior Color

    Red leather, Black cape top

  • Exterior Color

    Dark Blue, Black fenders

Vehicle details

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Equipment

RHD. Nickel trim. P&H headlights, Boa constrictor horn with bell trumpet, umbrella for footmen, no windshield. Quality older restoration with good paint, interior and chrome except for some paint cracks on the bodywork. One of the cars Rolls Royce built for the Delhi Durbar when King George V and Queen Mary came to India after his corotion. Acquired by the Maharaja of Mysore, rebodied in Bombay with this formal parade body which is one of best known of all Silver Ghosts. Featured in 20 Silver Ghosts. 1994 Pebble Beach class winner. Prior owners include James Leake and Millard Newman. Richard Solove Collection, proceeds to Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Market commentary

Reported sold by World Classic here in Monterey in 1993 in a post block transaction for $525,000. It brought a lot more than that today and it deserved every penny.

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