1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

VIN: 25EB

$577,500

Sold

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Sotheby's

  • Location

    Hershey, PA; US

  • Event date

    Oct 9, 2015

  • Lot

    162

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    25EB

  • Body style

    Limousine

  • Odometer

    502 M

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Engine Type

    L6

  • Horsepower

    48

  • Induction

    1x2

  • Interior Color

    Tan leather; Beige broadcloth

  • Exterior Color

    Cream

Vehicle details

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Equipment

RHD. Jump seats, sliding divider, Bleriot opera lamps, CAV head and side lights, dual sidemounts.

Condition

Excellent older paint, interior and combination of nickel and chrome A very high quality restoration of an elegant and luxurious car This is the original body but for many years it was treated as a limousine Richard Solove discovered that it was in fact built by Barker as a Landaulette and it was restored that way The restoration is beginning to show some age but is still highly elegant and imposing

Market commentary

Sold for $134,500 in Sothebys auction of Ben Mosers collection in 1993, then for $240,512 after being restored in England in Coys June 2003 London sale. An intriguing story of automotive sleuthing, with a satisfying result in uncovering and restoring the original folding landaulette roof, helps the value of this car. It was sold at Goodings Pebble Beach auction along with several other Silver Ghosts from the Solove collection in 2007 for the generous sum of $1,155,000, then sold by RM in Arizona in 2012 for a more realistic $550,000. It is a storied Rolls Royce with a magnificent restoration, still in show quality condition, holding its value well.

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