Equipment
Chassis BLW 19 with body design number 8330 was origilly supplied to Willis, Faber & Dumas, the London publishers, the entrants being the fourth owners who tell us that the car went to Newcastle to appear on location in the classic Michael Caine gangster movie `Get Carter. Finished in cream over black with burgundy leather in the front compartment and beige leather to the rear compartment, 254 ELR has been a part of the vendors own collection for the last nine years. When purchased, though a good tidy car with MOT, it was nonetheless subjected to a total restoration over a twelve month period costing +50,000. Subsequently, further cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment has taken place during the eight years of ownership, the total cost of the car and work amounting to around +80,000. The running gear was overhauled by well known Rolls Royce specialists Hillier & Hill who also completely rewired the electrics. The bodywork was stripped to the bare aluminium and fully rebuilt with rear wings and spats renewed to origil pattern, front wings remade and doors re skinned, before being repainted and re trimmed. All the brightwork was re chromed and a stainless steel exhaust fitted.