This 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Chassis number WOF 23 is beautifully done, and is the ACTUAL CAR displayed on the James Young stand at the 1951 Earl’s Court Motor show in London! It’s offered by the Vault Classic Cars, a California dealership. The Earl’s court show was the premier auto show in the UK for many, many years, so a car that was actually displayed there is particularly special!
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Gorgeous styling, and beautiful condition! And it is an absolute pleasure to drive! First let’s go through the very impressive history!
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Here it is, in the “Rolls Royce Silver Dawn and Silver Wraith” book, listed as one of the 2 cars shown on the James Young stand in 1951 !! Also note the part about the electrically controlled division window, a feature we’ll see in the video of the car.
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Here’s the first page of the English Registration book, which shows Jack Barclay, the famous Rolls-Bentley dealer as the first entry, then Robert McAlpine, LTD as the first non-dealer Owner.
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This letter is great because it shows the owner in 1971, a Norman Wolfson, esq., in Long Beach, CA. The McAlpine people, who were the original owners, replied to his question about the car.
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Here’s the entry in the Silver Wraith book that shows this car, chassis # WOF 23, with engine # W22f. When we open the hood today, we find the original engine W22F Still there!
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Beautiful in Black and dark metallic Silver!
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Gorgeous Wood, and soft, fresh, comfortable leather! Note the 4 speed manual transmission, which operates very sweetly indeed!
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And speaking of operation, let’s take a look at the video of the car on the road!
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Stunning chrome plating and top quality paint work!
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I especially like the polished wheel discs and the Dunlop Fort blackwall tires.
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Beautiful! I love that Dunlop sidewall pattern.
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And those picnic tables! The wood in this car has been totally restored and it is absolutely beautiful!
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The rear wood cabinet is astonishingly beautiful!
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Beautiful Leather rear compartment!
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Beautiful throughout!
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Inviting!
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Spectacular! Note that the modern radio is concealed by a matching wood cap just below the visible vintage radio!
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Excellent steering wheel!
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There’s the original Engine, W22F, – 6 Cylinder 4 1/2 Liter Rolls Royce engine! It runs great !
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Stock and authentic!
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The Chassis number
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Beautifully trimmed trunk. Note the Blue California License plate 874 CFG.
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Here’s a super detail – the original license plate opening was of course made for the English license plates. So they made a license plate to fit, with the correct California Numbers that the car is actually licensed to.
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Excellent tools, jack and hubcap wrench!
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Another great detail – a pull-out picnic table for the front seat passenger!
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And a hidden modern stereo – with matching wood cap to hide it when not in use!
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And Individual Pull-down arm rests for the front seat
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Beautiful and Ready to Enjoy now!
Offered by the Vault Classic Cars Dealership, Fullerton, CA, call us at 714-401-1047
International customers are welcome to buy! We’ve sent many cars overseas.
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Sold AS-IS, with NO WARRANTY. Delivery F.O.B. Fullerton, CA. This car is sold Mileage exempt, meaning it’s not possible to know the original mileage. It is the buyer’s responsibility to either inspect the car in person or enlist the services of an inspector prior to sale. The car may have minor or major flaws that are not evident in the photos and description. Federally required “buyer’s guide”, marked AS-IS, NO WARRANTY is incorporated in this contract by reference.
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