1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 2dr Thrupp & Maberley 2pos Drophead Coupe GAF81 Cabriolet Petrol Manual

Description

A very handsome, rare & desirable coupe, in clean & smart condition which being a three position, offers a versatile range of options in terms of coachwork configurations. With its louvred bonnet & scuttle, trouser crease wings, rear mounted spare wheel, Ace wheel discs, excellent chrome work, the impressive array of lamps (P100 headlamps) and horns, the car really is pretty and very well balanced proportionally. The paintwork is in a lovely shade of pearlescent deep blue (needing a little attention), with harmonising blue mohair hood, excellent blue carpets & light tan leather interior, a combination that works very well in our opinion. The file contains various history, including an invoice for approximately £9,000 spent on re-commissioning work in 2015/16. Fitted with a stainless-steel exhaust system, flashing indicators for safety's sake, running nicely, complete with the large tools in their correct clips in the engine compartment and various original small tools in the boot lid tray. Offered MoT tested.Chassis No. GAF81 Reg. No. BXF 199 Snippets: Exclusive Locations of a Rolls-Royce The first owner of GAF81 was Mrs Edith Helen Campbell whose husband John Donington Campbell was chairman of J C & J Field Ltd who manufacturered soaps and candles, it was estabished circa 1642 by Thomas Field. Edith registered GAF81 at two of her London addresses, Nr 22 Down Street in Mayfair and also Nr 44 Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge. Her husband John Campbell died in 1939 on the way to hospital and it is thought that GAF81 was placed into storage for the duration of WWII. A later resident of Down Street was Sir Robert Young (1871/1959) a noted physician & tuberculosis specialist and during the mid 1800s Rutland Terrace was the home of Septimus Godson (1799/1877) barrister & brother of Richard Godson MP for St Albans. South Lodge at Rutland Gate was the London base of the Llangattock family and was purchased shortly after the birth of their most famous family member, this being Charles Stewart Rolls. During the 1950s GAF81 was still in London this time in the Belgravia area with L. Candler of Chesham Place which via the master builder of the 19th century (Thomas Cubitt) is connected to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall as she is a direct descendant of his. By the 1980s GAF81 was with a Singing Solicitor, namely Winston Ku who had studied law at Oxford and had been trained as a classical singer by the French Baritone - Gerard Souzay.

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About us:
The Real Car Company was established in 1987 by Ray Arnold & Ian Johnstone. It was a hobby that 'Got out of hand'. Our interest in cars of the type that we now sell goes back to our childhoods, and ownership back to the 1970's. Gradually more cars started passing through our hands, and by 1986 we had decided to make a full time occupation of buying and selling the cars that we love.

We started with a single car (all we could afford) which we sold quickly, and before we knew it we had 4 or 5 on our hands! This was alongside another business that we were involved in at the time. In the Spring of 1988 we gave up the other business, (exhaust systems), rented part of the premises that we still operate from now, and went full time.

We had a good start in the boom years of the late eighties, which set us up well enough for us to ride the storm of recession in the years that followed. As the years went on the number of cars going through our hands increased gradually, we built up a workforce, and we now carry a stock of around 40 to 50 vehicles and there are nine of us here. In 1999 we were awarded 'International Classic Car Dealer of the Year' by Classic Cars Magazine. The market for 'our' kind of cars is nicely stable, generally prices are creeping upwards all the time, and we feel that investing in a car - or cars - of the type that we sell is generally a great place to put your money. Don't do it just for investment, but you can get a great deal of pleasure from these vehicles, prices are - in our opinion - unlikely to drop, and you can't drive a share certificate! Some prices in the last three or four years have moved up considerably, and these cases have shown a tremendous return on investment.

Over the last fifteen years or so we have brought home several hundred cars from the USA, and we are always looking for more. If you know of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley anywhere in the world, in absolutely any condition, please let us know. Distance no object, commissions happily paid. We always particularly enjoy the 'barn finds'.



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Why buy from us?
* Classic Cars
* Over 30 years in business
* Cars are physically at our premises
* Lovely roads to test drive on
* Our reputation

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