1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 Enclosed Limousine by Hooper

Description

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026 on Saturday the 21st of March - Sunday the 22nd of March, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. , The embodiment of traditional English elegance, the Rolls-Royce 25/30 is a quintessential mid-1930s pre-war limousine,Heavier coachwork needed more power and the 25/30’s inline six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine received an increase in displacement to 4,257cc (from 3,699cc) and, in conjunction with a new specialty Stromberg downdraught carburettor now offered 90hp, sufficient to restore the status quo,This particular 1937 model was bodied from new by Hooper as an 'Enclosed Limousine', finally bringing the poor old chauffeur in from the cold,There is very little early history with GRP 25 apart from a period copy of a sales/customer list from RR or possibly Hooper showing that it was one of four 25/30 Enclosed Limousines purchased new by Robert French Esq.,Prior to our vendor, the Rolls was a wedding car owned by Ted Parker's 'Lucie's Cars'. Ted was a well known and much respected restorer and may have been responsible for the car's restoration,Purchased by our vendor on 26/09/2008, the history file contains numerous invoices for maintenance and servicing from 2009 up to 2022 including Bath Performance Cars totalling £3,860, Bath Classic - £4,241 and Fiennes Restoration on 22/07/2010 (gearbox and clutch) - £6,857,The history file also contains photos from its wedding car days, MOTs back to 1996 - most recent on 22/07/2024 at 28,195 miles, tax discs, V5c etc,

Electronic Stability Program (ESP); Previously Registered Overseas; Safety Belt Pretensioners

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