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1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith sedan (The sixty-eighth Wraith built) The in-line six cylinder, overhead valve, 4,257 cc engine was based on that of the 25/30 but featured a cross-flow cylinder head. The four-speed gearbox had synchromesh on second, third and fourth speeds and retained the traditional right hand change. [ 1 ]
The Rolls-Royce 25/30 built between 1936 and 1938 is an updated version of the 20/25 with larger engine to provide more power, as over-large bodies had often been fitted to the earlier model leading to complaints about its performance.
4 light saloon, 6 light saloon, drophead coupé 1937 1940 344 Type: TF 2762 95 19.82 Type: TH 12/70 [17]: pp.240-247 4 1842 63 13.22 sports tourer, drophead coupé, sports saloon: 1938 1940 776 Bodies by Mulliners (Birmingham) TA 14 [17]: pp.240-247 4 1892 65 13.58 sports saloon, drophead coupé: 1946 1950 3311
1938 Hudson 112 sedan with its conventional front and rear suicide ... Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (2007 ... II, III, IV, V and VI; Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn ...
Bentley Motors Limited is the direct successor of Rolls-Royce Motors and its predecessor entities and owns historical Rolls-Royce assets such as the Crewe factory, pre-2003 vehicle designs and the L Series V8 engine. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a subsidiary of BMW AG established in 1998 that began production of vehicles in 2003.
At least six drophead coupés (convertibles) based on the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith and at least one sedan were built, primarily in 1947 and 1948. They also built special bodies for the Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport ; From 1947 to 1949, at least eight sporty coupés, as well as some convertibles, were built on the short chassis, each of which ...
The Silver Wraith was the first post-war Rolls-Royce. It was made from 1946 to 1958 as only a chassis at the company's Crewe factory, its former Merlin engine plant, alongside the shorter Bentley Mark VI. The Bentley was also available as a chassis for coachbuilders, but for the first time could be bought with a Rolls-Royce built Standard Steel ...
The 20/25 also enabled Rolls-Royce to quickly capitalize on its 1931 acquisition of Bentley Motors Ltd. As part of integrating its acquisition, Rolls-Royce management discontinued the Bentley 8 Litre car due to the perceived market overlap with the Phantom II. This meant the acquisition brought with it the Bentley brand; debt; engineers; and ...