1913 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Silver Ghost Top Hat Brougham de Ville

Delivered new via Midland Counties Motor Garage in Leicester; originally registered LK 7105. Lord Bath's daughter. The car was eventually gifted to her chauffeur at some point in the late 1930s.

Unnamed dealer who acquired the car after World War Two; identity unknown.

Resident of Kennford, Devon; removed the recovery crane from the chassis. Last contacted the factory in early 1950 requesting spare parts.

During this period the car appears to have acquired its distinctive tall formal coachwork, likely commissioned by a Spanish bullfighter who wanted to stand upright inside. The body was already present when the car appeared in a 1953 film.

Registered to William Alexander Shaw at the school's address; a restoration was carried out and a town car body was reportedly fitted during this tenure. An old-style continuation logbook was issued in July 1958.

Of the Dennis Brothers commercial vehicle family; purchased the car from Simmons of Mayfair. A Rolls-Royce factory letter dated June 1962 was addressed to him. His son John Dennis drove the car in a celebratory parade in 1969.

Registered as MN 1910 in the Isle of Man on 9 May 1972. Brakes were upgraded during this ownership. The car was well stored and used very infrequently, last run in 2022. Offered for sale by executors of the late Richard Evans.

Mrs Pitt-Rivers's chauffeur, who received the car as a gift in the late 1930s. He stripped the original coachwork and installed a recovery crane on the chassis.

The car appeared carrying its tall upright formal coachwork in this Humphrey Bogart and Gina Lollobrigida film production; coachwork said to have been built for a Spanish bullfighter who wished to stand and bow from inside.

Appeared in this comedy featuring Bob Monkhouse and others; one source attributes the formal coachwork to Hammer Film Productions, though this conflicts with the car's earlier film appearance in the same style of body.

Driven by John Dennis in a celebratory procession; a press cutting documenting the event is held in the history file.

Car featured in this well-known British television drama series.

Car appeared in this British television series, a spin-off from Upstairs, Downstairs.

Comprehensive engine overhaul carried out at the Rolls-Royce factory, including replacement of two cylinders and pistons.

Chassis upgraded with a gearbox-driven dynamo and glazed side windows added to the front compartment. Dated broadly to the 1920s or 1930s.

Original landaulet body removed and a recovery crane fitted in its place by the then-owner.

Work carried out by John Redding in the late 1930s.

Recovery crane removed from the chassis following post-war acquisition.

Carried out by W A R Hoare after 1947.

Tall upright formal brougham de ville coachwork fitted, broadly similar in style to the body the car carries today. Believed to date from the early part of the Barton Motors ownership.

One source attributes similar coachwork to Hammer Film Productions for the 1961 film, though the body was already present in 1953.

Full chassis strip-down and rebuild carried out under Rolls-Royce supervision, with a town car body reportedly fitted. Car described in a contemporary advertisement as being in exceptional order and not used since the rebuild.

Took place during Oundle School ownership between 1958 and 1962; car was subsequently sold through Simmons of Mayfair for £1,875.

Brake system upgraded with larger 1914-specification rear drums; a vacuum servo was added. Footbrake now operates the rear drums while the handbrake acts on the propeller shaft drum. Original brake components retained and offered with the car.

Work undertaken during the Manx Motor Museum period of ownership from 1972 onwards.