1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Springfield Salamanca
- Colour
- Dark red and garnet with polished unpainted aluminum highlights
A 1923 Springfield-built Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, chassis 301KG, bodied in the distinctive Salamanca formal style with polished aluminum coachwork, dark red and garnet paintwork, and luxurious scarlet tufted interior. Originally delivered to New York banker Charles H. Sabin, the car passed to Atlantic City political boss Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson — later immortalised in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire — and subsequently accumulated a well-documented ownership chain across several decades before entering the Calumet Collection, which exhibited it at Pebble Beach in 2014.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$235,200
- 1923-03-23 → 1927Factory deliveryCharles H. Sabinpartial documentation
New York banker who took original delivery of the car; sold or transferred it to Johnson approximately four years after purchase.
- 1927 →Private saleEnoch 'Nucky' Johnsonfull documentation
Atlantic City political boss and racketeer; ownership confirmed by documentation held at the Rolls-Royce Foundation.
- 1958 → 1987Acquisition unknownAnthony and Muriel Rosepartial documentation
New York couple who retained the car for nearly three decades before selling.
- 1987 → 1991Private saleTheresa G. Georgepartial documentation
- 1991 →Private saleErnest Bonatipartial documentation
Car passed to Bonati in 1991; it left New York State sometime later that decade.
- → 2013Acquisition unknownTerence J. and Barbara Goodingpartial documentation
California-based owners who held the car before it was acquired by the Calumet Collection.
- 2013 →Private saleCalumet Collectionpartial documentation
Collection exhibited the car at Pebble Beach the year following acquisition; accompanied by video documentation of the event.
Competition
- 20142014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Car was exhibited at the concours and also completed the associated Tour d'Elegance, which included a circuit lap at Laguna Seca; attendance documented by video.
Maintenance & restoration
No maintenance or restoration records.
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