1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Limousine (Vignale coachwork)
- Engine
- Straight-six, green-painted block
A one-of-a-kind 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Limousine, chassis LCLW14, commissioned by New Jersey inventor Joseph J. Mascuch and bodied by Alfredo Vignale in Italy. Distinguished by four headlights, a reverse-rake retractable rear window, a gold-plated champagne cooler, an inbuilt telephone, and a green-painted engine block, the car debuted at the 1954 Turin Motor Show before delivery in mid-1955. It later passed to prominent Michigan collectors Richard and Linda Kughn.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €126,500 (≈ $139K)
- 1955 →Factory deliveryJoseph J. Mascuchpartial documentation
New Jersey-based American inventor who commissioned the bespoke coachwork from Vignale; the car was stored by him for a period before eventually passing on.
- 2014-08-01 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Has kept the car in static display; mechanical recommissioning will be needed before road use.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownRichard and Linda Kughnpartial documentation
Prominent collectors based in Michigan who owned the car after the Mascuch period.
Competition
- 19541954 Turin Motor ShowDisplayed
The car was exhibited at the Turin show before delivery to the first owner in mid-1955.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
Mechanical recommissioning identified as necessary following an extended period of static display rather than active road use.
Work had not yet been carried out at the time of cataloguing; described as a requirement before the car could be driven.
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