1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
- Colour
- Pale green
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost chassis 128 EM was first tested in January 1924 and delivered to Hubert Scott-Paine, founder of the Supermarine aviation company and holder of a single-engined speedboat speed record. Originally bodied as a nine-passenger limousine with the then-uncommon four-wheel braking option, the car subsequently received a tourer body built by coachbuilder Steve Penny of S Penny Vintage Carriage Bodies, based on Barker designs, believed completed in the 1990s. It retains its matching-numbers engine and crankcase.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £115,000 (≈ $144K)
- 1924-02-01 →Factory deliveryHubert Scott-Painefull documentation
Requested a bespoke nine-passenger limousine body in place of the standard cabriolet; car was regularly returned to the factory for maintenance through at least 1933, per factory service logs.
- → 1995-11-01Acquisition unknownS Penny Vintage Carriage Bodiespartial documentation
Coachbuilder Steve Penny replaced the original limousine coachwork with a Barker-style tourer body finished in pale green with dark green leather; car returned to road use in November 1995.
- 2007 →AuctionCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired at public sale in 2007; used regularly for leisure driving in the Cotswolds.
- Date unknownUnknown owner or owners between the wars and post-war periodnone documentation
Car believed to have been kept off the road for an extended period spanning the war years through the late 1980s; no specific owners identified for this gap.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1924BodyworkRolls-Royce factory (Goodwood)
Original cabriolet bodywork replaced with a new nine-passenger limousine body featuring spare wheels on both front wings; car passed its final factory inspection on this date prior to delivery.
Work carried out at the factory following the first owner's request for bespoke coachwork.
- —ServiceRolls-Royce factory
Recurring factory servicing and repair visits documented in the build sheet logs, covering the period up to 1933.
Multiple return visits by the first owner; specific dates and scope of individual services not detailed.
- —BodyworkS Penny Vintage Carriage Bodies
Original limousine coachwork removed and replaced with a tourer body constructed to Barker designs; painted pale green with a dark green leather interior.
Believed to have been completed during the 1990s; car was recorded back on the road by November 1995.
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