1928 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tilbury Sedan
A Springfield-built American Silver Ghost Tilbury sedan, one of only 138 produced on this chassis, bodied under the Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work programme. Delivered on 23 April 1928 to Adolph W. Gilbert of San Marino, California, after two years as a dealership demonstrator in Portland, Oregon, it passed through several documented owners before receiving a comprehensive restoration in New England to a colour scheme drawn from original Rolls-Royce catalogue drawings, resulting in an exceptionally fine example of the enclosed American Silver Ghost coachbuilding tradition.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$131,600
- → 1928-04-23Factory deliveryRolls-Royce dealership, Portland, Oregonpartial documentation
Vehicle served as a demonstration car at the Portland dealership for roughly two years prior to its first private sale.
- 1928-04-23 →Private saleAdolph W. Gilbertpartial documentation
Resident of San Marino, California, and president of Chapman Valve Manufacturing; personally known to the Springfield factory management.
- 1955 →Edward Kachelhofferpartial documentation
Based in St. Louis; ownership recorded in Rolls-Royce Foundation documentation.
- 1971 →B.E. Stewartpartial documentation
Resident of Gahanna, Ohio; recorded in Rolls-Royce Foundation ownership chronicle.
- 1983 →Louis Schultzpartial documentation
Based in Sandusky, Ohio; listed in Rolls-Royce Foundation records.
- 1989 → 2004Roger Loecypartial documentation
Son of noted Silver Ghost collector Joe Loecy; ownership span documented in Rolls-Royce Foundation records.
- 2004 →Private saleNew England private ownerpartial documentation
Commissioned a thorough restoration to a high standard, adopting a color scheme drawn from original factory catalogue artwork.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2004Restoration
A thorough full restoration was carried out after 2004, finished in a colour scheme taken from period Rolls-Royce catalogue drawings; the result was described as meeting an exceptionally high standard throughout, particularly notable for an enclosed sedan of this era.
Commissioned by the New England owner who acquired the car in 2004.
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