1926 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Playboy Roadster (Brewster coachwork)
- Engine
- 7.7L, numbers-matching
- Colour
- Oxford Blue
Chassis S208ML is a 1926 Springfield-built Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, one of only 28 examples fitted with Brewster's rare Playboy Roadster coachwork — a sporting open body style that contrasted sharply with the formal closed coachwork typical of American-market Ghosts. Originally delivered with Oxford Sedan coachwork, the car received its Playboy body in April 1932. It retains its numbers-matching 7.7-litre engine and carries a documented ownership history corroborated by Rolls-Royce factory records.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$335,000
- 1926-07-28 →Factory deliveryWilliam Pinckney Rutterfull documentation
First owner, took delivery with Oxford Sedan coachwork. Based in Utica, New York.
- 1932-04-01 →Acquisition unknownElena DeValladarespartial documentation
Took delivery following installation of Playboy Roadster coachwork on the chassis. Based in Larchmont, New York.
- 1958 → 1967Acquisition unknownJohn Tysonpartial documentation
Based in Royersford, Pennsylvania. Held the car for roughly nine years.
- 1981 →Private saleMichael Whitakerpartial documentation
Based in Frankfort, Ohio. Commissioned a restoration by specialist Rick Hamlin in Wellington, Kansas, which was left unfinished at the time of Whitaker's death.
- → 2011InheritanceWhitaker familypartial documentation
Retained the partially restored car for several years following Michael Whitaker's death before selling it.
- 2011 → 2013Private salePrevious owner prior to Adderleypartial documentation
Arranged for UK-based marque specialists to complete the restoration to concours level before selling the car.
- 2013 →Private saleTerence E. Adderleyfull documentation
Acquired the completed car in early 2013 and used it sparingly as part of a curated collection. Ownership confirmed by Rolls-Royce factory records.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1932BodyworkBrewster
Original Oxford Sedan coachwork replaced with a new Playboy Roadster body (no. 7286) drawn from Brewster's Long Island City inventory stock.
- 2011Restoration
Completion of the previously halted restoration to full concours standard, carried out by marque specialists in the United Kingdom.
Commissioned by the owner who acquired the car from the Whitaker family; finished approximately 2011–2012.
- —RestorationRick Hamlin
Partial restoration undertaken by noted Rolls-Royce specialist; work was interrupted and left incomplete following the owning patron's death.
Workshop is located in Wellington, Kansas; the car remained in Hamlin's custody for several years after work ceased.
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