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By Victor Ma
1935 Rolls Royce shooting Brake
Model: Rolls Royce 20/25
Body Style: wood bodied Station Wagon
Construction: Ladder chassis with Steel & Alloy
at front & Wood bodied at rear (1928~~1936), 3824 chassis been
made by Rolls Royce co. Each body was made to order of each
customer!
Engine: Water cooled inline OHC 6 cylinder 3669cc
Transmission: 4 speed manual
Suspension: Front -forged axle and rear -torque
tube axle with Leaf spring with adjustable oil damper all around.
Brake: 17'' inch air cooled drum for all wheel.
Max Speed: 125 Km/h
History:
Honourable Charles Rolls was an entrepreneur, who soldforeign
automobile in London, Henry Royce was a manchester electrical
engineering, who build three experimental prototype10hp twin
cylinder cars in 1903.They teamed up at 1904 to from a Rolls Royce
Limited to build the British faster, reliable, supreme luxury,
expensive high quality automodile. The 40/50 was introduced at
1907 Olympia motor show, This silver Ghost really could make a
plausible claim to being the best car in the world. For 1909 the
engine capacity increased to
7428cc,1922
had added a light weight style 20 model with 3127cc which produce
until 1928.than a new powerful 20/25 with a 3669 cc motor, In 1931
Rolls Royce bought Bentley. In 1972, Rolls Royce Ltd become
bankrupt after got trouble with the RB211 aircraft engine, the car
division was separated out and floated as a public Co. Today Rolls
Royce is still a Luxury brand in the Car market.
Here are some Rolls Royce Ltd Pre war model information. Silver
Ghost (1906-1925 ) 6173
been
made, US Ghost (1921-1926)1703 been made.20hp (1922-1929) 2912
been made. Phantom I (1925-1929)2267 been made. US Phantom I
(1926-11931) 1244/2947 US Model.20/25 (1928-1936) 3824 been made.
Phantom II (1929-1936 ) 1674 been made. Bentley 3.5 use 20/25
engine (1933-1936 ) 1177 been made.25/30 (1938-1940 )1993 been
made. Bently 4.5 (1936-1939 ) 1235 been made. Phantom III
(1935-1940 ) 717 been made. Bentley MK V (1939-1940 ) 17 been
made. .
The
Rolls-Royce 20/25 model was introduced in 1928, to replaced the
20hp and it is also the last model design by Royce, A lot of
improvement, like petrol gauge on dash modified gear box casing
allow the floor board to be lower, more horsepower, make this New
20/25 could reach 75 mph! This is a greatest inter- war success
model on Rolls-Royce Ltd. history. With this new model the
tradition of the manufacture was continued to build reliable
modern beautiful and expensive chassis. 3824 chassis been build
between 1928-1936.Than it replace by 25/30 (1936until WWII )
The first owner Mr Mons Goffin build the body by Franay at Franch,
before WWII this car ship to USA until 1979 Mr Lis family bought
the car from Mr Hopfs hand than send to HK. Until today , this
very rare nice shap wood bodied shooting brake model keep at very
low mile, top condition This car never rust, the vehile been fully
restored by our Co again at 2004. Full history for this car & it
fitted original engine, gear box & re-registered in HK again on
2003
If you got a very nice
pre War shooting brake, just e mail me some picture. Because I
like wood very much,
here are my
email address: matailap@hotmail.com
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