1954 Rolls-Royce
Silver-Dawn
Automatic saloon SPG11
£ 42500
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Carrosserie
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Sedan
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Transmission
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Automatic
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Couleur extérieure
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Silver metallic
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Tapisserie
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Leather
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Direction
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Rhd
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1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Automatic Saloon
A very appealing example of a 4½ Litre, ‘big boot’ model, in excellent, smart, sound & very appealing condition. The car is very nicely finished in silver, with lovely, dark blue leather interior, excellent veneers, carpets and headlining. The Silver Dawn is well equipped, including the fitting of electric power steering, which is a very worthwhile upgrade, making the driving experience even more of a pleasure! There is an impressive array of large & small tools, in their correct locations & in good condition. Accompanying the car is a history folder which includes many invoices for repair & maintenance, amounting to some £125,000 over the last 25 years or so, along with a handbook & parts manual. This history shows caring attention over the years, which is well and truly reflected in the way that the car now presents. Offered serviced, newly MoT tested and ready for its next life chapter!
Chassis No. SPG11 Reg. No. 417 XVH
Snippets: Secrets of Swaine Street
John Rawson took delivery of SPG11 at his business address of 24 Swaine Street in Bradford. Although that address no longer exists the location does have some interesting history. In the 1700s land in the Hall Ings area of Bradford was owned by Charles Swaine Booth Sharp – he was born plain Charles Booth but in 1759 he inherited a fortune from his aunt Miss Swaine, in order to inherit he added the Swaine to become Charles Swaine Booth. In 1769 Charles married Hannah Gilpin – she had added the name Sharp to her surname when she inherited the estate of a distant relative Abraham Sharp (mathematician & scientist) who lived at Horton Old Hall. The OId Hall had an observatory & was used for astronomical experiments (Abraham was a friend of both Flamsteed & Sir Isaac Newton).
Charles Swaine Booth Sharp was a man of the future - in 1771 he subscribed to the construction of the Bradford canal and contributed the sum of £500 to the project. Three streets are named after C S B Sharp - Charles Street, Swaine Street & Booth Street - Swaine Street no longer exists but it was the site Bradford’s 1st Police & Fire Station.
Later occupiers of Swaine Street included Joseph Sunderland Sons & Co – Mill owners with some 538 looms on which they produced high-quality Cashmere clothing and in 1938 Nr 24 Swaine Street was occupied by Mendel Bergson a bespoke tailor from a long line of tailors.
