Description
1924 ROLLS ROYCE 40/ 50 - SILVER GHOST
SN:4176 REG: JS4050 VIN:58TM ENG:T154
AUD $650, 000 - £338, 250
(To be sold Unregistered)
MATCHING NUMBERS MELB DELIVERED ‘GOLDEN GHOST’
Sold New in to Mr. Solomon Green of 360 Collins St, Melbourne, this ‘Gold’ Ghost was his 3rd and Last Ghost, an Impressive Feat for the Self Made Bookie/ Race Horse Owner/ Philanthropist. Ordered New with Brass Plating rather than the Standard Nickel, the Ghost was Quickly Mistaken for being Finished in Gold, a Rumour that Stayed with the Rolls Royce its Whole Life.
Mr. Green would Replace 58TM with a Rolls Royce ‘New Phantom’ in 1930, and as such the Ghost was Sold to Mr. Jim Hackett of NSW, who would Retain Possession some 28 Years, over which time he Commissioned Smith and Waddington Ltd to Coach Build a New Saloon Body.
By 1966 the 58TM was a part of the Faris Palfreyman Collection (of 18 Silver Ghosts!), but had been Stripped of it’s ‘Smith and Waddington Ltd’ Body. It would pass through Two Further Owners Without Bodywork, Until the Late 80’s when it was Purchased by Mr. Russell Kumar who Commenced the Comprehensive Restoration.
Purchased by the 8th and Most Recent Owner in 1990, Mr. John Smith Acquired the Restoration Project and with the Help of Legendary West Australian Coachbuilder, Roger Fry and Engine Rebuilder, Nick Sims, was able to Win it’s Class in the 1999 Rolls Royce Owner’s Club of Australia, Canberra Federal Rally!
Restored to an Utterly Superb Standard, the Finished Ghost Paid Homage to it’s Slightly Miss-Guided History, with it’s Brass Plating Replaced by Genuine Gold (with the Exception of the Radiator Surround, in Marine Grade Brass), once and for all Earning it’s Title as the ‘Gold Ghost’!
Never Happy with Anything Other Than Perfection, Mr Smith’s Recent Expenditure on the ‘Gold Ghost’ Includes the Fitment of Hidden Power Steering, a Bare Metal Repaint in 2016, a Rebuilt Radiator in 2018, as well as Service Maintenance by ‘The Derby Works’ of Mount Waverly, Victoria.
With 99 Years of History and Provenance, 58TM is Wonderfully Supported by a Dedicated Website, Covering it’s History, Owners, Restoration and Full Specification.
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Priced without Reg, Talk to us about Reg, Club or Other Plate Options.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE: 7428cc SIDE VALVE 6 CYLINDER
FUEL SYSTEM: RR STARTING & RUNNING CARBURETTOR
TRANSMISSION: 4 SPEED MANUAL
SUSPENSION: BEAM FRONT, LIVE REAR
BRAKES: TRANSMISSION DRUM & REAR DRUM
WHEELS: 21” SPLINE DRIVE WIRE WHEELS
