Description
Kelham Hall | Newark, Nottinghamshire
Viewing: Tues 17th March 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Weds 18th March 2026 12pm
Location: Kelham Hall Main Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
Registration No: NXD 333Chassis No: BLW17MOT: January 2027
Supplied new to the Sultan of Kelantan, former King of Malaya
Comprehensively restored by Michael Walkers Garage of Woking
Running and driving smoothly and quietly at time of consignment
Offered with history file and current V5C document
Produced between 1946 and 1959, the Silver Wraith was the last Rolls-Royce to be delivered in chassis form alone, of which a total of 1883 was produced – 1, 244 with 117in wheelbase and 639 with the 133in wheelbase that was standard from 1953. Many were purchased for official duties and featured formal limousine-style coachwork, with a large number of Wraiths serving as state cars for the Dutch, Danish and Greek royal households and the Irish and Brazilian presidencies. The capacity of the straight-six engine rose from an initial 4257cc to 4566cc in 1951 and was further increased to 4887cc during 1954. Early examples were only available with four-speed manual transmissions, but from 1952 there was the option of a General Motors automatic. The model has frequently starred on the silver screen, making appearances in ‘Witness for the Prosecution’, ‘The Return of the Pink Panther’, ‘Arthur’, ‘Batman’ and ‘Batman Returns’, to name but a few of its many movie credits.
Supplied new to the Sultan of Kelantan, former King of Malaya in 1953, with coachwork by Hooper & Co and bodied to design number 8330. This limousine Wraith has been comprehensively restored by Michael Walkers Garage of Woking before the vendors acquisition in 2004. Since then NXD 333 has had regular servicing, MOT’s and maintenance with both fuel pumps being replaced in 2022, with the points recently reset alongside a compression test in early 2026. Owing to its watchful custodian, the Wraith was running and driving smoothly and quietly at the time of consignment it is offered with a history file, current MOT to January 2027 and Swansea V5C document.
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