Bentley and Rolls Royce at SilverStone's Flagship Auction

The next Silverstone Auction promises to be a cracker. Submissions are currently open, but confirmed so far is an 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Open Tourer and this 1925 Bentley 3.0-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer.

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ABOVE: Early Bentley and Rolls Royce from the Raymond Lippiatt Collection

1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Open Tourer

This 1926 Phantom 1 Tourer has been lovingly restored and is in fabulous condition. It was rebodied in the eighties with an Edwardian Shooting-Brake flat body. In those days, Roll Royce delivered the chassis to the coachbuilder.

The ‘New Phantom’ stayed in production until 1929 with 2,269 chassis being creafted. This car is accompanied comes with photocopies of original documents which include build sheets, spring testing, component selection, weight reports, inspections and pleasingly the car’s service records (at the Works) to 1938.

The car has been owned by Raymond Lippiatt since 2004. Raymond known and respected among the Bentley and Roll Royce Owner’s and Driver’s Clubs. The ‘Shooting Brake’ rear bodywork was saved from the scrapyard in 1987. 1927 Phantom 1 was once known as ‘The Best Car in the World’.

Gary Dunne Sales Controller for Silverstone Auctions added “The catalogue for our flagship sale is truly superb and to have two pre-war classics as part of the offering is truly special. These two phenomenal examples have a fascinating history and we welcome anyone interested to come and view them on the dedicated viewing days.”

1925 Bentley 3.0-Litre Vanden Plas-style Tourer.

This genuine, matching numbers, mid-twenties 3-litre has coachwork by HJ Mulliner with their Grey and Black ‘All weather’ bodywork. Green, the current colour, was very seldom used at the time.

Raymond Lippiatt is also owns this splendid car (PE 2667). The original colours would not have looked nearly as stunning as the current paint job: BRG (Napier Green) and Brooklands Green with black wings, running boards and wire wheels. The interior has deliciously patinated black leather, just as you would expect from a well-used and well-loved Vintage (pre-1931) Bentley. It comes with the original toolbox, spares chest, Pratts petrol can and hessian-covered suitcase.

Silverstone Auctions entries are open for the Friday 30 July – Sunday 1 August with submissions to close on Monday 12^th July.

Silverstone Auctions classic and competition car sale is taking place on Saturday 31vJuly and Sunday 1 August with their dedicated motorcycle sale on Friday 30 July at The Classic.

If you are interested in submitting an entry, the auction house are inviting you to join their growing lot list for the sale. To talk to a member of the team, you can email enquiries@silverstoneauctions.com or contact them on 01926 691141.

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