Rolls-Royce 20/25HP Tourer, 1931
Rolls-Royce 20
Rolls-Royce 20β’β
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Chassis No.: GOS 59
Engine No.: L5W
US$40,320 USD | Sold
- 3,669cc OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
- Single Carburetor
- 55-65bhp at 3,000 rpm
- 4-Speed Manual Transmission
- 4-Wheel Leaf Spring Suspension
- 4-Wheel Drum Brakes
- Early 20/25hp variant
- Fitted with period style touring coachwork
- A legendary brand, well-supported by clubs around the world
The 'Twenty' proved eminently suited to town use yet could cope admirably with Continental touring when called upon. Its successor, the 20/25hp, introduced in 1929, updated the concept with significant improvements, featuring an enlarged (from 3,127 to 3,669cc) and more-powerful cross-flow version of the Twenty's six-cylinder, overhead-valve engine. The latter's increased power allowed the bespoke coachbuilders greater freedom in their efforts to satisfy a discerning clientele that demanded ever larger and more opulent designs. Produced concurrently with the Phantom II, the 20/25 benefited from many of the larger model's improvements, such as synchromesh gears and centralized chassis lubrication, becoming the best-selling Rolls-Royce of the inter-war period.
To many, the early 20/25hp cars have the best proportions of this series as they retain the early shorter hood of the 20hp, but with the increased performance over its predecessor and have less of the tendency for over-bodying that later cars had.
The Tupelo Automobile Museum Rolls-Royce was delivered new in 1931 to W.S. Vennell, of Westcliffe-on-Sea as an Enclosed Limousine de Ville by Park Ward. At some point in its career, its original coachwork has been replaced with the sporting open body that it wears today, which has been decorated with car club badges and insignias seemingly as a tribute to the many Rolls' which were supplied to Maharajahs in India.
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