Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall Tourer, 1924
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
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Chassis No.: 22883
- Exterior: Ivory
- Interior: Saddle
- Body: Pall Mall Tourer
- Chassis No. S88LK
- Desirable Pall Mall coachwork
- Older restoration
- 7,428 CC inline L-head 6-cylinder engine with 50 HP
- 4-speed manual gearbox
- Single updraft carburetor
- 2-wheel mechanical drum brakes
- Live 3-axle front suspension
- Semi-elliptical leaf springs
- Live rear axle with Cantilever leaf springs
- Best of Show at the 1976 RROC National Meet
- Eligible for RROC and CCCA events
- Part of the Pettit Collection since the 1960’s
- Historical file on the car included
Records supplied by the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club confirm that S88LK was delivered new on May 12, 1925, to John R. Thompson, Sr. of Lake Forest, Illinois. Purchased through B.E. Adams, this Silver Ghost was specified as a Pall Mall Tourer, one of the most desirable open body styles offered by Rolls-Royce Custom Coachworks. RROC records show the car was owned by W.L. McCutchen of Virginia from 1951 until the mid-1960s when it joined the Pettit Collection and was displayed for a number of years at the Motoring Memories Museum. In 1974, Mr. Pettit commissioned John Griffin of Montgomery, Alabama, to perform a complete restoration to a very high standard so as to be competitive at judged events.
The car was sound to begin with, making the restoration process straight forward. In fact, the bodywork was in such good condition that only a section of the original wood- frame inner structure behind the passenger doors required replacement. After much consideration, Mr. Pettit decided to finish the car in its current livery of Ivory with Black trim, a handsome choice for the stately lines of the Pall Mall coachwork. Chassis S88LK made its post-restoration debut at the 1976 RROC National Meet in Williamsburg, Virginia, earning Best of Show honors as well as an award for the Most Silent Silver Ghost, high praise for Mr. Griffin’s expert work.
Between 1978 and 1980 the Pall Mall won a series of AACA and CCCA First Prize awards at such major events as the National Fall Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Always regularly maintained, S88LK presents exceptionally well. The car is accompanied with a historical file that contains extensive restoration records (receipts, material samples, drawings, etc.); AACA, RROC and CCCA documents and correspondence between Mr. Pettit and classic car specialists such as John Griffin, Bill Hirsch, E. Hugh Mearns and Frank Cooke. Not only do these documents offer a fascinating insight into the restoration of S88LK, they clearly illustrate Mr.
Pettit’s remarkable passion for and appreciation of fine automobiles. Eligible for countless events, historically significant and finely built, this magnificent Rolls-Royce is among the most versatile and rewarding of all pre-war automobiles. Having benefited from decades of appreciative ownership, this elegant Silver Ghost is sure to reward its new owner with tremendous pride of ownership and many enjoyable years of vintage motoring.
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