This 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith features four-door, seven-passenger limousine coachwork by Park Ward and was initially ordered as a Rolls-Royce corporate limousine and factory demonstrator. It was sold to its first private owner in 1961 and spent a decade with an owner in Nottingham before being imported to the US in 1978. That owner remained its steward through 1993, and, under subsequent ownership in 2016, the car was donated to the Rolls-Royce Owner’s Club Foundation Museum.  This is the more desirable Silver Wraith with the combination of the later longer wheelbase with its larger engine, power steering and automatic transmission.  Its present owner has added about 2,000 miles over the past six months using it almost daily, ensuring that it is ready to enjoy!

Today the car remains in good driver-quality condition throughout, with some age visible to the finishes, which have been selectively redone over time. The front seat was recently reupholstered in correct color-dyed leather, with the balance of the interior remaining original. It is accompanied by a decanter set for its cocktail compartment, most of its large tools, spare wheel/tire, and jack.

Power is provided by a 4.9L F-head inline-six paired with a four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, and the car is finished in black and gold with tan pinstripes over a beige leather driver’s compartment and tan Wilton wool rear passenger compartment. Equipment includes twin SU carburetors, fog lights, power steering, power-assisted brakes, rear jump seats, a glass cabin partition, Wilton wool carpets, and an AM/FM radio.

The four-door limousine body was crafted by Park Ward of London, England, and is finished in black and gold with tan pinstripes. As-needed paintwork and touch-ups over the course of the car’s life are seen. The exterior is very handsome and in overall nice driver quality condition.  Exterior equipment includes fog lights, a Spirit of Ecstasy ornament, fender-mounted side mirrors, semaphore turn signals, and a chrome grille surround, trim, and bumpers. Dings and imperfections are present.

Black 16” steel wheels feature tan pinstripes, and they are mounted with 7.50R16 Coker Classic wide-whitewall radial tires. The car features power steering and is equipped with an independent front and semi-elliptic rear suspension with hydraulically adjustable rear shocks. Stopping power is provided by servo-assisted drums.

The cabin features a glass partition, and the rear bench seat and fold-out jump seats are upholstered in tan Wilton wool, while Wilton wool carpets line both passenger compartments. The partition wall contains a lighted burl walnut cabinet housing a cocktail set consisting of four crystal glasses and two decanters. Radio controls are located in the right-side armrest.

The right-hand-drive chauffeur’s compartment has been reupholstered in beige leather. The three-spoke steering wheel fronts a wood dash housing a 100-mph speedometer, an analog clock, a combination gauge for oil pressure and coolant temperature, and auxiliary displays for amperage and fuel level. The five-digit odometer shows 50k miles, approximately 2,000 of which were added under current ownership over the past six months.  The 4.9L F-head inline-six features twin SU carburetors and sends power to the rear wheels through a four-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission.

For more information and details, please call or text Harry Clark at +1.602.245.7200 or email us at sales@classicpromenade.com.  This Rolls is available for inspection at our showroom in Phoenix.  We are pleased to coordinate inspections, and we help coordinate shipping worldwide. We also have financing partners if you are interested in financing.