Friday, February 21, 2014

Make something new out of something old...

At first sight, we could think this Rolls Royce is from the early 30's. The body, is a coupé chauffeur transformable but when checking closely, it seems that the it could be a landaulet with a kind of hard top covering the front seats and the rear doors. 
Headlamps are Marchal, the front bumper is a Cromos "Flèches d'argent" (silver arrow), both accessories  are from the late 20's.

Just behind the spare wheel, we can clearely see the hand brake level, meaning that it is actually a Silver Ghost model that has been rebodied in 1929/1930. The registration plate in RD7 is from Paris and dated  from January 1930. 

The coachbuilder plate is visible on the bottom of the chauffeur's door, from its shape we can guess it is either Franay or Belvallette. 

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