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RARE OLD ROLLS-ROYCE!

      This over 100 year Old Rolls-Royce was originally bought for $1,335 in 1912 (almost $125,000 in today's money) but went under the hammer for over $6 million making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at auction.
      The design chosen by its original owner echoed the luxurious 'Pullman' Railway carriages pioneered by American George Pullman.
      The car was commissioned by Rolls-Royce connoisseur John M. Stephens, who also bought the first Silver Ghost the luxury car-maker produced in 1906. The body was built by former royal carriage-maker Barker's of Mayfair, which had previously built coaches for King George III and Queen Victoria.
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Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      In great nick: The six-cylinder, 7.3-litre car comes with perfect provenance and is still purring smoothly, doing about 15 miles to the gallon.

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      What it lacks in gadgetry, the British-made classic more than compensates for with an extraordinary level of luxury that leaves its modern-day counterparts looking a little unsophisticated.

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      Its gleaming interior fittings are made of silver and ivory, while the door panels are embroidered silk, with brocade tassels attached to silk window shades for privacy.

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      The passenger footrest hides a full picnic set for four, a China tea service, complete with an alcohol-fuelled vurner and kettle to heat the water, and a set of six decanters - three in sterling silver and three in leather wrapped glass.

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      The sale took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex. Auctioneers had expected it to sell for around $3 million and were astonished when the bidding between two rival collectors topped $5 million.



      Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      James Knight, from Bonhams auctioneers, said: 'There were three bidders, then one of them dropped out around $3 million and we thought it would end there.'
      'But then another bidder entered and the bidders were duelling. It went up in increments of around $66,000, and then $133,000, and then back down.'

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      'Everyone was very respectful but when the price reached a milestone, $4 million, there was an intake of breath. The bidders were duelling and when the hammer came down there was spontaneous applause. It was fitting because the car is celebrating her centenary.'

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      This is one of the car's brake lights. The Rolls-Royce still had its headlights, carriage lights, rear lights and inflatable tires when it went up for sale.
      The car even had an early speedometer - an important addition given that a 20mph speed limit was introduced in 1912. Unlike most car enthusiasts of his time, Mr Stephens, from Croydon, South London, asked the makers not to include a glass division window between the driver and the passengers as he wanted to drive it himself rather than rely on a chauffeur.

Shangrala's Rare Old Rolls-Royce
      The car's distinctive cream and green design echoed the luxury 'Pullman' Railway carriages of the time, and it was known as a Double Pullman Limousine.
      But it was nicknamed 'the Corgi Silver Ghost' in the 1960s after the toy-maker based its Silver Ghost toy car on this model.
      Mr Stephens's car is believed to be the only one of its kind to survive with its full interior and bodywork, as many Rolls-Royces from the era were converted into ambulances during the First World War.
      Auctioneer Bonhams said: 'It is a statement of refinement, grace and gentility that for many defines the qualities and the Edwardian period in which Rolls-Royce established the unsurpassed reputation it still enjoys today.'



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