1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn LIMO Sedan

1954 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn Classic Elegance Great Example of Original Car: This two owner rust free California car runs and drives great. Car was purchased from the original owner( a famous golfer) 25 years ago and has been kept in a temperature controlled garage and regularly cared for. The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a car that was produced by Rolls-Royce at their Crewe works between 1949 and 1955. It was the first Rolls-Royce car to be offered with a factory built body which it shared, along with its chassis, with the Bentley Mark VI until 1952 and then the Bentley R Type until production finished in 1955. The car was first introduced as an export only model. The left hand drive models had a column gear shift, while right hand drives had a floor gear shift by the door. Only with the R Type based model was it officially available on the home market, from October 1953.[1][4] A mere 760 were produced between 1949 and 1955. Earlier models up to circa May 1954 had a different fascia (dashboard) from the Bentley Mk.VI and 'R' Type, and were fitted with a single exhaust system. Later models from the SRH chassis series had the Bentley style fascia and the twin exhaust system, as fitted to the Bentley 'R' Type. On the Standard Steel cars throughout the production history, all the body panels forward of the bulkhead/firewall were slightly different to those fitted to the Bentley.[1] The in-line six cylinder, engine had overhead inlet and side exhaust valves and had a capacity of 4,257 cc until 1951 when it was enlarged to 4,566 cc. The carburettor was a single downdraught Stromberg until 1952 when it was replaced by a Zenith. [2] [5] The suspension was independent at the front using coil springs, at the rear the live axle used half elliptic leaf springs. The car had a separate chassis made with traditional riveted construction until 1953 after which it was welded. Servo assisted 12.25 in (311 mm) drum brakes were used, hydraulically operated at the front but retaining mechanical operation at the rear. Although many cars were fitted with factory built bodies, others were supplied to external coachbuilders. Visit: SportsCarCompany.com , eMail: JLyons@SportsCarCompany , Call: (858)452-6060

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