Cernobbio, 23rd - 25th of May
The first class was reserved to the 110th anniversary of
Rolls-Royce. Today part of the BMW Group the famous British
manufacturer started early in the 20th century producing luxury
cars with a reputation second to none.
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One of the oldest cars in recent years on the gravel around the
famous lonely tree in the gardens of the Villa d´Este was the 1908
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost with Roi de Belge coachwork by Barker.
The Roi de Belge is one of the most famous designs on the Silver
Ghost and together with the London-to-Edinburgh tourer maybe
the most sought after on this chassis that formed the reputation
of Rolls-Royce before WWI. The Silver Ghost was followed by the
Phantom Model that should be the name of the top model in six
different series and reappeared in today´s catalogue. At Como
was a very sportive version of the Phantom II with a boat-tail
design by Gurney Nutting, a very popular design of the era with a
teak tail and a rumble seat that could be also used as a luggage
compartment when travelling with two. The car was entered by
construction machinery tycoon Sir Robert Bamford as part of his
superb collection of classic cars ranging from pre-war
Rolls-Royce to several sports racing cars of the 1960s. With a
superb restoration this car was awarded with the Best in Class
award making this on of the cars eligible for the prestigious Best
of Show award at the end of the concours. Less long (just two
years) was the career of the Wraith that was just build in 1938
and 1939, certainly the outbreak of the war prevented a longer
production, the car on show was a Sedanca de Ville where the
chauffeur was sitting outside of the luxury compartment of the
owners, this car featured a hand painted rattan ornament of the
side, a nightmare for every restorer when reproducing it as
original. Mention of honour (or runner up in the class) became a
Silver Cloud I Estate by Radford showing why this body style is
also common as shooting break as the rear compartment
included a set of hunting guns. The class was rounded of by a
Silver Cloud III DHC.
Report & Images ... Peter&Wolfgang Singhof
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