096 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith (1954) NLC 333 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Rolls Royce Silver Wraith (1946-58) Engine 4566c S6 IOE Production 1144 (all bodies) Registration Number NLC 333 (London) ROLLS ROYCE ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623690651737... Introduced in 1946 as the first post world war Rolls Royce, and produced during model years 1954-1958 as only a chassis at the company's Crewe factory, alongside the Bentley Mark IV The Bentley was also available as a chassis for coachbuilders, but for the first time could be bought with a Rolls-Royce built Standard Steel body. It was announced by Rolls-Royce in April 1946 as Rolls Royces smaller car replacing the 25/30 hp The size was chosen to be in keeping with the mood of post-war austerity. Improvements announced were: chromium-plated cylinder bores for the engine; a new more rigid chassis frame to go with new independent front suspension; and a new synchromesh gearbox. Chassis lubrication was now centralised The first cars had an entirely new and more rigid chassis It matched the new Bentley chassis but with an extra 7 inch section added to the centre. The new chassis had coil sprung independent front suspension, which required a very rigid chassis to function properly, and at the rear conventional semi-elliptic springs and live axle. The braking system was a hydro-mechanical hybrid of hydraulic fronts and mechanical rears using the mechanical servo similar to that of the pre-war cars. The last short-wheelbase cars were delivered in November 1953. The long, 133 inch (3378 mm), wheelbase chassis was announced in 1951 and the first delivered in January 1952. 639 were made by the time of the last deliveries in October 1958. From 1949 until 1955 customers wishing to buy a Rolls-Royce fitted with a much smaller standard steel body could purchase the Silver Dawn. It rode on a chassis seven inches shorter than the Silver Wraith, and was almost identical to Rolls-Royce's Bentley Standard Steel saloon available alongside the Silver Wraith since July 1946. Initially, the engine retained the Mark V's capacity of 4,257 cc (259.8 cu in) increased from 1951 to 4,566 cc (278.6 cu in) and in 1955, after the introduction of the (standard wheelbase) Silver Cloud, to 4,887 cc (298.2 cu in) for the remaining Silver Wraiths This Rolls Royce is now part of the Museum wedding car fleet Diolch am 94,998,204 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 94,998,204 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated Shot 10.06.2022, at the Atwell Wilson Car Museum, Calne, Wiltshire REF 160-096
