Bonhams is to offer a collection of eight highly important Rolls-Royce motor cars at the Goodwood Revival Sale on 8 September. The collection includes several cars used by the Royal Household including HM The Queen and HRH Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Heritage Fleet is a significant collection of coach-built motor cars that was manufactured at Crewe and includes some of the most significant motor cars produced by the factory, including last-of-the-line examples and bespoke landmark editions.
One of only 18 built and provided to HM The Queen in 1959, the star of the collection is the 1950 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV State Landaulette with coachwork by Hooper & Co. It was built in celebration of Rolls-Royce’s Golden Jubilee and was used by the Royal Household for 40 years including many overseas tours. It is estimated at £1,000,000-2,000,000. It is identical to the model in which Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was driven to Windsor Castle on her wedding day, highlighting the significant role that Rolls-Royce motor cars have always played to the British royal family.
The 1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom V ‘High Roof’ State Limousine with coachwork by Park Ward is another imperious motor car offered in the collection. It was used by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for State occasions and is currently on view on the Royal Yacht Britannia. It is estimated at £1,000,000-1,500,000.
Two cherished registration plates will be offered; RR1, surely the holy grail of registrations for any true Rolls-Royce enthusiast, and RRM1.
Malcolm Barber, Co-Chairman of Bonhams, commented: ‘This is a remarkable collection of cars, and one that beautifully illustrates the history of one of the most celebrated and prestigious companies in the world. Rolls-Royce motor cars have been present at countless historic events in recent British history, and the Heritage Fleet encapsulates the most significant models produced by the marque. We are delighted to have been chosen to offer such an important collection, and it illustrates the longstanding connection and mutual respect held between Bonhams and the most important automotive companies and individual collections in the world.’
The collection also includes:
- 1985 Rolls-Royce ‘Centenary’ Silver Spur Saloon (£80,000-100,000), the 100,000th Rolls-Royce built and used by HRH Diana, Princess of Wales
- 2002 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible, the last Rolls-Royce ever built at the Crewe factory and only 229 miles from new (£180,000-220,000)
- 2002 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph ‘Park Ward’ Long wheelbase saloon (£70,000-110,000), the final Rolls-Royce built by Park Ward and only 85 miles from new
- 2002 Rolls-Royce Seraph Saloon, the last Silver Seraph produced (£70,000-100,000) and only 128 miles from new
- 1995 Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible IV by Mulliner Park Ward (£200,000-250,000), the last Corniche IV built
- 1979 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine with coachwork by Mulliner Park Ward. Used on occasion by the Royal Household (£400,000-600,000)
