Rolls-Royce 20/25 in BLACK/CREAM 1934 for £44,490

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This suitably regal-looking Royce was first owned by a Mrs Ida Szlumper of Bickley, Kent, the county in which it remained until sold in 1938 to Percy Taylor of the Western Avenue Hotel, Acton, who retained it for the next 26 years. It then became the property an M Y Cartwright of Keswick before traversing the Atlantic to Texas in 1987, where it remained until 1991. It was in 2005 that Brian Slattery acquired the 20/25 in Nottingham and embarked upon an extensive refurbishment programme that included a bare metal wings-off repair and respray at Chic Doig's premises in Cardenden, a specialist retrim, and a rewire and other restorative tasks courtesy of Milford Vintage Engineering of Kirkmichael. The limousine is finished in cream and black and trimmed in cream leather aft of the division and black hide on the driver's side. The history file confirms that the engine was totally rebuilt in 1961, at which time the odometer stood at 71,432. Having worn the registration 'JSU 985' since its r