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Rolls-Royce 20/25 Hooper Sports Saloon

1933 · Manual · Yellow over black

£48,000

Listed today at Vintage & Prestige, Northampton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1933
Registration: CG 5281
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.7-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Yellow over black
Generation: 20/25 (1929–1936)

About this car

This 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 carries a Hooper sports saloon body, an early example that still has the body line ahead of the doors which Hooper dropped in later years. The 20/25 was the smaller, owner-driver Rolls-Royce of its day, and a coachbuilt car like this one is a more distinctive proposition than the standard factory offerings.

It is finished in yellow over black, with the yellow paint new. Inside are green hide seats and matching green carpets, with book-matched Macassar ebony woodwork and a sunroof that is reported to slide open easily. Overdrive has been fitted, which should make it a relaxed long-distance tourer.

The dealer says more than £100,000 has just been spent at Fiennes Engineering, covering a full engine rebuild documented with photographs, plus a new clutch and other mechanical work. The engine is still being run in. The car comes with its original chassis records and a handbook. Chassis number GLZ60; no mileage is stated.

Written by Vertar from Vintage & Prestige’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Rolls-Royce 20/25 chassis specification (3,669 cc OHV inline six, built at Derby). Rolls-Royce never published power figures, only called them 'sufficient'. Weight and performance depended on the individual Hooper coachwork, so those are left null.).

Engine: 3,669 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated