1989/2017 JAGUAR ROYALE SPECIAL COUPE - The Real Car Co Ltd Coed y Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL57 4YS

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Coed y Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL57 4YS
Telephone: 01248 602649     
Website: http://www.realcar.co.uk

1989/2017 JAGUAR ROYALE SPECIAL COUPE

Registration No: XWO 836
Chassis No: JR17022017RHD01OO

 A striking car, beautifully constructed last year to a very high standard using a 3.6 litre XJS as a basis, built on a custom made chassis frame and a hand built fibreglass coupe body. All mechanical items overhauled, and the quality of the finish to paintwork, upholstery, etc, is second to none and has to be seen. The car is wonderfully tight and rattle-free to drive and being light, performs very well with a superb automatic transmission, lovely exhaust note, precise steering, etc, etc. From an appearance point of view, the car is reminiscent of various exotic machinery from the late pre-war and early post-war periods and really is an eye catcher. Essentially a new car, registered as 2017 but with the advantage of being 1989 from the point of view of emissions regulations. No MoT is needed until 2020, and just 700 odd miles since completion.

SOURCE: http://www.realcar.co.uk/view-cars/2235

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1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Barker Sports Saloon. - The Real Car Company Coed y Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, LL57 4YS

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 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Barker Sports Saloon.

A lovely example of the sought after Continental model, in excellent condition mechanically, structurally and cosmetically. Nicely finished in black & red, with black leather upholstery and red carpets. Chromework, interior wood are also excellent, and an external sun visor with tinted glass has just been fitted, adding character and balance to the car's design. The engine has recently been overhauled, and following 2,000 miles of ‘shakedown’, is now running very well and driving nicely, with plenty of power, light steering, excellent brakes, etc. Expenditure over the last few years, fully documented in the large box file of history which comes with the car, amounts to something in the region of £85,000. New tyres just fitted, and offered MoT tested until October 2018.

Snippets: Petroleum, Animal Feeds & a Titled Family.
The first owner of 42UK was George Samuel Engle (1883/1944) - in 1918 he had changed his surname by deed poll from Engel to Engle. Engle was a senior manager of Asiatic Petroleum which was part of the Combined Petroleum Company which later became Shell; in the biography of Sir Henri Deterding written by Glyn Roberts – George Engle is referred to as “Secretary & prime mystery man of Asiatic Petroleum”. Within 3 years, 42UK had been sold to Richard Poole Silcock, a scion of R. Silcock & Sons, feed merchants later acquired & renamed BOCM Silcock. In 1909 Richard’s father Thomas Butler Silcock had commissioned T. H. Mawson & Son to design Arthfield House which was built in 1920, Mawson’s also did a garden layout at Thornton Hall and a woodland walk at Bleasdale Tower – this for Richard’s uncle W. A. Silcock. The Silcock family also bred pigs which were fed exclusively on their own products & the animals won many awards in the “Bacon from 1st Cross Pigs” with their Landrace cross Large Whites. Within 12 months, just before the outbreak of WWII the PII was acquired by Lady Effie Millington-Drake who had returned to the UK from Uraguay ahead of her husband Sir Eugen John Henry Vanderstegen Millington-Drake, they had been stationed in Uraguay since 1934 as Minister. Lady Effie was the daughter of the 1st Earl of Inchcape – businessman & colonial administrator in India who later became Chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ("P&O"). Effie’s sister Elsie (1893/1928) was a lady of many talents - aviator, actress, & interior designer for P & O, she vanished whilst attempting an east-westerly Atlantic flight. When the Millington-Drake’s travelled they did so in style with 30 Louis Vuitton Suitcases & of course outfits from Worth for Lady Effie (an heiress in her own right). Sir Eugen entered the diplomatic service in 1912, his first posting was in St Petersburg, later placements included Paris, Buenos Aires, Bucharest, Copenhagen & Uruguay. Sir Eugen was a keen sportsman - this was reflected in that he served on Olympic committees in 1936 & 1948. After WWII 42UK was sold to G. H. Walford (1902/68) of Sherborne St John, a solicitor whose lineage can be traced back to the 13th Century.

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1987 LHD ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE II CONVERTIBLE - The Real Car Co Ltd Coed y Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL57 4YS

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Coed y Parc, Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, LL57 4YS
Telephone: 01248 602649     
Website:  http://www.realcar.co.uk 

1987 LHD ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE II CONVERTIBLE

Chassis Number - HCX16412

Registration Number - D420 FDL

Price - £62,500

A truly lovely example, which has very likely covered just 23,000 miles from new, and only 5,000 miles in the last 25 years! The condition is commensurate with that mileage level, and the car is totally sound, very smart, and very nicely finished in Magnolia with double blue pinstripe, deep blue leather, piped Magnolia, and Cumberland Stone carpets, piped dark blue, all as originally specified. A correct, high-quality new hood was very nicely fitted less than two years ago. Originally delivered to Florida, but since 1991 has resided in Spain until this year. A superb example, offered U K registered for the first time and MoT tested until August 2018.

Snippets: The 1st Nautical Black Box

It is not known the name of the 1st owner but we do know that the car was shipped from the UK to Fort Lauderdale in September 1986 aboard the 28,000-tonne container vessel “Gulf Spirit”. The Gulf Spirit was the 1st vessel which carried a “Black Box” even though it is normally bright orange!! In April 1989 Lloyds of London decided to install this trial device in order to record information that could assist crews to save fuel, avoid damage to the cargo and if the vessel sank the Black Box would jettison itself and float! The device and its installation (in 1989) cost £60,000 and used more than 1km of cabling inside of the hull to connect the various gauges and accelerometers to the recorder. After spending just 4 years in the USA in 1991 HCX16412 was acquired by its second and last owner - a Middle-eastern Prince – who shipped the car to Spain where it remained until earlier this year

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