Registration No: ALW 20
Chassis No: GBA8
MOT: Exempt

• Originally built for Capt. Arthur Granville Soames, it is believed 'ALW 20' was used by Winston Churchill's daughter
• Benefitting from a new clutch by Fiennes, a radiator re-core and a new cylinder head at a cost £5,130
• Offered with a collection of old MOTs and old invoices plus a copy of the chassis card records
• In current ownership since 2010, there is 'known' ownership since the 20/25 was new

Launched in 1929, the Rolls-Royce 20/25 was powered by a 3669cc OHV straight-six engine allied to four-speed manual transmission. Usefully faster than its 20hp predecessor, the model remained in production until 1936 by which time some 3,827 had been sold. Capable of supporting a wide variety of coachwork, the 20/25hp's substantial ladder frame chassis was equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, four-wheel drum brakes and a mechanical servo.

Originally built for Capt. Arthur Granville Soames, it is believed 'ALW 20' (Chassis GBA8) was used by Winston Churchill's daughter, whose father-in-law was Capt. Soames. Mary Spencer-Churchill (Baroness/ Lady Soames 1922 - 2014), married Capt. A.G.Soames' son, Christopher Soames (Baron/ Lord Soames1920 - 1987), in 1947. Presented in Black over Blue, the interior is finished in Brown leather. The interior has been re-trimmed previously, with new carpets, headlining and a re-covered roof.

Chassis GBA8 has benefitted from a starter ring, a new clutch, a radiator re-core, a new cylinder head at a cost £5,130, the starter and dynamo overhauled, the wipers refurbished, brakes checked-over and cleaned, the servo re-lined, a new calorstat, the carburettor refurbished, some chroming re-done, rear wings re-modelled, front and rear aprons re-primed, new tyres and tubes, a part new exhaust, a new clutch by Fiennes. In current ownership since 2010, there is 'known' ownership since the 20/25 was new and in the ownership of Capt. A.G.Soames. GBA8 is offered with a collection of old MOTs and old invoices and a copy of the chassis card record, luggage rack and wheel trims.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760