Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Formal Saloon c 1923 - Dunedin, New Zealand

This photograph shows a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, chassis number 38NE, pictured in Dunedin, New Zealand, in the early 1930s. The chassis was sold around 1923 as a rolling chassis, a common practice at the time, allowing the original owner to commission custom bodywork from an independent coachbuilder. The identity of the coachbuilder for this particular car is not recorded, which was not unusual for export vehicles delivered to distant markets such as New Zealand.

Silver Ghosts were renowned for their smooth, quiet operation and exceptional reliability, qualities that earned the model its reputation as “the best car in the world.” Cars like this remained in regular use well into the 1930s, particularly in New Zealand, where their robust engineering and refined performance made them well suited to local roads and conditions. This image offers a rare glimpse of a Silver Ghost as a working, privately owned motor car rather than a museum piece.

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