Classic Rolls Royce Guru

[FLYING PIG]

Hi everyone im looking to track down a bit of history for a rolls. its a 1930s model and was wondering if any of you know of places to track down a bit of info.

Many Thanks

[atomicpunk]

FLYING PIG said:

Hi everyone im looking to track down a bit of history for a rolls. its a 1930s model and was wondering if any of you know of places to track down a bit of info.

Many Thanks

Contact Barbara Westlake at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club. She should be able to provide you with copies of the contruction and test records for your car if you quote the chassis number. I've had the same done for my cars (albeit 60s and 80s models) and they're usually very detailed indeed. The cost is a very reasonable £35 if you're not a club member (£27 if you are).

According to the RREC site:

Records for pre-war Rolls-Royce cars consist of the chassis sales card, build records and engine test records. The records give valuable information about the car's original specification: they include the serial numbers of original instruments and major sub-assemblies (so you can see if anything has been replaced). You can check the individual requirements of the original purchaser. If they knew of a change of owner, Rolls-Royce updated their records, consequently some car records show ownership history. The Foundation also holds some coachbuilders' archives. Where available, copies of these are automatically included with the chassis build records.

More info and contact details here:
http://www.rrec.org.uk/History/Construction_and_Te...

Cheers.

Edited by atomicpunk on Friday 2nd April 22:31

[Balmoral Green]

As Darren has said, RREC can provide details of the car. The DVLA can provide details of former keepers, which might be useful in tracking down more history.

[FLYING PIG]

Thanks everyone. Thats a very useful link