Rolls-Royce 20/25

A traditional, handsome, vintage-looking car, in good, ready to go condition, having been with one owner for the last thirty years, and maintained well by him over that time. Has been successfully used for wedding hire, and being a landaulette with an opening rear roof, it is absolutely ideal for this purpose. Invoices on file confirm various work carried out, including major coachwork attention and complete re-upholstering in cream leather during the 1990s. Driving well, with a particularly sweet, crisp and lively engine, making the car relatively sprightly.

SALE AGREED

Chassis No. GHW39 Reg. No. VK 8350 £45,000.

Snippets: An Industrious Gentleman
GHW39 was ordered by & delivered to Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland (1867/1953) who during his life time was a Shipbuilder, Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Motoring enthusiast - in the autumn of 1932 he assumed control of Aston Martin – placing his son Gordon as joint MD with A. C. Bertelli. During the “Sutherland Years” the new models produced by Aston Martin included the “Ulster” (3rd in the 1935 Le Mans) and the “Atom”, in 1947 the company was acquired by David Brown – hence the DB models. Sir Arthur’s background was initially in shipping and he bought his 1st vessel “The Sutherland” when he was just 25 at a cost of £22,700; in 1920 after WWI he went into the publishing arena with the purchase of The Newcastle Chronicle which he sold in 1925 to Viscount Kemsley whose empire included the Sunday Times, Daily Sketch and the Sunday Graphic. Sir Arthur owned some fascinating properties including a pair of semi-detached houses namely Kelso & Thurso House which he converted into one property which he renamed Mansion House & was bequeathed by Sir Arthur to the City of Newcastle. Hethpool House which was initially built for Admiral Lord Collingwood in the 1700s and altered in 1928 by Robert Mauchlin in the fashionable Arts & Crafts style – in the grounds of Hethpool are the remains of a 14th Century Pele Tower (a small watch tower). He also owned Dunstanburgh Castle which was started in 1313 for Thomas, Earl of Lancaster – a subsequent owner was John of Gaunt, better known as the son of Edward III & the father of Henry IV, the Castle was gifted to the nation by Sir Arthur in 1929.