Rolls-Royce
40/50 hp Silver Ghost London–Edinburgh type

Why it matters

The London-to-Edinburgh model is a sporting Silver Ghost style. Gooding calls the combination of a colonial chassis with London-to-Edinburgh tourer coachwork one of the most desirable Silver Ghost types, and RM notes collectors regard it as among the most sought-after.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

History

The first 40/50 chassis to carry the Silver Ghost name was the 13th built. Silver Ghosts were produced in England until 1925 and at Springfield in the USA from 1921 to 1926. The catalogued 1913 car, chassis 2517, was delivered in December 1913 to the Maharaja of Patiala; its build sheet specified a London-to-Edinburgh style dashboard and bonnet and nickel-plated wheels.

Later cars with London-to-Edinburgh bodies are not always original: a 1921 chassis, 48CE, was first fitted with a Locke town-coupe body and received a new sporting London-to-Edinburgh tourer body from Alpine Eagle Ltd during restoration.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Catalogued details of an original car include a build sheet calling for a London-to-Edinburgh dashboard and bonnet, nickel-plated wire wheels, and a 3,645 mm wheelbase. Bodies on later chassis should be checked against the build record, as replacement bodies exist.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   1913 Rolls-Royce 40/50 HP Silver Ghost London to Edinburgh Open Tourer, London 2011 Level C RM Sotheby's

   • 7,428 cc L-head inline six-cylinder engine
   • inline six-cylinder
   • 7,428 cc L-head inline six-cylinder
   • 48.6 hp, 7,428 cc L-head inline six-cylinder
   • three-speed gearbox
   • live axle front suspension with semi-elliptic springs
   • live axle rear suspension with cantilever leaf springs
   • Wheelbase: 3,645 mm

   Accessed 2026-11-12