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1949 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Standard Steel Saloon Ep. 1+Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2021-10-09 10:08 |
Could this be a "Rolls-Royced" Bentley of the late 40s? |
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◊ 2021-10-09 12:00 |
Quite possibly, but that shape was current from 1946 to 1955, and from 49 on the Silver Dawn. The rubbish quality of the image does not show the accuracy of the join between the corner of the Rolls-Royce hot water bottle and the bonnet, the Bentley being more rounded and the position tof the handle being different. |
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◊ 2021-10-09 16:44 |
1. With the iPad turned up to maximum brightness, and the picture enlarged I can see a smudge which is possibly the bonnet handle. 2. Also, it probably shows a MkVI type semi-spatted rear mudguard. So, assuming that the car is a short-tailed version, which would match the mudguard design, the following production figures apply: - Bentley MkVI (both engines) 5,201. Royce Silver Dawn (both engines) 280. Adding to this the fact that many of the early genuine Silver Dawns committed the grievous error of being left hand drive, and the smudgy bonnet handle seems to be in the right place for a Bentley, I think that it may be a MkVI and not a Silver Dawn. |
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◊ 2021-10-10 23:49 |
![[Image: accaddeadankara-s01e010163.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/11562/accaddeadankara-s01e010163.jpg) ![[Image: accaddeadankara-s01e013145.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/11562/accaddeadankara-s01e013145.jpg) ![[Image: accaddeadankara-s01e025634.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/11562/accaddeadankara-s01e025634.jpg) |
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◊ 2021-10-11 10:06 |
It appears to be a genuine Silver Dawn. |
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◊ 2021-10-11 13:20 |
I'm slightly confused about early Dawns from different sources. As I understand it, early small boot became big boot in Oct 52, and UK sales only started in Oct 53 (so always big boot only) - until then all production was export and mainly LHD (mainly aimed at US). But there was some small boot RHD production for export to eg Australia, South Africa etc. Is this correct?? Is this still a small boot (and therefore probably originally built as a Commonwealth export)? Are any dates known for when RHD small boots were built? |
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◊ 2021-10-11 13:43 |
1. Yes, small boot, handle at top, lid hinges downwards, spare wheel in separate lower compartment with numberplate in lid. Large boot, handle at bottom, lid hinges upwards, spare wheel in boot, numberplate on hinged carrier mounted centrally on lid with numberplate lamp and reversing lamps in plated housing beneath. Rear plate oblong on small boot, and usually square on big boot. The mounting has an arrangement to keep the plate perpendicular to the road if the boot lid cannot be closed. A strap and two brackets are provided to secure the lid. 2. The first rhd small boot Dawn left for Australia in July 1949. The first lhd Dawn was LSBA2, the World’s Fair car, shipped 26 April 1949. 3. The 4.6 litre engine commenced at Dawn chassis # SFC2 (July 1951), the first long tail Dawn LSKE2, first automatic transmission LSKE10. 4. All cars automatic after that, excepting the very last Dawn ever to U.K., SVJ113, which had a synchromesh gearbox. Do not kid yourself that anything “standard” ever came out of Crewe, if you were possessed of the requisite oof, you could order what you wanted. As I have said before, my Bentley has a centre change manual box, and it was installed by the factory, as proven by the build sheets. -- Last edit: 2021-10-11 14:08:14 |
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◊ 2021-10-11 14:05 |
^ Thanks. If I ever dabble in these, I'll dabble very cautiously ..... |
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◊ 2021-10-11 14:09 |
I advise extreme caution, it’s expensive! |
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◊ 2021-10-11 15:36 |
 I meant on the site when trying to ID, not on my drive - with my imaginary fleet of Imps, Sceptres, Fulvia coupes and Grifos, there's no room for anything else. |
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