1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hearse Alpe & Saunders [WHD99]

1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hearse [WHD99] in Oasis: The Importance of Being Idle, Music Video, 2005

Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
medimanic ◊ 2009-07-07 10:11	That grill looks very familiar to be unknown, but about the model..
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2009-07-07 10:25	I think that this one IS a Silver Wraith. Is there another shot with all the number plate visible so that we can date it?
Rinspeed ◊ 2009-07-07 10:41	the plate is LXB 290
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2009-07-07 11:07	London October 1950, therefore suggesting that this is a 4257cc Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. Can any coachwork experts help with the bodybuilder? I just checked on the DVLA site, seeing that the film is 2005, the car might still exist. They say 27/11/1950, but 3,000cc. Royce's have never, since WW1, made a car with an engine as small as that. -- Last edit: 2009-07-07 11:15:47
chris40 ◊ 2009-07-07 15:12	The DVLA is notoriously casual about engine capacity, particularly of older cars: /vehicle_156156-Singer-Junior-1929.html /vehicle_162012-Renault-Trafic-1994.html
Animatronixx ◊ 2009-07-19 23:37	One can only guess as long as the car is seen just from that angle. Alpe & Saunders is pretty likely as they built very similar hearses on Wraith chassis.
robgeelen2 ◊ 2010-06-23 00:40	WHD99, 1950 Silver Wraith, originally had a James Young body