Classic Rallies posted new blog entry Concours d’Elégance world-wide ‘tour’ for Fiennes Restoration’s unique Rolls-Royce 20/25:
A unique 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25 drophead coupé, painstakingly restored by Fiennes Restoration, is having its international debut at Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza (Cernobbio, Italy, 20-22 May). Its presence in the Masters Class categ... more
A unique 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25 drophead coupé, painstakingly restored by Fiennes Restoration, is having its international debut at Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza (Cernobbio, Italy, 20-22 May). Its presence in the Masters Class category at the RREC Concours and Rally (Rockingham Castle, 18-19 June) precedes its official UK launch at Salon Privé (Syon House, 22-24 June). Fiennes’s flawless restoration work on the Rolls-Royce 20/25 over a period of twelve years has also secured its acceptance at the most exclusive classic car event of the year, Pebble Beach (California, August 21 2011). The Rolls-Royce 20/25 has a fascinating history and truly international background, with a UK chassis, Swiss coachwork, ownership by the King of Afghanistan’s brother, an ‘unwelcome bath’ in Lake Geneva in 1939, being used as a run-around in Rome during Mussolini’s dictatorship, a stint in Austria, a sojourn in England and final discovery in the USA, forlorn and forgotten... less
A unique 1932 Rolls-Royce 20/25 drophead coupé, painstakingly restored by Fiennes Restoration, is having its international debut at Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza (Cernobbio, Italy, 20-22 May). Its presence in the Masters Class category at the RREC Concours and Rally (Rockingham Castle, 18-19 June) precedes its official UK launch at Salon Privé (Syon House, 22-24 June). Fiennes’s flawless restoration work on the Rolls-Royce 20/25 over a period of twelve years h...