From long-term ownership; up and running after a period in storage; a lovely old thing crying out for regular use; superb interior Henry Royce had amongst his many obsessions, a real concern about the ever-increasing weight of the coachwork that found its way onto his beautiful chassis’. The delightful and delicate Rolls 20 was succeeded in 1929 by the altogether more robust 20/25 for this very reason. Sharing many components with the similarly sized Derby Bentley 3 1/2-litre, it too was further upgraded in 1936 when the bore of the engine was increased to 3 ½-inches giving 4,257cc and renamed the 25/30. This fine 1937 Park Ward bodied 25/30 Limousine comes to us from a deceased estate and has clearly been much loved over the years. Showing just three owners on the V5C, it was originally sold through Claud Hamilton Ltd in Aberdeen and delivered to Mrs Smith of Pitcaple. The factory build record shows that the chassis left Crewe on 7th January 1937 and was delivered to Park Ward by road – which must have been a chilly drive!