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Rolls Royce Silver Wraith

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Tyres

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16" Rim Size

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750x16 Dunlop D2/103 799 215 £229.00

17" Rim Size

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600/650x17 Dunlop Fort 772 183 £228.00
600/650x17 Firestone 757 163 £173.00
650/700x17 Michelin D.R. 789 194 £231.00

The Rolls Royce Silver Wraith from 1945-1950 fitted 650x17 tyres and from 1951-1959 they fitted 750x16 tyres. Only the 1951 and 1952 models had the option of either size.

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith History

The Silver Wraith was the first post-war Rolls-Royce model and was made at the Crewe factory from 1946 to 1959.
The first cars had a 127 inch wheelbase chassis based on the one from the pre-war Wraith with coil sprung independent front suspension and semi-elliptic rear with a live axle. The engine was also based on the Wraith, but had a new cylinder head with overhead inlet valves and side exhaust valves and initially a capacity of 4257 cc. From 1951 this was increased to 4566 cc and in 1954 to 4887 cc on the long wheelbase models. The braking system was a hybrid hydromechanical system with hydraulic front brakes and mechanical rears using the mechanical servo from the pre-war cars, patented by Hispano-Suiza and built by Rolls-Royce under licence.
The long, 133 inch , wheelbase chassis was announced in 1951, and 639 were made until 1959. The last short wheelbase cars were made in 1953.
Initially only a four speed manual gearbox was offered, but this was supplemented by a General Motors automatic option from 1952.
This was the last Rolls-Royce model to receive a wide variety of bespoke coachwork designed and made by a rapidly declining number of specialist coachbuilders.

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