Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Tyres
Crossply Tyres
16" Rim Size
| Click to View Tread | Diameter (mm) |
Section Width (mm) |
Whitewall (") |
Price (ex VAT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750x16 Dunlop D2/103 | 799 | 215 | £229.00 |
17" Rim Size
| Click to View Tread | Diameter (mm) |
Section Width (mm) |
Whitewall (") |
Price (ex VAT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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