Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
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| Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith | |
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| Manufacturer | Rolls-Royce |
| Production | 1946–1959 1883 produced |
| Predecessor | Rolls-Royce Phantom III |
| Engine | 4.3 L I6 4.6 L I6 4.9 L I6 |
| Wheelbase | 3225.8 mm (127 in) 3378.2 mm (133 in) |
| Related | Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Bentley Mark VI |
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.
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 suplemented by a General Motors automatic option from 1952.
None of the cars carried factory bodies, all chassis going to independent coachbuilders.
The Irish Presidential State Car is a 1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith.
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| 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Vickers plc | BMW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standard | 10 HP | 20hp 30hp |
20HP | 20/25 | 25/30 Wraith |
WWII | Silver Dawn | Silver Cloud | Silver Shadow | Silver Spirit/Spur | ||||||||||||||||
| Premium | 40/50 hp (Silver Ghost) | Phantom I II III | Silver Wraith | Camargue | Silver Seraph | Phantom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Phantom IV/V/VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible | Corniche II III IV | Corniche V | Drophead | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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