The most magnificent Rolls-Royce ever built: Ivory and silver fittings, silk door panels and a china tea service... £5m salute to opulence and British craftsmanship
Unique Silver Ghost known as 'The Corgi' after being copied by toy maker
Price driven sky-high as two enthusiasts duelled in £100,000 increments
Hammer fell at £4.7m to anonymous buyer - more than twice £2m estimate
Six-cylinder, 7.3l vehicle in immaculate condition with perfect provenance
Originally bought by a man from South Croydon in 1912 for around £1,000
Put up for sale at Bonhams after latest owner was killed in a road accident
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It manages just six miles to the gallon and has a top speed of only 60mph.
But this 100-year-old Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost has zoomed into the world record books, selling at auction for almost £5million following a fierce bidding war.
It was originally bought for £1,000 in 1912 (almost £93,000 in today’s money) but has now gone under the hammer for £4,705,500, making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at auction.
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