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1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hearse Alpe & Saunders Ep. 5.05Class: Cars, Funeral — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2019-07-13 12:45 |
JYV 986 Vehicle details Vehicle make: ROLLS ROYCE Date of first registration: September 1948 Year of manufacture: 1948 Cylinder capacity (cc): 0 cc CO₂Emissions: Not available Fuel type: PETROL Euro Status: Not available Export marker: No Vehicle status: Tax not due Vehicle colour: BLACK |
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◊ 2019-07-13 13:23 |
"This hearse is owned and operated by ER Hickmott, a sixth-generation independent firm of funeral directors in Tunbridge Wells. The coachwork is by Alpe and Saunders." - Link to "www.flickr.com" , http://www.hickmottandson.co.uk/funeral-services/ , https://www.flickr.com/photos/27550874@N03/2974167 , https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DT7Bh9AW0AASVOG.jpg Looks as if it will appear in Series 3 of The Crown during a recreation of the Aberfan disaster funerals; Hickmott's other RR appeared in S1 - /vehicle.php?id=1203402 Silver Wraith?? |
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◊ 2019-07-13 13:40 |
The 10 foot wheelbase of the alternative, the Silver Dawn, is probably a bit tight for comfort in a hearse, but the vehicle has MkVI/Dawn type grilles under the P100s. Without better knowledge of the vehicle I can do no more than say, most likely. |
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◊ 2019-07-13 14:09 |
Not sure if that helps, but from what I know, Alpe & Saunders kept advertising the Silver Wraith and I still have to come across one of their publications mentioning the Silver Dawn. ![[Image: alpesaundersbrochure1954hrollsroycesilverwraith.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3946/alpesaundersbrochure1954hrollsroycesilverwraith.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-07-13 14:17 |
A quick look in a book confirms that the Dawn wasn't introduced until 1949, so I think this may be the answer. Unless it’s a pre-war chassis modernised of course, but it is unlikely. -- Last edit: 2019-07-13 14:21:12 |
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◊ 2019-07-13 15:14 |
Used chassis, later rebodied as hearse, are actually quite common. Especially the more expensive ones. I have no records, but I guess the majority of RR hearses learned that craft by second-chance education. Not sure if they still do this, but a while back you could take your old Silver Spirit to Coleman Milne and have it refurbished and converted. |
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◊ 2019-07-13 15:30 |
I was referring more to the design of the vehicle than the likelihood of encountering a rebodied prewar chassis. I have owned my Bentley for 35 years and have seen numerous revivals of antique chassis into all sorts of things. /vehicle_747125-Bentley-MkVI-Special-B232FV-1949.html -- Last edit: 2019-07-13 15:48:23 |
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◊ 2019-07-13 16:15 |
Ah, OK. I wasn't contradicting, just wanted to add that information, because in various countries people wouldn't expect a used car to be rebodied at all. But on a related note, I really appreciate your detailed explanation why a complex procedure like that mustn't be confused with 'repairmen getting stuff from the scrapyard in order to turn three wrecks into five running vehicles or changing bodies as if they were jackets.' |
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◊ 2019-07-13 16:51 |
^ 👍 |
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