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2001 Rolls-Royce Park Ward VIN. SCALD61E11CX07565
Sold for US$57,120 inc. premium
2001 Rolls-Royce Park Ward
VIN. SCALD61E11CX07565
VIN. SCALD61E11CX07565
5,379CC SOHC V12 ENGINE
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
322BHP AT 5,000RPM, 361 LBS FT OF TORQUE AT 3,900RPM
5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION W/ OD
4-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION
4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES
*One of only 127 made
*Top-of-the-range LWB model
*Less than 32,800 miles from new
*Single family ownership
Previewing at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California by appointment. Please contact [email protected] for scheduling.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Whenever a new Rolls-Royce appears, it is the manner in which tradition is weighed against innovation that most intrigues the public, and there was certainly no lack of new components in the Silver Seraph of 1998; exterior door handles and the occasional switch excepted, nothing was carried over from its predecessor. The most significant break with tradition was, of course, the adoption of BMW engines, the Seraph's power unit being the 5.4-litre, 60-degree V12 of the range-topping 750i, its engine management system appropriately reconfigured for the heavier Rolls-Royce. The ZF five-speed automatic gearbox is likewise sourced from the 750i, and once again its electronics, which control shift points, are re-programmed to suit the different application.
Premiered at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show and introduced for the 2001 model year, the extended-wheelbase version of the Silver Seraph took its name from Rolls-Royce's in-house coachbuilder, Park Ward, which had been wholly owned since 1939. The Park Ward had 10" (250mm) added between its front and rear doors, increasing the legroom for passengers. The Silver Seraph ceased production in 2002 when manufacture of all Rolls-Royce motor car ended at the historic Crewe factory, by which time only 127 of the LWB Park Ward variant had been hand built. This Park Ward has been in the same family since new. Finished in Black paint over Champagne leather, this rare Rolls is further optioned with veneered picnic tables, contrasting leather piping, navigation, veneered door panels, rear seat air conditioning controls and chrome wheel finishers. This vehicle includes books, tool kit both umbrellas and a clean Carfax report. Usually serviced only at authorized Rolls Royce dealerships, this car comes with over $28,000 worth of recent dealer service invoices. Quoted in Car magazine, project director Tony Gott said, 'For the first time, this is a Rolls-Royce that genuinely offers the owner the choice of driving or being driven, because it is a car one would really enjoy driving.
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