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For Rolls-Royce and Bentley Enthusiasts PRÆCLARVM The National Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia No. 1-17 February 2017 1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, WHD101, emerges from its 20 year long restoration Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile præclarum Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. Royce, 1924 PRÆCLARVM The National Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia No. 1-17, February 2017 Issue 288 Features Regular Items Events Calendar 7097 From the Editor 7098 From the Federal President 7099 From the Sir Henry Royce Foundation Chairman 7100 News from the Registers 7120 Market Place 7126 Regular contributor to Præclarvm, Ian Irwin Articles and Features this month tells the tale of the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, 30NA supporting Field Marshal Documentation and Tales of a 1914 Silver Ghost in Military 7101 Sir John French and its driver Sergeant William Service. In this edition Ian Irwin (ACT) tells of the operation of the Silver Young, see the story on page 7101. Ghost, 30NA, in the service of Field Marshal Sir John French in WWI. An unusual Royce artefact donated to the Foundation. Gilbert 7103 Ralph, Hon. Archivist SHRF, tells us of the recent donation of a Royce company solenoid probably made in the 1880s. Travel Snaps. As part of this series of Rolls-Royce and Bentley inspired 7104 photographs taken by Members; Geoff Shepherd (Vic) tells of his visit to Torre Loizaga in Spain; the world’s largest Private Rolls-Royce Collection. Wealthy Widow Rolls-Royce Driver. David Neely (NSW) Continues in 7106 tracing the histories of Australian-delivered Company vehicles; this time he talks of the Horden Family of Sydney’s Silver Ghost (2617). Sir Henry Royce Foundation Surplus Book and Magazine Sales. 7106 SHRF Archivist Gilbert Ralph gives the details The Foundation advertises many books in their collection that are of the oldest item now in the Archive. It is duplicated and are therefore for sale. a pipe organ operating Solenoid made by The Rolls-Royce Tender: James Stejskal, (Virginia USA) continues 7107 Royce’s company in about 1888. Præclarvm’s series on the Silver Ghost Armoured Cars this time detailing Read the story on page 7103. the service of Silver Ghosts used as tenders, the unarmed derivative. A Serendipitous Group of Photographs of Rolls-Royce Fighting 7110 Cars. Your Editor shows perhaps previously unseen photographs, from member Ralph Schmidt (Vic), of Rolls-Royce armoured and tender cars. 1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith - WHD101 - Part III – 20 years on 7112 – getting serious and fi nishing the job: ACT member Martin Bennett fi nalises the 20 year story of his rebuilding of his Silver Wraith. My ‘Journey’ with a Turbo R - BRK25143: Roland Sharman (SA) 7116 details the refurbishment of his Bentley Turbo R, the fi rst SMART car to be so described in Præclarvm’s pages. Twenty Topics No 66 - 100 years since the Battle of Jutland 7120 in WWI. In this edition David Davis (NSW) continues to discuss many This edition centre-spread is a group of interesting topics related to the Rolls-Royce 20 HP world. perhaps unseen photos of the Rolls-Royce Ghost armoured cars and tenders in use in Iran during WWI The were discovered by Ralph Schmidt (Vic) at an auto swap meet. See the photos on page 7110. front cover: Martin Bennett, former and longest serving Editor of PRÆCLARVM, last wrote of the restoration of his 1950, Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, WHD101, in edition 3 of 1996. In 2016, and a long 20 years later, he is able to complete the restoration story as the car undertook its fi rst outing; to the 2016, MotorClassica Display in Melbourne last October. See the story of the years of effort on page 7112. Club Website: www.rroc.org.au Back Issues of Præclarvm: http://praeclarum.rroc.org.au/ Roland Sharman (SA) gives Præclarvm full Views expressed in Præclarvm are those of the individual writers. details of his refurbishment of his 1988 Bentley Turbo R (BRK25143). The deadline for the April 2017 issue is 15 March 2017. Read the story on page 7116. 7096 PRÆCLARVM 1-17 Præclarvm (ISSN 0159-4583) is published six times per year by the Federal Council of the Rolls- Events Calendar Royce Owners’ Club of Australia. Whilst every Federal, Register & Overseas Events care is taken to check information published, no responsibility can be accepted for errors. Views 9-15 Mar 17 ‘High Country’ Overlander to 2017 Federal Rally Allan Simpson 02-9362-9440 expressed by the Editor and contributors are their own and do not necessarily refl ect the policies 15-20 Mar 2017 Federal Rally, Canberra Ian Irwin 0413-582-687 of the Club. 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Western Australia Branch - President: Diane Magrath 02-8084-8465 (h) 12 Feb ‘Beat the Heat’ run to Penguin Island, Rockingham Diane Magrath 08-9291-6549 Email: [email protected] Mailing list: Ian Dunn, 26 Mar Casual pub lunch run Diane Magrath 08-9291-6549 40 Murranji Street, Hawker, ACT, 2614. 2 Apr Curtin Radio Classic Car Show, Trinity College, Manning Diane Magrath 08-9291-6549 02-6278-3763 Email: [email protected] Branch Secretaries Australian Capital Territory: Peter Hyland, PO Box 773, Mawson, ACT, 2606. 02-6286-4265 (h) Email: [email protected] New South Wales: Judith Merlin, 9 Twin Lakes Drive, Lake Haven, NSW, 2263. 02-4308-3811 (h) 0421-690-299 (m) Email: [email protected] Queensland: Glenn Cuffe, 87 Kauri Road, Ashgrove, Qld, 4060 Tel: 07-3366-6306 (h) Email: [email protected] South Australia: Peter Forbes, PO Box 355, Welland, SA 5007 0411-246-841 Email: [email protected] Victoria: Brian Williams, PO Box 21, Kew, VIC, 3101. 0458-888-767 Email: [email protected] Western Australia: Alan Dickson, PO Box 590, Kalamunda, WA, 6926. 08-9246-3295 Email: [email protected] Section Contacts above: Bentley recently announced its fastest and most powerful production model to date: Northern Territory: Keith Preston, the new Bentley Continental Supersports. 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