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A Unique Silver Wraith W ISSN 0159-4583 Quidvis rede factum quamvis humile praeclarum* PR/ECLARVM The Federal Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia. No. 3-92. June,1992 W''I1 k WGC16 Matt Sysak (RROC Inc) A Unique Silver Wraith Coachwork by Hooper & Co * Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble. — Royce, 1924. Confirmation, if any were needed that Rolls-Royce makes ‘the best car in the world’. K, tej L-... <w. turbo j. <• ■ • £> Car magazine (November 91) tested the ‘In town, the Bentley is the firmest rider... Road noise Bentley Turbo R against the Mercedes-Benz 600SEL, is so magnificently isolated that those big Avon the Jaguar Sovereign 4.0 and the Lexus LS400 to find Turbospeeds might as well be riding on cotton wool for ‘the world’s best car’. Victory went to the Bentley. all the noise that drifts up through the Wilton...’ Here are some extracts... ‘Special mention ‘This... ‘Blower Bendey’ has must go to the Bentley’s cockpit...’ performance aplenty.’ ‘...Bentley’s high and wide armchairs the most ‘Where it scores... is throttle response... comfortable... Connolly hides so soft, so fragrant, yet SO it’s probably the most refined turbo powertrain on the hard wearing. Eleven hides go into each Bentley... road. And when you want more urge on the move, the ‘The quality of the woodwork, the richness... of the Turbo R delivers. leather... the componentry, make the Bentley’s cockpit ‘...the Bentley is the... high-speed express, by far the most elegant of surroundings.’ I hand-crafted and the fruit of the labours of a small but talented group of engineers and artisans.’ ‘The Bentley is in a different world.’ ‘A world of unmatched cabin comfort, beautiful ‘Turbo R’s are hand-made.’ craftsmanship, superb quality materials.’ ‘The engines are hand-assembled... Even the final drive is hand-assembled, craftsmen cutting and ‘There is nothing else in the world lapping the gears.’ like a Turbo R...’ ‘Steering feel at speed best in the class. Its agility ‘... suspension... is the most high-tech ROLLS on winding secondaries is superior... The Bentley also ... by virtue of its adaptive damping.’ scores thanks to its wonderful braking stability... ‘The Bentley... has marginally more composure on anti-dive geometry...’ testing back-roads... aided by its extraordinarily competent chassis. It also has wonderful steering, R ROYCE communicative no matter what the speed. BJ Why not test drive the world’s best car t? York Motors ‘Driving the Turbo R is such a special experience.’ 101 William Street, Sydney 2011 You are invited to make an appointment with... Telephone (02) 331 3377 PR^CLARVM The Federal Journal of the Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club of Australia. 1 Issue No. 3-92. June, 1992 PRAECLARUM (ISSN 0159-4583) is published six times per year by the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia. Subscriptions: PRAECLARUM is available to non-members on a subscription basis at $30.00 per year (within Australia), $50.00 per year overseas air mail. Such subscriptions carry REGULAR FEATURES no membership privileges. Change of Address: Club members should notify their Branch Secretary In the first Instance to advise non-receipt of an Issue or change of address. Subscribers should notify From the Editor 2020 Despatch (see below). Contributions: Articles, letters and/or illustrations for Around the Branches publication should be sent to the Editor, address below. Whilst every care Is taken to check Information published In Victoria Branch Concours d’Elegance 2022 PRAECLARUM, no responsibility can be accepted for errors, either typographical or factual. Views expressed by the Editor and contributors are not necessarily those of the Club. Book Reviews 2033 EDITOR, layout, design, typesetting: Market Place 2034 Martin Bennett, ■Allambi’, RMB3310, Goulburn, N.S.W. 2580 ARTICLES 'Phone/FAX (048) 29 7140 DESPATCH: Obituary Eric and May Goudie, 25 Cowper St., Bruce Ross 2022 Ainslie, A.C.T. 2602 (06) 248 5183 FEDERAL OFFICE BEARERS: WGC16 PRESIDENT: Russell Rolls, Matthew Sysak tells the fascinating story of his P.O. Box 140, South Yarra, Vic. 3141 absolutely unique Silver Wraith 2026 (03) 420 9444(w) 8671592(h) SECRETARY: Wendy Friezer, Phantom Pains 19 Keston Ave., Mosman, N.S.W. 2088 (02) 267 1455(w) 969 5834(h) Julian Cairns (Vic.) explains why he never became the owner of 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce’ TREASURER: Gilbert Ralph, 2030 2 Baxter Crt., Mt. Waveriey, Vic. 3149 (03) 685 6000(w) 807 4501 (h) They’re Hauntlngly All Still Here - are they Ghosts or Phantoms? REGISTRAR: John Fitter, 12 Boonara Ave., Bondi, N.S.W. 2026 (02)30 5131 Jim McKarns owns one of three ‘UMC’ Series Phantoms that were built as Silver Ghosts. All have survived. 2032 BRANCH SECRETARIES: Australian Capital Territory Front Cover Photo: St. John Herbert, 9 Titheradge PL, This 1949 Silver Wraith (WGC16) is a one-off by Hooper, but the design set the Chapman 2611 (06) 288 0647 style for a generation of Hooper bodies on the long wheelbase Silver Wraith, Silver Dawn, Silver Cloud and contemporary Bentley chassis. Owner Matt New South Wales Sysak, who lives in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, sent the picture and Judith Merlin, 31A Terry Rd., the fascinating article in this issue. Denistone 2114 (02) 808 3329 Queensland Brian Brannelly, 50 Dunsmore St., Kelvin Grove 4059 (07) 356 4963 South Australia (Acting Secretary) Melanie Sandford-Morgan, 2 Alexander Ave., Klemzig 5087 Victoria Robin Hickman, P.O. Box 330, Vermont 3133 (03) 874 4266 Western Australia Kelvin Ferris, 53 First Avenue, Rossmoyne 6165 (09) 457 3845 2020 PRAECLARUM years the Company has seen fit to ap­ (again). What can I say? All I can really From the Editor pend the Corniche name firstly with 'll’ do is refer you to the picture at the top of (1987), then ’III’ (1990) and now ‘IV’. The p.1969 (PRAECLARUM 1-92) and to our Corniche IV has the three-position auto­ current York Motors advertisement and PRAECLARUM computerisation matic ride control of the Si Iver Spirit II and count on your own good judgement! other four-door models, a new hood Though not wishing to give a totally Now that PRAECLARUM is com­ frame with motorised latches in place of erroneous impression of bias, my own pletely computerised the Club is the manually operated over-centre view is that other car builders should stay benefiting from a number of worthwhile latches previously used and a heated with doing what they do best, such as improvements. The transition began with glass rear window. Like all models in the supplying the no doubt very reliable taxi­ Issue 2-91 and was virtually complete for 1992 model year range the Corniche IV cab fleets of Beirut and Istanbul, while the main body of the magazine by the also has the four-speed automatic trans­ leaving Rolls-Royce to do what they have following issue. Perhaps you will have mission. This new transmission has a always done best, i.e. building 'The Best started to notice a change in the quality torque converter clutch (TCC) which Car in the World.’ and uniformity of the type around that locks up at speeds over 80km/h in the time. The 'Market Place’ page was in­ overdrive fourth gear for improved fuel The very best? cluded from 4-91 to complete the economy. Naturally the counterpart transition. Now, even most of the com­ Bentley Continental convertible, which A.C.T. Branch member Alastair Kin­ mercial advertisements are created on shares the new features described loch has recently added to his already not the computer as a free service to our above, is also now available for Austra­ inconsiderable fleet of PMCs a 1938 advertisers, without whose support a lian delivery. Phantom III (3DL150). Purchased in Club magazine of this size and quality California, this magnificent motorcar has would simply not be possible. The port of entry for the first Austra­ lian Corniche IV is Freemantle. For Hooper Limousine de ville coachwork and was built new for London entertainer Another benefit is independence from chassis number buffs the Vehicle Iden­ Lupino Lane. It has been out of use for the printers, who have been relieved of tification Number of this car is more than twenty-five years. virtually all tasks other than the actual SCAZD02D0NCH40076. By referring to printing of the finished magazine. All the article ‘V.I.N. unravelled' in our last Alastair’s soundly based and com­ typesetting, laying out and other prepa­ issue (p.2006) the full meaning of this pletely unbiased reasoning is that since ration work is now included in the Editor's puzzling 17-digit alphanumeric coding the Rolls-Royce is ‘The Best Car in the duties using the Club computer. This in­ will become clear. World’ and the Phantom III is the best dependence is already paying dividends model Rolls-Royce have ever made, the in punctuality. PRAECLARUM's habitual The best? 'D' series Phantom III, being the ultimate lateness, the solution to which had development of the model, must there­ eluded my best efforts until now, will very A German motor car manufacturer of fore be the finest motor car ever built in soon be a thing of the past. Thank you undoubted engineering talent has re­ the entire history of the world! for your patience and understanding over cently taken to calling one of its new the years. models ‘The Best Car in the World’ Being a keen fan of the Phantom III A side benefit of computerisation is that contributors can now submit word A.C.T. Branch member Al Kinloch’s recently acquired Phantom III (3DL150). The limousine de i processed articles on computer disk ville coachwork by Hooper is fitted with that coachbuilder’s patent sedanca roof system, whereby rather than as hard copy.
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