Yesteryear Collection

The 6 cylinder, 7046 cc engine was quiet, it was likened to a silent sewing machine, and so smooth a penny could be balanced on the radiator. It could travel at 60 mph and consumed one gallon of petrol every 20 miles.

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The Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost is a car that was built from 1906 to 1925. More than 7800 cars were built, often a body builder built the body on the chassis of Rolls-Royce. This model is called a Landaulet.

In 1968 the (Y7-3) 1912 Rolls Royce was introduced.

Variations/Rarities: The first colour scheme was a silver body with a gloss dark red chassis and a smooth metallic red roof. Note that the red gloss used had considerable shade variations.
This usually has dark red plastic seats and grille but one very rare variation was fitted with yellow seats.
*The roof was smooth (Type A) but was quickly modified when eleven ribs were cast into the top of the roof (Type B) and one rare variation with a grey roof is known. Shortly after the roof was modified again when locating tabs were cast in to the inside just above the side windows (Type C).
All were fitted with 12 spoke brass plated wheels but one late issue had chromed 12 spoke wheels and it had the retaining tabs removed from the spare tyre carrier.
The grille shell and headlights, windscreen frame and horn, handbrake lever and fire extinguisher were brass plated.
The silver bodied Rolls was fitted with type 1 or 2 baseplate.
The Rolls was recoloured to gold body with gloss red chassis and metallic red roof and this version can be found with dark red or black seats but one hard to find issue had green seats.
At the time of the colour change some silver bonnets (hoods) were fitted to gold bodies and these are hard to find.
The gold issue can be found with early spare wheel carriers with retaining tabs or later versions that were designed to carry wider tyres. The wheels were 12 spoke brass plated but were quickly changed to 12 or 24 spoke chrome plated or 12 spoke red plastic.
The gold bodied Rolls was fitted with baseplate type B, C, D or E.
The model was recoloured to a yellow body with a gloss black chassis and roof with black seats and grille and always had a type E baseplate. It could have 12 or 24 spoke chrome or 12 spoke red plastic wheels.

Most of them are easy to find and valued fairly lowly. Some however are rare and valuable; particularly silver bodywork without the ribs on the rear half of the roof and yellow seats or gold with dark green seats or yellow with a red chassis, all of these are really worth tracking down.

This particular model was also released in the Giftware range with numerous variations in gold or silver. It also came as part of the 'Heritage Gifts' and 'Golden Veterans' sets in the brassy gold color.

 

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Silver; Red Chassis; Grey Roof

Gold; Red Chassis & Roof

Yellow & Black

  

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Spare Tyre Carrier Type

  

Baseplate Type A and B

Baseplate Type C and D

Baseplate Type E
 

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The smooth A and ribbed B roof types*

Locating tabs cast in to the inside just above the side windows (Roof type C).*

      

 

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
Issue Year of Release Colour Roof Type* Spare Tyre Carrier Type Seats & Grille Wheels Plated Parts Baseplate Type Baseplate Rarity Box
1 1968 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red A A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass A LESNEY ENGLAND E1
2 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red A A Yellow Brass 12 spoke Brass A LESNEY ENGLAND ER E1
3 1969 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Grey A A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass A LESNEY ENGLAND E1
4 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Grey B A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass A LESNEY ENGLAND R E1/F
5 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red B A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass A LESNEY ENGLAND F
6 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Grey B A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND R F
7 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red B A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND F/G
8 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red C A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND F/G
9 Silver body & bonnet, dark red chassis Dark red C B Dark red Chrome 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND R H
10 1974 Gold body, silver bonnet, red chassis Red C A Dark red Brass 12 spoke NB. Brass but copper fire extinguisher B LESNEY ENGLAND R H
11 Gold body, silver bonnet, red chassis Red C A Black Brass 12 spoke NB. Brass but copper fire extinguisher B LESNEY ENGLAND R H
12 Gold body, silver bonnet, red chassis Red C A Black Brass 12 spoke NB. Brass but copper fire extinguisher C LESNEY ENGLAND R H
13 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C A Dark red Brass 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND R H
14 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C A Black Brass 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND R H
15 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Dark red Chrome 12 spoke Brass B LESNEY ENGLAND H
16 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Black Chrome 12 spoke NB. Brass but brass or copper fire extinguisher B LESNEY ENGLAND H
17 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Black Chrome 24 spoke NB. Brass but brass or copper fire extinguisher B LESNEY ENGLAND H
18 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C A Dark red Brass 12 spoke NB. Brass but brass or copper fire extinguisher C LESNEY ENGLAND S H
19 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C A Black Brass 12 spoke NB. Brass but brass or copper fire extinguisher C LESNEY ENGLAND S H
20 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Dark red Chrome 12 spoke Brass C LESNEY ENGLAND H
21 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Black Chrome 12 spoke Brass C LESNEY ENGLAND H
22 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Dark red Chrome 12 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND H
23 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C B Black Chrome 12 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND H
24 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Dark red Chrome 12 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND H
25 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Black Chrome 12 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND H
26 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Black Chrome 24 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND H
27 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Green Chrome 12 spoke Brass D LESNEY ENGLAND ER H
28 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Black Chrome 12 spoke Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND H
29 Gold body & bonnet, red chassis Red C C Black Red 12 spoke Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND D H
30 1979 Yellow body & bonnet, gloss black chassis Gloss black C C Black Gold 12 spoke (BW) Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND D I
31 Yellow body & bonnet, gloss black chassis Gloss black C C Black Dark or mid red 12 spoke (BW) Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND I
32 Yellow body & bonnet, gloss black chassis Gloss black C C Black Chrome 12 spoke (BW) Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND D I
33 Yellow body & bonnet, gloss black chassis Gloss black C C Black Chrome 24 spoke (BW) Brass E LESNEY ENGLAND D I
Wheels: BW - Black or White Walled Tyres; WW - White Walled Tyres; WF - White Flanged Tyres
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: E1 - End flap picture plus 'Matchbox ®'; F - Pink and yellow see-through; G - Purple and yellow see-through; H - Woodgrain effect with clear panel; I - Straw coloured with clear panels

 

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