1990 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Emperor

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax (9%) on top of the winning bid price. Cars less than 30 years old will pay 10% Dutch import tax plus 21% VAT on the hammer.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality.

It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds.

All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation. Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection.

Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams receives your payment, the accounts department will send a release note to the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES - €30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES - €500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

This is a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Emperor Limousine by Hooper & Co.

To the best of our knowledge, it is the only one ever built.

Chassis No: SCAZNN00A4LCX32921.

The car’s odometer is showing 16,750 kms.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with no history or service records.

The car was commissioned new from Hooper & Co. for an Abu Dhabi owner in 1990.

We understand that the car entered the vendor’s collection of static display vehicles in 2012.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this vehicle and can therefore only comment on its aesthetics, we think this extraordinary Rolls-Royce is in excellent all-round condition save for one or two largely cosmetic issues.

This enormous car presents very handsomely from every angle and appears to have survived the last 32 years with commendable resilience.

The only bodywork issue of note we’ve seen is a line of bubbling below the rear screen.

That aside, the paintwork is really very good throughout, the bodywork is free of any significant flaws, and the panel gaps and shut lines seem consistent and even.

The chrome and exterior trim are in broadly fine condition, as are the wheels, from what we can see.

There’s a scuff below the ‘B’ pillar on the driver’s side, some scratches around the aerial and, on the passenger side next to the boot lid, a strip of what looks like masking tape.

There are a few paint chips in the usual places – front valance, wheel arches and the leading edges of the bonnet and doors.

The interior is really very well preserved and in impressive condition.

The ambience is very much that of a London gentlemen’s club, with metres of burr walnut, black leather, and carpets and rugs that are deep enough to keep your ankles warm.

It’s immediately clear that everything about this one-off commission is entirely bespoke, including the television (specified by the first owner) that sits where the glove compartment would normally be.

There is, of course, another TV (and a video player) in the rear compartment.

The black leather upholstery is in a condition that reflects the car’s low kilometres far more than its age. It has only the very lightest of creasing and is in fine condition.

There is a scuff on the wood at the base of the driver’s door. Elsewhere in the front cabin, the wood is sumptuous and everything on the dashboard, door cards, centre console and steering wheel seems very good.

We can’t vouch for the full functionality of the car’s many toggles, stops, levers, switches, dials, buttons, etc, as we haven’t tried to start or drive the vehicle.

The good news continues behind the electrically operated partition in the rear, where there’s more wooden furniture than you’d find at a medium-sized antiques fair.

Again, the seats - including the two pop-up seats either side of the central drinks/TV/video/radio cabinet - are in first-class condition.

The carpets, curtains and rugs look good, as do all fixtures and fittings as far as we can see.

There are some marks on top of the rear passenger door capping.

Everything in the engine bay appears to be in its right and proper place.

The undersides are as you’d expect to find on a car that’s been kept inside in a warm, dry climate for all of its life and only clocked up a few thousand kilometres.

This car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

It must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

None of the paperwork shown in the gallery in any way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

Provided, of course, that the engine, electrics and mechanicals are as good as the rest of this very grand and stately limousine, we think this Rolls-Royce Silver Spur II Emperor Limousine by Hooper & Co. is really a very special vehicle indeed.

In fact, it’s more than special – it’s totally unique.

The next owners will never find themselves parked next to another one, that’s for sure.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €10,000 - €20,000.