Thread: 33 Rolls Royce rat rod

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Randyr, where would I be able to find that kind of info? Its just as described, being a wooden frame with aluminum skin and vin plate says Rolls Royce. Does that make it more valuable than if it were a custom body?

Rspears, it's fully complete, the parts that aren't shown were taken off to be rechromed or repaired and apparently the motor still runs quietly an smoothly. I guess rat rod wouldnt be the exact route I want to take, more like hot rod. I still want it's elegance just chopped and painted a flat white, not like it's about to fall apart driving down the road. I've always wanted a ratrod/hotrod but the ones I've come across around here cost too much for what I'm getting IMO. This one the chrome pieces, rims, and grill are each worth more than what I'm getting it for.

Originally Posted by Htex88

Randyr, where would I be able to find that kind of info? Its just as described, being a wooden frame with aluminum skin and vin plate says Rolls Royce. Does that make it more valuable than if it were a custom body?

Hey HTex, several years ago a buddy & I acquired a 29 Rolls limo that we were going to restore. It didn't take us long to figure out we were in way over our heads but one of the ways I started to research the car was to contact the Rolls Royce Owners Club and try to gather more information about the car. http://www.rroc.org/content.asp?pl=5...&contentid=535 Rolls didn't make a complete car until after WWII. As I said earlier, there were a variety of coach builders and some had better reputations than others. If you can find a plate, badge, number, signature or something to indicate who built the body, that would be helpful towards determining it's potential value. You can also contact the RR headquarters in England with chassis/engine numbers and they can often send you a copy of the original purchase sheet which may also show the coach builder, original purchaser, etc. No doubt a car like that has some interesting history. It just takes a little effort to find out as much as you can before making any rash decisions. It would be a shame to turn a Ming vase into a flower pot prematurely. Hope that helps a little.