1972 Rolls-Royce PVI Mulliner Park Ward Limousine PRH4661

A lovely, sharp, straight, undisturbed example, with a comprehensive history file, including service records, correspondence, MoTs, etc, which is sufficient for us to be confident that the mileage of 56,400 is correct. The paintwork is generally excellent, and of very high quality, the chrome is lovely, but the outstanding feature of this car is the condition of the interior. It is difficult to over-describe it, as the tan leather to the front and beige west of England cloth to the rear are absolutely original, with beautiful veneers, a gorgeous cocktail cabinet, etc, but spotlessly clean and fresh, as though the car was built a couple of years ago. Looks, feels and smells absolutely right, and has to be seen! The engine bay is suitably clean, with a ‘well maintained’ look, and the engine runs very smoothly. The boot area is lovely and clean, the toolkit looks as though it hasn’t been used, and the spare tyre has never been on the road. An excellent example overall, which has just come from a well known F1 champion, and offered at a very fair price. MoT tested until July 2025.

Price £ 57,500

Snippets: SMM Ltd & Cambridge Instruments

During its life PRH4661 has been registered to several companies including producers of plastic materials, scientific & medical instruments & their investors. The first was Sterling Moulding Materials Ltd which was started by a Rudy Sternberg (1917/1978) who in 1937 alongside his family escaped from Nazi Austria, after studying chemical engineering in London he joined the British Army in a non-combative roll and in 1945 was granted citizenship. He started his career by buying old buttons, using his chemical knowledge he re-dyed them before selling them to the garment trade. In 1948 he purchased 5 cotton mills – Albion, Castle, Tower, Whitelands and Queen plus 2 engineering sites i- Globe & Phoenix in Stalybridge which he then converted to chemical plants. In 1951 he married Monica Prust a Canadian who trained as a ballerina with the Royal Ballet (in 1939 she was in the Vic-Wells Ballet production of The Sleeping Princess). By the time Rudy purchased PRH4661 he had some 1,000 employees and when he attended the Leipzig Trade Fair his Rolls-Royce was taken there by his chauffeur & he was driven around the area with the Union Jack flying! In 1970 he was knighted and in 1975 made a peer of the Realm taking the title Lord Plurenden, there are several books regarding him & his career – A Chapter in the recent industrial history of Stalybridge and more recently “The Wilson Plot” which is full of fascinating information. A more recent owner was none other than the South African racing driver Jody Scheckter who after his retirement founded a company which built firearms training simulators for military, law enforcement and security organisations after selling the company he purchased Laverstoke Park and became an organic farmer.