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Wikipedia: Rolls-Royce Wraith (1938)
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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Rolls-Royce Wraith (1938) page on 10 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Rolls-Royce 25/30 h.p. Wraith (not to be confused with the earlier small horsepower (Goshawk) car, the 25/30 h.p), was launched in 1938.
The Rolls-Royce Wraith was built by Rolls-Royce at their Derby factory from 1938 to 1939 and supplied to independent coachbuilders as a running chassis.
Wraith is also the name of a new coupé announced by Rolls-Royce in 2013.
Wraith is an old Scottish word meaning Ghost or Spirit, continuing Rolls-Royce's (at the time) new(ish) nomenclature that they had adopted, using words relating to silent, gracious, elegant, rarely seen and highly sought after for these reasons. In fact, the Wraith name originated from a 40/50 h.p, (Silver Ghost) that was named 'The Wraith' by its original owner.
In 1938, a typical touring car cost £1700, which included the chassis cost of £1100. 492 chassis were made. Although chassis were only produced in 1939, cars bearing 1940 or later delivery and registration dates are not uncommon. Some cars were finished off during early 1940. Others were held in storage and sold and first registered during the war years. A few were actually bodied during wartime. In addition, 16 prewar chassis were bodied in early 1946 and duly delivered to the government. The final Wraith was delivered in 1947.
| Date | Media or Collection Name & Details | Files |
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| 5 November 2014 | Rolls Royce Wraith Review Matt Hubbard for Speedmonkey |  Article Page - 103.9MB - 4:38 |
| 24 November 2014 | Rolls Royce Wraith Video Review Matt Hubbard for Speedmonkey | Article Page - 103MB - 4:29 |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 26 February 2013 | 2013 Rolls Royce Wraith - The Fastback  | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| 5 March 2013 | Rolls Royce Wraith - specs, images, pricing | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| 26 November 2013 | Spotted - Rolls Royce Wraith: A Snip At £319,000 | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| 11 November 2014 | 2014 Rolls Royce Wraith Review | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| 24 November 2014 | Rolls Royce Wraith Video Review  | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| 11 August 2016 | WrapColors.com and Antonio Brown Partner Up to Create a One-of-a-Kind Look for his Rolls-Royce | Big Splash Graphics |
