Peggy
Head Girl
A chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce has long been the de rigeur badge of office for captains of industry, and this long-chassis 20/25hp carrying formal saloon-with-division coachwork by Windover was was first owned, we are advised, by Lord Ennisdale, Chairman of Harrier Fighter Planes during WW2.
The 20/25 was built between 1929 and 1936, with a total of 3827 being made.
As with all models of the period, only the chassis and other mechanical parts were Rolls-Royce. The body was made and fitted by a coachbuilder selected by the owner, in this case Windover. Windovers were originally saddlers and harness-makers dating back to the 17th century, until the onset of the Industrial Revolution, when they began to engage in carriage and coach building.
Windover-built carriages developed a loyal following and were in evidence throughout the British Empire, as well as the royal households of England and other European locales. As the motoring age dawned, Windover was a natural choice to produce bodies for the top marques, including Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
The same model appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, as enthused over by Alexei Sayle's Sultan of Hatay (“…and I even like the colour!”)
