History

1929 Rolls-Royce Twenty Landaulette

UU4834

Chassis No. GEN 31

The car began its working life at Portland Place, London in 1929 where it was delivered to a Mrs Triefus, the widow of an industrial diamond merchant. The vehicle was chauffeur driven by a Mr Packer from its delivery until 1945 during which time, until the widow’s death in 1938 it made frequent journeys to France taking its owner on holiday.

After 1938 the car remained in the ownership of the same family and in 1940 it was loaned out, along with Mr Packer, to the Red Cross in London to assist with the war effort. The passenger compartment was stripped of all its fittings and the car was used as a transport vehicle.

In 1945 it was purchased by a garage in Thornhill, Dumfries for use as a taxi and in 1950 by an individual in Killearn, Stirlingshire. UU 4834 moved back to the South of England in 1954 having been purchased by a garage in Brockenhurst, Hampshire for use as a chauffeur driven limousine, frequently taking the local gentry to Ascot and other similar events.

It was in 1960 that the car was sold to a garage owner in San Diego, California where it remained until 1988, virtually unused although during that period the vehicle underwent body restoration.

Quite co-incidently, the car returned to Brockenhurst in 1988 where it is still recognised by some local residents.

The car, in its present form is very original in every way, has only had four previous owners since new and having been unused for half of its life has covered only an estimated 450,000 miles.

 

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Chauffeur Driven Cars for Weddings

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Based in the heart of the new forest, since 1987 Genevieve Vintage Car Hire (Registration #2275727) has built up an enviable reputation for reliability and quality in the provision of chauffeur driven vintage, veteran and classic cars for weddings in the Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset areas.  .

The fleet currently numbers 11 and includes rare and imposing vehicles such as a 1920 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Salamanca Cabriolet Collapsible and a 1929 Rolls-Royce 20 Landaulette.

The cars are maintained by vintage car engineers and driven by knowledgeable and skilful enthusiasts.  Period uniforms are usually worn with the older cars.

No more than one wedding per day is undertaken by any one car and with the number of cars in stock we will always have a spare car and driver, in the very unlikely event of any mechanical failure on the day.