An exceptionally exciting opportunity, being an open PII Continental 2dr, 2seater with dickey, with very sleek, stylish coachwork by H.J.Mulliner, aided by sweeping, open wings, a low windscreen, a beautiful set of stainless steel lamps, including P100S headlights, etc, all of which add to the overall eye-catching appearance. The comprehensive original, special order specification of the chassis, shows large, 5" tachometer & speedometer, "loudest type of Bosch horn", special attention to the cooling system and special testing of the chassis when complete. 28MS started life as a James Young Tourer, but the current H.J.Mulliner body, originally fitted to another PII Continental (149TA), has been on it for several decades, something like two thirds of its life in fact. With one family (father & daughter) from 1960 to 2018 and with us for a second time, and comes with a great deal of background information, including a fabulous set of photos taken on a continental tour when the car was brand new, adding more to the already considerable history file. Cosmetically very useable, equipped with a neat cover for the compact hood which folds easily and sits low and a tonneau cover. Very promising mechanically too, driving particularly well, with delightfully light steering, decent brakes, and getting better and better with use, after being laid up for about a decade in recent years. We have just carried out some re-commissioning service work and fitted a brand new cylinder head, adding to the car's appeal (and value) and at the same time giving confidence and security for the future and contributing to the cool-running that the car enjoys. Complete with the aforementioned history file, two impressive, original tool trays, mounted either side of the boot interior, and reunited with its original, very appropriate, registration number, GY 4050. We are unlikely to ever be able to again offer an opportunity such as this. Offered newly MoT tested.

Chassis No. 28MS Reg. No. GY 4050

Snippets: Construction, Russian Royalty, Erroneous Award & Domestic Appliances

The first owner of 28MS was Sir Robert McAlpine (1847/1934) aka "Concrete Bob". In the 1931 edition of Whitaker's Peerage he is described as having "laboured for many years in the provision of Workmen's Dwellings & the creation of Garden Cities". He registered 28MS at the company's HQ of Nr. 50 Pall Mall, London rather than at his private residence of Knott Park. He only owned 28MS for a short time - partially due to the fact that two generations of the family died in 1934 - Sir Robert & a fortnight later his eldest son, the new Sir Robert McAlpine, as a result of this unexpected twist of fate Robert's younger brother William became the new and & 3rd Baronet in 14 days. After WWII we find that 28MS has been rebodied as a shooting brake and also moved to Sierra Leone where it was used by Dr Geoffrey Cuthbert Tooth (1908/98) as a mobile surgery! Dr Tooth had qualified as a MRCS and a LRCP but later specialised in the field of psychology with particular interest in juvenile delinquency & he produced several papers on Studies of Mental Illness in the Gold Coast. Geoffrey's father Howard Henry Tooth was also a doctor who had served in WWI being stationed in Malta and Italy; Geoffrey also served with the armed forces during WWII with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1958, two years after 28MS returned to the UK, Geoffrey Tooth had not only relocated to Teheran but he had also married a member of the Russian Royal family - Princess Xenia Andreevna, whose paternal grandfather was the 4th son of Grand Duke Michael, a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I; Princess Xenia's paternal grandmother was Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna - she was the eldest daughter of Tsar Alexander II and the sister of Tsar Nicholas II. Now that is what you call a pedigree! In 1956, after having been imported by J. O. Auclair the PII became the property of Major Cyril Edward Darlington who in 1949 was mistaken for Captain Charles Evan Darlington & it was reported erroneously that Cyril had had the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire conferred upon him by Harry Truman, President of the United States! A rebuttal notice was placed in The London Gazette to correct the error! By 1960 28MS was with H. R. Wilkins, the family firm of Wilkins & Mitchell dates from the early 1900s and at one stage the firm employed over 1,000 people. Wilkins & Mitchell produced machine tools, power presses and later in 1929 washing machines - Servis Domestic Appliances.

V5 Registration Document; Previously Registered Overseas; Safety Belt Pretensioners

About Us:

The Real Car Company was established in 1987 by Ray Arnold & Ian Johnstone. It was a hobby that 'Got out of hand'. Our interest in cars of the type that we now sell goes back to our childhoods, and ownership back to the 1970's. Gradually more cars started passing through our hands, and by 1986 we had decided to make a full time occupation of buying and selling the cars that we love.

We started with a single car (all we could afford) which we sold quickly, and before we knew it we had 4 or 5 on our hands! This was alongside another business that we were involved in at the time. In the Spring of 1988 we gave up the other business, (exhaust systems), rented part of the premises that we still operate from now, and went full time.

We had a good start in the boom years of the late eighties, which set us up well enough for us to ride the storm of recession in the years that followed. As the years went on the number of cars going through our hands increased gradually, we built up a workforce, and we now carry a stock of around 40 to 50 vehicles and there are nine of us here. In 1999 we were awarded 'International Classic Car Dealer of the Year' by Classic Cars Magazine. The market for 'our' kind of cars is nicely stable, generally prices are creeping upwards all the time, and we feel that investing in a car - or cars - of the type that we sell is generally a great place to put your money. Don't do it just for investment, but you can get a great deal of pleasure from these vehicles, prices are - in our opinion - unlikely to drop, and you can't drive a share certificate! Some prices in the last three or four years have moved up considerably, and these cases have shown a tremendous return on investment.

Over the last fifteen years or so we have brought home several hundred cars from the USA, and we are always looking for more. If you know of a Rolls-Royce or Bentley anywhere in the world, in absolutely any condition, please let us know. Distance no object, commissions happily paid. We always particularly enjoy the 'barn finds'.

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Why buy from us?

* Classic Cars

* Over 30 years in business

* Cars are physically at our premises

* Lovely roads to test drive on

* Our reputation