Custom Rolls Royce that was built for Edward VIII set to sell at auction for whopping £200,000
A CUSTOMISED Rolls Royce built for Edward VIII is expected to sell for a whopping £200,000 at auction.
The rare royal model is expected to get plenty of interest when it goes under the hammer next month.
Built in 1927, the breathtaking Phantom 1 saloon was used by Edward VIII while he was a prince.
The prized motor was then used when he became king in 1936 following the death of his father George V.
Later that year, while the car was still in his possession, he abdicated the throne to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
After a decade in his ownership, the car was sold in 1937 to a former waiter to the royal household.
Despite its royal history, little is known about what happened to the vehicle until it was found in a pile of machinery in the early 1980s.
Over the past 30 years, Rolls Royce specialist Edward Overton has painstaking restored the classy motor back into its original condition.
He even sourced front lamps from other cars in the same period to make the restoration as accurate as possible.
The eye-catching motor features a traditional grille, wooden dashboard and a cream sofa-like bench so passengers can sit in comfort in the back seat.
It also boasts a small of model on top of a globe, which denotes a royal Rolls Royce and has been used by George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles.
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Richard Stafford, a specialist with Bonhams, said: "This is a beautifully-restored example of an early Rolls Royce which is truly fit for a king."
Another rare motor lined with a pure gold engine is tipped to sell for £19million.
And it could set the record for the most expensive British motor ever sold at auction.