1932 Rolls Royce
The oldest car in the fleet, once driven by circus clowns.
- Year
- 1932
- Make
- Rolls Royce
- Model
- 20/25
- Passengers
- 4
- Colour
- Black
- Engine
- 3¾ L, 6-cylinder
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
History.
- ◆ Featured in 1956 Olympic ceremonies (sister car)
- ◆ 37 years on the road with ACC
Built in 1932 and delivered to London in 1934, this Cooper Saloon Rolls Royce passed through Victorian high society, a Wing Commander, and eventually the Circus Ashton family, where it carried clowns with a loudspeaker mounted on the bonnet.
Tommy came off the test in July 1934 as a Cooper Saloon delivered in London. In September 1934 it was delivered to Mrs Hilda M. Kidd in Sunshine, Victoria. By 1936 it was registered in Victoria as Vic 58-820. It was later re-bodied as a Martin & King saloon.
In 1938, it was owned by Wing Commander B.L. De Melnotte. By 1950, Vic J.S. Muir of Ringwood became the owner. In 1954 it was sold to Vic McLaughlin Motors for £750.
Later, the vehicle was purchased by the Circus family Ashton and was used to drive clowns around. It also had a large speaker in the front to announce that the circus was in town.
We acquired Tommy in December 1998 from Queensland, dent and all. The dent was courtesy of an elephant.
