Another post-war luxury car in the 1:43 scale Oxford
Automobile series is as seen here in the shape of the Rolls-Royce Silver
Dawn. Produced at the company’s Crewe works, it was the first
Rolls-Royce to feature a factory built body and was first offered as an
export model aimed at the American market in particular and did not hit
the home market until 1953. During its production period from 1949 to
1955 only 760 were made, with a price tag of just over £4700. With four
doors and the option of a 4-speed manual or automatic gearbox, the
full-size luxury car was a bit heavy on petrol at 15 mpg and had an
average top speed of 94 miles an hour.
For oxford's launch model, the Silver Dawn comes in a rich maroon and
black two-tone scheme with tan interior seating and flooring. External
trim is finished in silver except for the wheel centre detail which
takes on the maroon body colour. Even the wing mirrors have been given a
chrome finish. Registered KKZ 8582, the Silver Dawn with its
Rolls-Royce standard steel body represented the difference from its
Bentley counterpart but collaboration between the two companies already
existed and they would be intertwined for decades to come.