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HIDDEN away . . . the Rolls Royce gathered dust for 45 years

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A LUXURY pre-Second World War Rolls Royce which hasn’t seen the light of day since the swinging Sixties has finally re-emerged from a ramshackle garage where it has gathered dust for 45 years.

It took car enthusiasts five hours to rescue the 1934 vintage motor from a back garden in Greenfield.

To the untrained eye, the vehicle looks on its last legs after all those years alone in the dark... but this is no piece of junk.

Experts say the very rare Park Ward Sports Saloon is 90 per cent complete and will now be restored to make it roadworthy.

Once back to its former glory, the Rolls will be worth thousands.

This will be a huge profit on the amount believed to have been paid all those years ago — around £10.

David Bradbury, one of the saving party, said: “There were a few raised eyebrows because very few of the locals knew it was there. Although the engine had been partially dismantled and the tyres ruined, there is little doubt this prestigious car will be running again in the not-too-distant future.”

The vehicle was originally owned by a Westmoreland resident, in Cumbria, where it was supplied new, back in the Thirties.

It was then bought by its long-term keeper in Greenfield, who does not want to be identified, from a scrapyard in Stalybridge. It’s thought the car was seen as a restoration project that was never completed.

This piece of motoring heritage has been sold to a keen restorer of vintage cars who lives in the Bradford area.

David added: “I am really glad the car has gone to a good home. It’s often impossible to replace missing parts for cars of that age. But from what we can see, all the parts are there, so reassembling the engine will not be a problem for an experienced mechanic.”