The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn is a luxury car that was first introduced by Rolls-Royce, a British car company, in 1949. The predecessor of this model was the car Rolls-Royce Wraith. The body structure developed for Silver Dawn was also used by Bentley cars. These include the following models: the Bentley Mark VI, which existed until 1952, and the model that replaced it, called the Bentley R Type. In the Rolls-Royce family, Silver Draith was related to Silver Dawn.
The body itself until 1953 was attached to the frame with the help of riveting, and later began to weld. The wheelbase of Silver Dawn was 3,048 mm. Initially, Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn differed in dashboard from its “clones” under the Bentley brand, but later the only difference was the presence of “RR” nameplates with the company logo on various parts of the car (on the dials of instruments, wheel caps, engine cover, etc. ). Up to 1951, a 4.3-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine was installed under the hood of a Silver Dawn car, and then its volume was increased to 4.6 liters.
Until 1952, all engines were equipped with a single falling carburetor Stromberg, which later replaced the Zenith carburetor. As for the transmission, the original manufacturer offered only a 4-speed manual gearbox. In 1952, an automatic transmission could be installed as an option, which since 1953 has been included in the basic package. It should be noted that the "automatic" was installed only on the Rolls-Royce model. Cars with automatic transmission had a rather low dynamics. The Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn front suspension was independent on coil springs, and the rear drive axle was based on semi-elliptic leaf springs.
The brake system of the car included hydraulic drum front and rear, but already mechanical brakes.
