Exhibition - Motoring Rothschilds

Lionel purchased a Wolseley 16/20 Laundaulette in 1919. The purchase was delayed as a result of difficulties in returning the factory to peacetime production after the First World War. Postwar shortages also caused the car to cost more than the price advertised in the specification. The purchase price of £875 is equivalent to just under £30,000 today. The bodywork of the cars he ordered would usually be painted in Rothschild colours, blue with a yellow line. 

Lionel first purchased a Rolls-Royce in 1929, with coachwork by Hooper to his personal specification. He remained a loyal Rolls-Royce customer, corresponding with the firm throughout the 1930s.

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