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37Don Williams' collection also includes a unique 1954 RollsRoyce Silver Wraith All-Weather Tourer with one-off coachwork by Freestone & Webb. Originally crafted for playwright C. Blevins Davis, a friend of U.S. President Harry Truman, this Silver Wraith is Chassis No. WLE27, featuring a modern dual-cowl design with a power-operated convertible top that disappears under a rear tonneau. Standing out among the postwar era's coach-built automobiles, it cleverly combines prewar charm, including a second cowl and windshield, with modern features like burled walnut cabinetry with folding writing tables. The Silver Wraith, formally known as a \Concealed Head,\two-tone Royal Blue and black when supplied to Davis in the autumn of 1954. Within a year, for unknown reasons, its coachwork was transferred from the original chassis (No. LCLW9) to Chassis No. WLE27, where it remains. In 1974, Richard Levine of Greenwich, Connecticut, acquired the car. In the early 1990s, it underwent restoration, adopting a bright scarlet hue with striped \inserts, complemented by cream and scarlet leather upholstery. The interior, engine compartment and chassis exhibit appealing finishes, while the original chassis number is retained on the frame rail and firewall plate. The Freestone & Webb body plate remains in place, and the matching-numbers engine for this chassis is intact.