Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith and the assassination of Sir Henry Gurney, 1951

This was the exact Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith car that was involved in the tragic incident of the assassination of Sir Henry Gurney, British High Commissioner for Malaya occurred along route 55 connecting Kuala Kubu Bharu and Fraser Hill on 6 October 1951.

The car in this video was used as the official car for the British High Commissioner for Malaya from 1950 to the day of his assassination and was later used by the first Governor of Penang, YM Raja Tun Uda after Malaya gained its independence in 1957.

This car was believed to have been imported from Britain in 1950 specifically for Sir Henry Gurney and similar model were also used by the head of state all over the world during the same time period with the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, King of Belgium, and for various ceremonial purposes of nations' head of states, etc.

The location of this video was the Penang State Museum, Macalister road, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang (closed now due to major renovation).

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"Out in the midday sun - The British in Malay 1890 - 1960" by Margaret Shennan, published by Moonson books Singapore (2015).

[Monty_NSW]

as a tourist to Malaysia and wanting to learn more history I found this video very interesting - thank you!

[jackshan]

I read the incident in books, and never thought the car was preserved till now, saw the sign board indicating the location while travelling to Frasers hill in 2018. But it was not there when returned in 2022, maybe I could have missed it. Thank you for your efforts in reminding us.

[JenutTN]

Interesting stories of a forgotten history

[mrbgd]

berdasarkan maklumat tuan, Sir Henry Gurney memang semacam dah tahu apa akan jadi maksud saya dia keluar untuk selamatkan isteri dan orang lain yang berada didalam kereta secara spontan.

[mohamadnajmiehaidir]

Ni muzium ke atau kedai besi buruk? Khazanah berharga mcm ni x dijaga dgn baik.Perempuan memang x boleh jadi ketua jabatan....

[malekkamal]

hancur, langsung tak dijaga kereta ni. banyak nilai sejarah, kalau lelong, mahal harga nya.

[rajanazarudinrajahashim]

Bang cakap Bahasa Melayu jew bang senang kat sini pon ada subtitle bang...