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1928 - Rolls-Royce Phantom I Boat-Tail Châssis n° 52 HF Titre de circulation luxembourgeois Luxembourg registration title Véhicule vendu sans Contrôle Technique Sold without Contrôle Technique "A superbly sporting and elegant Boat-tail Phantom I. with well-known history" "Une Phantom I élégante et raée magnifiquement recarrossée dans les années 1950, with well-known history" - Boat-Tail bodywork of great elegance - Exceptional restoration quality - Clear and documented history from the outset - Still fitted with its original engine - Former participant in the 1997 Beijing to Paris race, carte FIVA - Boat-Tail bodywork of great elegance - Exceptional restoration quality - Clear, documented history from new - Still fitted with its original engine - Former participant in the 1997 Pekin to Paris Rally, FIVA registered The new Phantom, retrospectively nicknamed Phantom I, replaced the venerable Rolls-Royce 40/ 50 HP Silver Ghost in May 1925. Retaining its immense qualities, its refinement was taken to the extreme, as the famous magazine The Autocar summed up in its issue of 22 May 1925, stating that a road test "indicates further progress towards perfection. Acceleration and speed have been improved without sacrificing comfort and refinement." It was manufactured in the UK and the USA, with a production run of 2, 212 chassis.
Our example was ordered on 19 January 1928 by the English pilot William Watson, head of W. Watson & Co, then the largest distributor in the north of England for the Morris and Rolls-Royce brands. At the request of its owner, The Hon. Mrs Devereux, Viscountess of Hereford, chassis 52 FH was sent to Barker on 28 April to be bodied to Pullman specifications. According to the factory file, the car is still fitted with its original engine (V. H. 65), which is the largest in-line 6-cylinder engine ever produced by the marque (7, 688 cm3).
We lose track of the 52 FH at the dawn of the Second World War before it reappears in this superb boat-tail body built in the 1950s by the great British specialist Wilkinson & Son. It was then completely restored by Peter Jarvis in the 1970s, taking particular care to preserve the elegance of its design. Unchanged today, the car has been maintained and restored on several occasions by its owners, as can be seen from its extensive restoration file.
In 1997, the car took part in the second edition of the Beijing to Paris Motor Challenge, taking in Tibet, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and finally France. That's over 16, 000 km in 43 days... It joined the collection of its current owner in July 2000. Since then, the car has undergone a complete body and mechanical restoration in its own workshops, to a degree of perfection that is still visible today (see photos). The new Phantom, retrospectively dubbed Phantom I, replaced the venerable Rolls-Royce 40/ 50 HP Silver Ghost in May 1925. Retaining its immense qualities, its refinement was taken to the extreme, as the famous magazine The Autocar summed up in its issue of 22 May 1925, stating that a road test 'indicates further progress towards perfection. Acceleration and speed have been improved without sacrificing comfort and refinement.' A total of 2, 212 chassis were produced in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Our example was ordered on 19 January 1928 by the English pilot William Watson, head of W. Watson & Co, then the largest distributor in the north of England for the Morris and Rolls-Royce brands. At the request of its owner, The Hon. Mrs Devereux, Viscountess of Hereford, chassis 52 FH was sent to Barker on 28 April to be bodied to Pullman specifications. According to the factory file, it is still fitted with its original engine (V. H. 65), which is the largest in-line six-cylinder engine ever produced by the marque (7, 688 cc).
We lost trace of the 52 FH at the dawn of the Second World War before it reappeared with this superb boat-tail body built in the 1950s by the great British specialist Wilkinson & Son. It was then completely restored by Peter Jarvis in the 1970s, taking particular care to preserve the elegance of its design. Unchanged today, the car has been maintained and restored on several occasions by its owners, as can be seen from its extensive restoration file.
In 1997, the car took part in the second edition of the Beijing to Paris Motor Challenge, taking in Tibet, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and finally France. That's over 16, 000 km in 43 days... It joined the collection of its current owner in July 2000. Since then, the car has undergone a complete body and mechanical restoration in its own workshops, to a degree of perfection that is still visible today (see photos). The car has its FIVA card, issued in 1995. Est. 80 000 - 120 000 € This vehicle will be auctioned at the AGUTTES classic car sale on Saturday 5 October 2024 in Brussels. The digital catalogue is available on our website. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further information.
using the button below 06 68 36 26 22 01 47 45 93 01 This car will be sold by auction by AGUTTES Auction House, in Bruxelles, Belgium, on October 5th, 2024.
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