Not Sold | 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Coupé

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Not Sold (Est: £80,000 - £100,000)

1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Coupé

United Kingdom • 13 Apr 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, originally owned by Sir Harold Bowden, Bt. It features a body designed by a previous engineer owner, a restoration by Oldtimer Studio in Romania, and regular use since completion. It is presented in lovely cosmetic condition and will require recommissioning after storage.

Condition

7

The car is described as being in lovely cosmetic condition throughout, extensively restored by Oldtimer Studio in Romania, and used regularly since completion. However, it requires some recommissioning after some years of storage, indicating it's not in perfect mechanical condition.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

111GN

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

111GN

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

• First owned by Sir Harold Bowden, Bt • Body designed by previous engineer owner • Present ownership since 2011 • Restored by Oldtimer Studio in Romania • Used regularly since completion • Requires recommissioning Rolls-Royce introduced the Phantom II in 1929 as successor to the New Phantom (retrospectively Phantom I) with deliveries commencing in September of that year.

Unlike its predecessor, which inherited its underpinnings from the preceding 40/50hp model, the Silver Ghost, the Phantom II employed an entirely new chassis laid out along the lines of that of the smaller 20hp Rolls-Royce.

Built in two wheelbase lengths - 144" and 150" - this new low-slung frame, with its radiator set well back, enabled coachbuilders to body the car in the modern idiom, creating sleeker designs than the upright ones of the past.

The engine too had come in for extensive revision.

The PI's cylinder dimensions and basic layout - two blocks of three cylinders, with an aluminium cylinder head common t...