• Ordered new by Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton for her first husband, Prince Alexis Mdivani • One of only three Phantom II Continental Sedanca Drophead Coupés by Thrupp & Maberly • Well-documented ownership history from new • Accompanied by numerous copies of factory build records • An older restoration The Phantom II was introduced in 1929 as a successor to the New Phantom (retrospectively known as the 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", the former used for the more sporting Continental model - 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...