120 bhp, 7,688 cc OHV inline six-cylinder engine with single-jet semi-expanding carburettor, four-speed manual transmission, front and rear semi-elliptical leaf-spring suspension, and four-wheel servo-assisted drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 3,658 mm Few automobiles have had their histories as vigorously documented and researched as Rolls-Royce, and that is especially true of the distinctive Phantom II Continental.

It was arguably the greatest Rolls-Royce produced during the Classic Era by virtue of its short-wheelbase and performance-tuned chassis, dressed with some of the finest coachwork built in England during this period.

Continental coachwork was distinguished by its sporty lines, even in formal styles such as the chauffeur-driven sedanca de ville, which accounted for only 10 of the 279 Continental chassis produced.

The car offered here, chassis 90MY, was bodied by the renowned London coachbuilders Barker, known for the exceptionally high quality of their work, and was originally del...