THE PHANTOM I DERBY TOURER Of the numerous body styles catalogued for the Springfield Phantom I, among the sportiest and most attractive was the Derby, named for the town where Rolls-Royce’s main factory operated.

Essentially a four-passenger version of Brewster’s dashing York Roadster, the Derby shared that car’s sports car-style curved doors and a low folding windshield, mated to an exceptionally rakish, low-slung top.

A folding second cowl and rear windshield graced the close-coupled interior, while the trunk was of a compact, curved design that hugged the body.

Long, narrow open fenders accentuated the overall appearance of lightness and speed, unusual for any Phantom I.

John Webb de Campi wrote in Rolls-Royce in America that “these were perhaps the handsomest bodies ever put on a Rolls-Royce chassis”—a bold statement, but one seldom argued by anyone who has seen a Derby in the metal.

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De Campi recorded that at least twenty examples of the Derby were produced, some of whic...