The majority of Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs were distinguished formal cars of regal bearing—elegant, but not sporty.

Not so for chassis number 31TA, offered here, which was bodied by the renowned coachbuilders Thrupp & Maberly as an open tourer of unusually dramatic mien.

It was given concealed door hinges, still unusual in England in the mid-1930s; a rather low-folding top “stack;” a low, split vee’d windshield; and cut-down front doors, altogether touches that resembled more a “W.O.” Bentley than a Rolls-Royce.

The result was a splendid machine and one of the most beautiful examples of coachwork on this chassis.

Per the build sheet, a copy of which is on file, the car was ordered by London dealers Rootes Ltd.

on behalf of Mrs.

W.F.

Coaker of Queen’s Ride, London, and following its delivery by Thrupp & Maberly was originally assigned registration number BGX2.

It is pictured as-completed in Lawrence Dalton’s standard reference work, Coachwork on Rolls-Royce 1906–1939 , showing that...