Rolls-Royce’s Phantom V represented the end of an era, as it would be the company’s final traditional limousine model, widely produced with coachwork outside the company’s purview—most prominently by James Young of Bromley, Kent.

Among the roster of bodies proffered for the chassis was James Young’s design number PV15, a traditional limousine drawn for a capacious passenger compartment, with its lines somewhat lightened by the stylist’s deft pen incorporating flowing fender lines and a “turtledeck” rear.

For many it was the very image of a classic Rolls-Royce.

Chassis number 5LVD21, offered here, was ordered through the prominent New York dealers J.S.

Inskip by George J.

Stewart, chairman of the brokerage firm Stewart Smith & Company at 116 John Street in New York City.

Finished in dark green with beige interior, the car was built to a fairly standard specification, including Windtone horns, electric radio aerial, and a speedometer in miles per hour, although it was noted that sp...