Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1

Thursday 12th March 2009
Registration Number: BLB 959 Chassis Number: 134SK
In the 1920s and 1930s, Rolls-Royce continued to improve on the superb standard of the Silver Ghost with the magnificent Phantom series. It was achieved not by making great technical breakthroughs, but by using the very best of proven technology. One could argue that various other makes had more advanced specifications in certain details, but one has to note that many of them are now fitted with Rolls-Royce gearboxes. There were no weaknesses in the cars which Rolls-Royce made which is why, when the company began early in its life to use the slogan ‘The Best Car In The World‘ , it was regarded as measured opinion backed by solid collateral.
The Phantom II, introduced in 1929, was said to have been the last model that Royce saw into production himself, working from his villa