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85 bhp, 221 cu. in. L-head V8 engine, three-speed manual transmission, front and rear transverse leaf spring suspension with solid axles, four-wheel mechanical brakes. Wheelbase: 127"
The renowned coachbuilder Brewster & Co. was closely associated with Rolls-Royce, having taken a franchise for the British make in 1914. Not surprisingly, many imported Rolls-Royce cars bore Brewster coachwork. When Rolls-Royce of America was established at Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919, Brewster became one of the companies supplying “Rolls-Royce Custom Coachwork,” bodies built in small series and listed in the catalogs. The Brewster relationship was sufficiently close that Rolls bought Brewster in October 1925.
By the early thirties, however, all luxury automakers were reeling, Rolls-Royce among them. Chassis assembly at Springfield ceased, leaving only a few imported Phantom II chassis for Brewster to clothe. Rolls-Royce of America was shut down in 1934; by then its presiden