Wonderfully restored Phantom I with Robinson body
Wonderfully restored Phantom I with Robinson body
The vehicle was completely restored by Franz Vonier in Dornbirn / Austria.
As was customary with Rolls-Royce, the chassis was separate from the body, which made the construction of special coachwork possible. However, most cars were delivered with the
factory bodywork, which was manufactured by the Pressed Steel Company and fitted with doors, bonnet and boot lid made of lightweight aluminium.
The tourer bodywork of the vehicle was manufactured by Robinson, Glasgow.
Body style Saloon
Make Rolls Royce LTD
Type Phantom I
Engine type 6-cylinder petrol engine
Displacement 7668 cm³
Power 95 hp
Tyres 7.00-21
Tread depths in mm front left: 9.0 front right: 9.0
rear left: 9.0 rear right:9.0
DOT 5 x 2114
First registration date 01.08.1928
Colour Ivory
Rolls-Royce 1925 – 1939
In 1925, production of the 40/50 hp, the “finest car”, was discontinued to make way for another creation by Henry ROYCE. The “New Phantom” was derived from the 40/50 hp, but was fitted with stronger valves to achieve better performance. For the first time, servo brakes were also available. It was a worthy successor and at the same time the first Phantom saloon to lend its name to a famous model series. The New Phantom was produced at the Derby plant for five years (the American plant built it until 1931). In 1929 it was replaced by the Phantom II, a natural development, as the car was fitted with improved suspension, while the engine was just as powerful as its predecessor. Collectors are after it because of its elegant lines. In a perfectly natural progression, the “Baby ROLLS-ROYCE” made way for the 20/25 hp in the same year. The car was faster: it reached top speeds of 124 kilometres per hour. In 1931 came the takeover. BENTLEY, one of the largest English competitors, had run into a financial crisis, and ROLLS-ROYCE bought the company.
Three years passed before the first BENTLEY manufactured by ROLLS-ROYCE came onto the market. It bore a striking resemblance to the last 20/25 hp ROLLS-ROYCE. The BENTLEY brand name also took on a different character: “the fastest lorries in the world”, as Ettore BUGATTI called them, became “the silent sports cars”. From then on, the company’s cars were continually updated to
take account of all new developments. In 1936, the Bentley 4 ¼ Litre replaced the 3 ½ Litre, and the ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25 hp was replaced by the more powerful 25/30 hp. The third Phantom was unveiled in the same year. Independent front swing axles, a speed of more than 160 kilometres per hour and other carefully selected refinements undoubtedly made the Phantom the most advanced automobile in the world at that time.
This description has been automatically translated. Original language: German.
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