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1933 | Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental

1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Drophead Coupé by James Young

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To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Cliveden House event, 8 July 2025.
£190,000 - £250,000 GBP

  • An exceptionally well-sorted, oft-driven example of the Phantom II Continental
  • Elegant original coachwork by James Young
  • Delivered new to prolific Rolls-Royce and Bentley client Samuel J Harris
  • Impressively maintained by noted marque specialists
  • Veteran of some 35,000 tour and rally miles in the ownership of The British Icons Collection


Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental chassis number 8MY was ordered by Samuel J Harris, managing editor of To-Day’s Cinema magazine and a theatre owner, as well as a prolific customer of Rolls-Royce and Bentley in this period. Such was his pull within the company that a note on the build sheet records that 15 per cent of the purchase price was apparently to be spent back in advertising in Harris’s publication. He specified the Continental configuration as well as Hartford Telecontrol shock absorbers, built-in jacks, special extended pedals, and “special attention to finish of parts below bonnet”, indicating he was a meticulous client indeed. He was also a sporting one, as in his care 8MY took part in the 1933 RAC Rally, concluding with a concours in Hastings in which it won its class.

The car subsequently passed in 1937 to Richard Fairfax Cartwright, then in 1958 to Dennis James Attenborough. In 1962, it was brought to North America in the care of Canadian enthusiasts Fred Dietrich and Milton Tisdale, then journeyed to the United States in 1967 in the care of Robert W Goodwin, followed in 1974 by Jack A Goffette. In 1982 it was purchased by J M Mooley and returned to the United Kingdom, at which point the present engine, numbered SU55, was fitted.

The Continental was acquired by The British Icons Collection in 1989, and for over 35 years has been driven with enthusiasm. The car gained mechanical support first by P&A Wood, which installed an overdrive unit, and subsequently by fellow specialists A Archer and Jonathan Wood, all documented by an impressive collection of accompanying invoices. Its chapter in André Blaizé’s Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental notes its participation in the London to Istanbul Trial of 2000 (covering 5,435 miles), a 3,000-mile tour of Finland, Sweden, and Norway in 2002, and the 20-Ghost Club’s 4,100-mile Mozart Tour of Austria in 2006. It is said that the owner covered about 35,000 miles in his tenure in total, undoubtedly making this one of the most-driven of all Continentals in present times.

An exceptionally well-proven Continental, with beautiful original drophead coachwork by one of the most respected British shops, chassis number 8MY is among the most-loved examples of its rarefied breed to be offered at auction in recent memory. A rally entrant both when new and in the present, it deserves a new home where it will continue to be well-sorted and properly used.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/ch25/.

Detalles del vehículo

Datos del vehículo

Marca
Rolls-Royce
Serie del modelo
Phantom
Modelo
Phantom II Continental
Primera fecha de registro
No provisto
Año de construcción
1933
Kilometraje (leer)
Número de chasis
No provisto
Número de motor
No provisto
Número de la caja de cambios
No provisto
Coincidencia de números
No provisto
Número de propietarios
No provisto

Detalles técnicos

Carrocería
Convertible
Potencia (kW/CV)
88/119
Capacidad cúbica (cm³)
7668
Cilindro
6
Puertas
2
Manejo
Not specified
Caja de cambios
Automático
Marchas
No provisto
Engranaje
Trasero
Freno delantero
Tambor
Freno trasero
Tambor
Combustible
Gasolina

Configuración individual

Color exterior
Otros
Color según fabricante
-
Color interior
Otros
Material interior
Otros

Condición, registro y documentación.

Tiene peritaje
Matriculado
Listo para conducir

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