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Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sports Saloon By Thrupp & Maberly

1930 · Pillar box red

£90,000

Listed today at Vintage & Prestige, Northampton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1930
Registration: BF 5008
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Saloon
Colour: Pillar box red
Generation: Phantom II (1929-1936)

About this car

This 1930 Phantom II was supplied new to New Zealand and carries its second body: a sports saloon by Thrupp & Maberly, transferred from another chassis after the original coachwork had deteriorated. It is finished in pillar box red with an aluminium bonnet, and the interior is trimmed in oxblood leather.

It is fitted with overdrive, which the dealer says makes for relaxed cruising, and it has an unusual factory-style tow hook that was used to pull a period Guildford caravan, since sold separately. The dealer reports that it runs cool with good oil pressure, and drove it back to the UK from near Belfast.

The car has been in long-term ownership, and the V5 lists supplying dealer P & A Wood as a previous keeper. It is UK registered as BF5008, and the chassis number is 3GN. No mileage is given.

Written by Vertar from Vintage & Prestige’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Rolls-Royce Phantom II chassis specs (7,668 cc OHV inline six, Derby-built). Rolls-Royce never published power ('adequate'), and coachbuilt bodies such as this Thrupp & Maberly one have no factory weight or performance figures, so those are left null.).

Engine: 7,668 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated