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In 1884, Frederick Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business and made his first car, the 'Royce', in his Manchester factory in 1904. He met Charles Stewart Rolls that same year and the two agreed to a plane in which Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold exclusively by Rolls. The cars would be called 'Rolls-Royce.' The 1906 6-cylinder Silver Ghost made the company's early reputation with 6,173 cars built.
The Phantom III was introduced at the 1935 Olympia Motor Show and was the most technically advanced car in the world. It is powered by a 7.3L V12 overhead valve engine with a one-piece aluminum crankcase and cylinder block producing 165 horsepower. It featured a twin ignition system with two distributors, two coils and 24 spark plugs.
The cars rode on a 142 inch wheelbase. Only 727 (perhaps as few as 710) were built before production stopped in 1939.
This car could be regarded as a 'barn find.' The previous owner had acquired the car in 1961, but never registered it and had driven it less than 500 miles until the current owner acquired it in 2006. It is one of two Sedanca-bodied Phantom IIIs by Binder and was originally owned by Marquis de Villeroi and driven with the Marquis and King Karel Roman. The Marquis de Villeroy, Paris, France was an industrialist and uncle of Monsieur von Boch (Villeroy & Boch) and was married to Marquise Suzanne.
Body number 5916 with right-hand drive is powered by a V12 engine and a four-speed manual transmission. Shipped from London to France in 1937 onboard the SS Mallard, it was dispatched to Franco Brittanic Automobiles and bodied by Henry Binder Coachbuilder (one of two Sedanca de Villes). It returned to England later in 1937 where it remained for the duration of the war. Sometime between the late 50s and early 60s it was shipped to New York by an American serviceman.
The Phantom III was introduced at the 1935 Olympia Motor Show and was the most technically advanced car in the world. It is powered by a 7.3L V12 overhead valve engine with a one-piece aluminum crankcase and cylinder block producing 165 horsepower. It featured a twin ignition system with two distributors, two coils and 24 spark plugs.
The cars rode on a 142 inch wheelbase. Only 727 (perhaps as few as 710) were built before production stopped in 1939.
This car could be regarded as a 'barn find.' The previous owner had acquired the car in 1961, but never registered it and had driven it less than 500 miles until the current owner acquired it in 2006. It is one of two Sedanca-bodied Phantom IIIs by Binder and was originally owned by Marquis de Villeroi and driven with the Marquis and King Karel Roman. The Marquis de Villeroy, Paris, France was an industrialist and uncle of Monsieur von Boch (Villeroy & Boch) and was married to Marquise Suzanne.
Body number 5916 with right-hand drive is powered by a V12 engine and a four-speed manual transmission. Shipped from London to France in 1937 onboard the SS Mallard, it was dispatched to Franco Brittanic Automobiles and bodied by Henry Binder Coachbuilder (one of two Sedanca de Villes). It returned to England later in 1937 where it remained for the duration of the war. Sometime between the late 50s and early 60s it was shipped to New York by an American serviceman.
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1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom III
(Data based on Model Year 1936 sales)
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Saloon by Barker Chassis#: 3AZ210 Sold for USD$156,046 2024 RM Sothebys : Paris | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville in the style of Inskip Chassis#: 3BT 161 Sold for USD$168,356 2019 RM Sothebys : Essen | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Limousine by Inskip Chassis#: 3AZ190 Sold for USD$128,800 2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III V-12 Sedanca Deville Chassis#: 3AX175 Sold for USD$74,250 2017 Motostalgia : Amelia Island | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 40/50hp Sunroof Landaulet Coachwork by Baker Chassis#: 3AX97 Sold for USD$59,400 2016 Bonhams : Preserving the Automobile | |
1936 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM III 40/50HP SEDANCA DE VILLE Chassis#: 3 AZ 40 Sold for USD$71,500 2016 Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 40/50 Touring Saloon with Division Window Chassis#: 3AZ48 Sold for USD$57,200 2015 Bonhams : Preserving the Automobile | |
1936 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM III SPORTS FOUR-SEATER Chassis#: 3BU86 Sold for USD$852,500 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | |
1936 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM III SEDANCA DE VILLE PROJECT Chassis#: 3AZ170 Sold for USD$15,396 2014 COLLECTORS' MOTOR CARS AND AUTOMOBILIA | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 40/50hp Enclosed Limousine Chassis#: 3 AZ 226 Sold for USD$36,300 2014 Bonhams - The Scottsdale Auction | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 3 Position Drophead By Gurney Nutting Sold for USD$1,479,209 2012 Coys Auction - Monaco 'Legende et Passion' | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: 3AZ24 Sold for USD$87,405 2009 Bonhams - Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Limousine Chassis#: 3AZ134 Sold for USD$59,512 2006 Bonhams - A Sale of Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Select Pre-War Motor Cars and Automobilia | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Rolling Chassis Chassis#: 3AX3 Sold for USD$24,005 2005 Bonhams - Important Collectors' Motor Cars | |
1936 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom III Saloon with Division Chassis#: 3AZ72 Sold for USD$33,733 2004 Bonhams - Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars |
Rolls-Royce Phantom IIIs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Pillar-less Continental Touring Saloon | 3AZ140 | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $90,000 | $140,000 | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville | 2020 Bonhams : The Golden Age of Motoring Sale (1886 1939) | $80,000 | $90,000 | ||
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Touring Limousine | 3-AZ-186 | 2017 Bonhams : London Olympia | $150,000 | $180,000 | |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville | 3AZ236 | 2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco | $85,000 | $150,000 | $200,000 |
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Saloon | 3AX79 | 2009 Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company | $250,000 | $350,000 |
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