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Some of Rolls-Royce's best customers during the 1920s and 1930s were the maharajas, the tribal leaders of India during the British Raj. Maharaja Rolls-Royces were regularly ordered to the rather unique specifications of their original owners, and frequently fitted with special-ordered features and ornately detailed bespoke coachwork.
This particular example was commissioned by the Ruling Chief of Nandgaon State, Mahant Sarveshwar Das, who served as the 10th chief, from 1913 to 1940. It rides on a long-wheelbase that measures 150 inches and was outfitted with a louvered hood, a polished nickel radiator shell, a rear-mounted luggage rack, and wire wheels shod in wide whitewall tires. There is a Tapley gradient meter, and nickeled cobra horn and tool trays mounted in the running boards.
The car wears coachwork by Barker & Company, one of England's longest-lived coachbuilders, with a heritage reaching back to horseless carriage days. The chassis was finished in Nile Blue and features a beltline that followed the lines of the hood. There are polished disc wheel covers, a vee'd windshield with built-in sun visors, Lucas P100 headlamps, a single driving lamp, dual fender lights, and two cowl-mounted spotlights. The interior was finished with the inlaid cabinetry which provides space for a silver tea service, a silver cigarette case, a lady's vanity, and cocktail accoutrements.
Final testing occurred at Barker & Co on 7/3/30 and shipped per SS Bangalore on 28/3/30 (London-Calcutta). It was featured in the August 1930 issue of The Autocar.
In 1966 Ray Howard, an American enthusiast working in India, discovered the car in the ownership of the Maharaja of Orissa. He was able to purchase and export four of the automobiles, which was shipped to Italy, serviced, and then driven across the continent to England by its new owner. In November 1967 it finally arrived, at the end of a long ocean voyage, at the Howard family home in Oregon.
When Mr. Howard retired to Hawaii, the Rolls-Royce accompanied him to the islands. A restoration began, but Mr. Howard lost enthusiasm after dismantling it. The project remained unfinished for a quarter century, until its acquisition by Mr. Richard Hooper. Mr. Hooper completed the work. Further work continued under the care of its next owner, who refinished the body, reupholstered the interior, and improved its interior cabinetry, which still contains many of the original accessories.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
This particular example was commissioned by the Ruling Chief of Nandgaon State, Mahant Sarveshwar Das, who served as the 10th chief, from 1913 to 1940. It rides on a long-wheelbase that measures 150 inches and was outfitted with a louvered hood, a polished nickel radiator shell, a rear-mounted luggage rack, and wire wheels shod in wide whitewall tires. There is a Tapley gradient meter, and nickeled cobra horn and tool trays mounted in the running boards.
The car wears coachwork by Barker & Company, one of England's longest-lived coachbuilders, with a heritage reaching back to horseless carriage days. The chassis was finished in Nile Blue and features a beltline that followed the lines of the hood. There are polished disc wheel covers, a vee'd windshield with built-in sun visors, Lucas P100 headlamps, a single driving lamp, dual fender lights, and two cowl-mounted spotlights. The interior was finished with the inlaid cabinetry which provides space for a silver tea service, a silver cigarette case, a lady's vanity, and cocktail accoutrements.
Final testing occurred at Barker & Co on 7/3/30 and shipped per SS Bangalore on 28/3/30 (London-Calcutta). It was featured in the August 1930 issue of The Autocar.
In 1966 Ray Howard, an American enthusiast working in India, discovered the car in the ownership of the Maharaja of Orissa. He was able to purchase and export four of the automobiles, which was shipped to Italy, serviced, and then driven across the continent to England by its new owner. In November 1967 it finally arrived, at the end of a long ocean voyage, at the Howard family home in Oregon.
When Mr. Howard retired to Hawaii, the Rolls-Royce accompanied him to the islands. A restoration began, but Mr. Howard lost enthusiasm after dismantling it. The project remained unfinished for a quarter century, until its acquisition by Mr. Richard Hooper. Mr. Hooper completed the work. Further work continued under the care of its next owner, who refinished the body, reupholstered the interior, and improved its interior cabinetry, which still contains many of the original accessories.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2014
2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $500,000-USD $650,000
Sale Price :
USD $434,500
2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $650,000-USD $850,000
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $625,000
2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $550,000-USD $700,000
Sale Price :
USD $770,000
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II
(Data based on Model Year 1929 sales)
1929 Rolls Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Cabriolet de Ville Chassis#: 121XJ Sold for USD$147,823 2016 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer by Barker Chassis#: 50XJ Sold for USD$434,500 2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II All-Weather Tourer by Thrupp & Maberly Chassis#: 3XJ Sold for USD$357,500 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | |
1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: 24EX Sold for USD$184,657 2013 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1929 Rolls Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet Chassis#: 127XJ Sold for USD$180,000 2012 Mecum - Monterey, CA | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sedanca de Ville by Barker Chassis#: 133WJ Sold for USD$221,940 2012 Aalholm Automobile Collection | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Short-Coupled Saloon Chassis#: 33WJ Sold for USD$59,197 2012 H & H Auctions - Rockingham Castle | |
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II Sold for USD$137,500 2012 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale, Fl | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet by Hibbard and Darrin Chassis#: 127 XJ Sold for USD$110,000 2011 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Amelia Island | |
1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Weymann Sports Saloon Chassis#: 61XJ Sold for USD$333,519 2011 Bonhams - Bonhams Oxford, Collectors' Motor Cars | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Weymann Saloon Sold for USD$143,000 2010 Auctions America : Auburn Collector Car Auction | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer Sold for USD$770,000 2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boattail Tourer Sold for USD$85,250 2010 RM Auctions - The Pate Collection | |
1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Phantom II Special Cabriolet 'Hunting Car' Chassis#: 86XJ Sold for USD$89,363 2010 RM Auctions - Sporting Classics of Monaco | |
1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Phantom II Open Tourer Chassis#: 87WJ Sold for USD$81,916 2010 RM Auctions - Sporting Classics of Monaco | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet Chassis#: 127 XJ Sold for USD$227,000 2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phanton II Dual Cowl Touring Sold for USD$82,500 2009 Worldwide Auctioneers - The Weinberg Collection Auction 2009 | |
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II DUAL COWL TOURING Sold for USD$95,700 2009 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Chassis#: 127XJ Sold for USD$231,000 2006 RM Auctions at Amelia Island | |
1929/30 Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Phantom II 40/50hp Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: 133 WJ Sold for USD$135,326 2004 Bonhams - Important Collectors Motor Cars |
Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Weymann Sports Saloon | 461XJ | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $130,000 | $160,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II 40/50hp Sedanca de Ville | 40WJ | 2015 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $110,000 | $150,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer by Barker | 50XJ | 2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions | $625,000 | $650,000 | $850,000 |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Short-Coupled Saloon | 33WJ | 2011 RM Auctions London | $120,750 | $110,000 | $140,000 |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet | 127XJ | 2008 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona | $180,000 | $200,000 | $225,000 |
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