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The Parisian firm of Hibbard & Darrin initially functioned as a design house, with their commissions executed in Belgium by established coachbuilders including d'Ieteren or Vanden Plas. A shop at Puteaux was later opened and soon they began specializing in one-off creations for Hispano-Suiza, Mercedes-Benz, Stutz, Packard, and Duesenberg (among others). Many of the designs created for the Rolls-Royce Phantom I chassis focused primiarly on convertible stytles with patented metalworking methods, making use of cast structures and sheet paneling formed with a proprietary aluminum alloy. Between 1928 and 1932, the Hibbard & Darrin designs would be applied to 35 Phantom I chassis. The bodies were completed in France and then shipped in small batches to Brewster Co. of Long Island City, New York where they were then finished and adapted to their respective chassis. Of the 35 Hibbard & Darrin Phantom I vehicles, five are believed to hae been the dual-cowl 'Transformable Phaeton' convertible body style.
This particular 1929 Springfield Phantom I Transformable Phaeton was delivered new to its first owner, Samuel Jaskow of New York City, on August 28th of 1932. It originally wore a 'St. Andrew' Town Car body by Brewster, but it was then re-bodied by the factory at Jaskow's request.
Among the styling features of the Hibbard & Darrin coachwork is the scrolled door handles, trapezoidal windows nested within the matching convertible top, and 'Sylentlyte' construction method of using hand-formed sheets and thinly cast structures of aluminum alloy wrapped around a wood and aluminum structure. Only the front and rear fenders of this Transformable Phaeton are composed of conventional steel. The interior features fine hardware and inlaid woodwork, and the rear windshield disappears into the cabin divider via a hand-operated roller.
Around 1944, the car was acquired by S. Mindlin of Manhattan. Its third owner, Harry Walendorf Jr. from Manhattan, acquired it in 1955and it remained in his care until the early 1960s. From there, the car passed through several collections along the East Coast of America until 1977, when it was acquired by Philip Wichard of Huntington Bay, New York. A the time, the car had just received a complete restoration and was finished in maroon and red livery.
The nephew of Howard 'Dutch' Darrin acquired it from Wichard in March of 1995. Since then, over $12,000 worth of routine mechanical servicing has been performed.By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2022
This particular 1929 Springfield Phantom I Transformable Phaeton was delivered new to its first owner, Samuel Jaskow of New York City, on August 28th of 1932. It originally wore a 'St. Andrew' Town Car body by Brewster, but it was then re-bodied by the factory at Jaskow's request.
Among the styling features of the Hibbard & Darrin coachwork is the scrolled door handles, trapezoidal windows nested within the matching convertible top, and 'Sylentlyte' construction method of using hand-formed sheets and thinly cast structures of aluminum alloy wrapped around a wood and aluminum structure. Only the front and rear fenders of this Transformable Phaeton are composed of conventional steel. The interior features fine hardware and inlaid woodwork, and the rear windshield disappears into the cabin divider via a hand-operated roller.
Around 1944, the car was acquired by S. Mindlin of Manhattan. Its third owner, Harry Walendorf Jr. from Manhattan, acquired it in 1955and it remained in his care until the early 1960s. From there, the car passed through several collections along the East Coast of America until 1977, when it was acquired by Philip Wichard of Huntington Bay, New York. A the time, the car had just received a complete restoration and was finished in maroon and red livery.
The nephew of Howard 'Dutch' Darrin acquired it from Wichard in March of 1995. Since then, over $12,000 worth of routine mechanical servicing has been performed.By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2022
2021 RM Sothebys : Hershey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $130,000-USD $150,000
Sale Price :
USD $170,500
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom I
(Data based on Model Year 1929 sales)
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Barker & Co. Tourer Chassis#: 61OR Sold for USD$106,400 2024 Broad Arrow Auctions : Amelia | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Brewster Chassis#: S346KP Sold for USD$246,400 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1933 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I RIVIERA TOWN CAR Chassis#: S268KR Sold for USD$201,600 2023 Gooding & Company : Estate of Mark Smith Auction | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster by Brewster Chassis#: S158FR Sold for USD$885,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Springfield Phantom I Newmarket All-Weather Tourer Chassis#: S339LR Sold for USD$90,622 2022 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Avon Touring Sedan Chassis#: S320LR Sold for USD$26,880 2022 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Transformable Phaeton by Hibbard and Darrin Chassis#: S302LR Sold for USD$170,500 2021 RM Sothebys : Hershey | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer Chassis#: S368LR Sold for USD$302,000 2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Convertible Sedan Sold for USD$154,000 2020 Mecum : Las Vegas | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Huntington Sedanca de Ville Chassis#: S324LR Sold for USD$63,955 2019 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Newmarket Tourer Chassis#: S253KR Sold for USD$191,865 2019 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Brewster Chassis#: S398KP Sold for USD$280,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer Chassis#: S203KR Sold for USD$660,000 2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer by Barker Chassis#: 82OR Sold for USD$247,172 2018 RM Sothebys : Paris | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Brewster Chassis#: S178FR Sold for USD$274,400 2018 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Riviera Town Car by Brewster Chassis#: S390LR Sold for USD$825,000 2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Stratford Coupé Coachwork by Brewster Chassis#: S285FP Sold for USD$130,433 2017 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Henley Roadster by Brewster Chassis#: S303LR Sold for USD$682,000 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island | |
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I ASCOT SPORT PHAETON Chassis#: S368LR Sold for USD$275,000 2017 Bonhams : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Berwick Sedan Coachwork by Brewster Chassis#: S199FR Sold for USD$19,800 2016 Bonhams : Preserving the Automobile |
Rolls-Royce Phantom Is That Failed To Sell At Auction
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1929 ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50HP PHANTOM I LIMOUSINE | 42KR | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Festival of Speed | $65,000 | $75,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Sports Phaeton | 2020 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | $220,000 | $280,000 | ||
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I ASCOT TOURER | S178FR | 2015 BarrettJackson Scottsdale | |||
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Merrimac | S368LR | 2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions | $400,000 | $500,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer | S203KR | 2013 Coys Athena, Greece | |||
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer | S178FR | 2013 Gooding and Company The Scottsdale Auction | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Phaeton | S346 KP | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $150,000 | $170,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 2008 Bonhams & Butterfields Sale of Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia | $100,000 | $140,000 | ||
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Regent Convertible Coupe | 2008 Leake Auctions Tulsa 36th Annual QuikTrip Center | $300,000 | |||
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 2007 Gooding & Company | $225,000 | $275,000 | ||
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Newmarket Convertible Sedan | S216KR | 2005 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia | $130,000 | $150,000 | |
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Newmarket Convertible Sedan | 2004 Bonhams MOTOR CARS | $140,000 | $160,000 | ||
1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I PHAETON | 2002 Kruse Auction Auburn, IN | $20,000 |
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