1939 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Saloon

The first body on this Rolls-Royce Phantom III (chassis 3DL122) was a Barker-built saloon, but that body was exchanged by its then-owner, the Earl of Shrewsbury, for this Gurney Nutting saloon in 1953. In the early 1960s this car was owned by Tommy Atkins, a motor-racing team manager in England. In 1963 it was brought to Carmel, California, and in 1968 it was purchased by the current owners who were editors of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club magazine, The Flying Lady. Over the years the couple carried out much restoration work and drove the car on many trips and adventures across America. With several owners in both the United Kingdom and the United States, including Harry Ferguson of four-wheel drive fame, this PIII has led a very interesting life including being carried as deck cargo on the Aquitania on its last voyage across the Atlantic before World War II.