Sold for $178,800 at 2012 Bonhams - Quail Lodge Sale.
There were 28 examples of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continentals produced. Wealthy owners included such names as the racing drivers Sir Malcolm Campbell and Woolf Barnato, Prince Ali Khan, Princess Alexis Midvani, the Prince of Nepal, the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Roseberry, Lord Doverdale, the Maharajah of Jodhpur and Noel Coward.

This example wears a Touring Saloon body by H.J. Mulliner and Co. Notable features include dual rear mounted spare tyres, blind quarters, uniquely flared wings, painted disc wheel covers and side hood louvers extending to the cowl.

It was sold new via CH Martin Ltd. of Cliff Bridge, Lewes, delivered in early June 193 to its commissioning owner, Mr. H Asa Thomas, Esq. The car remained with Mr. Thomas for nearly three decades. In November of 1958 it was sold to a Mr. Bernard Geoffrey Collings of Okehampton. Subsequent owners included Mr. S.E.L. Sturgeon of Surrey (whom commissioned a thorough restoration in October 1967) and a Mr. W.B. St. John Montagu of London (whom commissioned a comprehensive mechanical rebuild in June 1971). In January of 1977, the car was exported to the United States and would remain with one owner for 35 years until his death in 2011.

In 2012, the car was offered for sale at the Quail Lodge Sale in Carmel, CA presented by Bonhams Auction. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $178,000, including buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2012