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Frank Woolworth's chain of five-and-dime stores made his family one of the wealthiest in America. Mr. Woolworth's estate accounted for 1/1,214th of the U.S. GNP at the time of his death in 1919, which passed to his daughter Jessie. Jessie married James Donahue. Mr. Donahue later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and Jessie inherited his fortune as well.
Jessie Woolworth Donahue, a socialite, had a home on East 80th Street in Manhattan, and a palatial seaside home in the Hamptons. There was Cielito Lindo, the winter house in Palm Beach, where many fabulous parties were had. Jessie also owned many Rolls-Royce vehicles over the years, and they were always custom-built to suit her tastes. Among them was this Phantom I, chassis number 61RF. It was built at the factory in Derby to exacting specifications, and then it was sent on to Parisian coachbuilder Henri Binder, who constructed the Brougham de Ville body.
It was the vehicle she used during her annual visit to Paris, as it was conservatively trimmed in dark shades and outfitted with Grebel headlights and jewel-like carriage lamps. Nickel was used sparingly and the interior was upholstered in broadcloth and surrounded by parquet woodwork. There is an open driver's seat and the rear compartment seated exactly two adults, with no provisions for additional passengers or, for that matter, luggage.
Jessie enjoyed her Rolls-Royce in Paris before having it shipped to Manhattan. When it arrived in the US, it was given bumpers and rear lighting, as were required for American roads.
The car was acquired on May 23, 1934, by P. Everett Lockhart, of Lockhart International Inc. in New York City. It then passed to Albert Brucklacher, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in February 1947; Albert A. Hood, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, in 1952; and F. Lisle McCormick, of Ogdensburg, New York, in 1953. It was eventually exported to the United Kingdom, where it would remain for some time.
The car returned to the U.S. in 1998 where it became part of two prominent West Coast collections, those of John Spencer Bradley and David E. Walters. In 2004 it was chosen to appear in the Rolls-Royce centenary exhibit, A Century of Elegance, at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
During its current ownership, the car has continued to be well detailed, well cared for, and sympathetically maintained.
Jessie Woolworth Donahue, a socialite, had a home on East 80th Street in Manhattan, and a palatial seaside home in the Hamptons. There was Cielito Lindo, the winter house in Palm Beach, where many fabulous parties were had. Jessie also owned many Rolls-Royce vehicles over the years, and they were always custom-built to suit her tastes. Among them was this Phantom I, chassis number 61RF. It was built at the factory in Derby to exacting specifications, and then it was sent on to Parisian coachbuilder Henri Binder, who constructed the Brougham de Ville body.
It was the vehicle she used during her annual visit to Paris, as it was conservatively trimmed in dark shades and outfitted with Grebel headlights and jewel-like carriage lamps. Nickel was used sparingly and the interior was upholstered in broadcloth and surrounded by parquet woodwork. There is an open driver's seat and the rear compartment seated exactly two adults, with no provisions for additional passengers or, for that matter, luggage.
Jessie enjoyed her Rolls-Royce in Paris before having it shipped to Manhattan. When it arrived in the US, it was given bumpers and rear lighting, as were required for American roads.
The car was acquired on May 23, 1934, by P. Everett Lockhart, of Lockhart International Inc. in New York City. It then passed to Albert Brucklacher, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in February 1947; Albert A. Hood, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, in 1952; and F. Lisle McCormick, of Ogdensburg, New York, in 1953. It was eventually exported to the United Kingdom, where it would remain for some time.
The car returned to the U.S. in 1998 where it became part of two prominent West Coast collections, those of John Spencer Bradley and David E. Walters. In 2004 it was chosen to appear in the Rolls-Royce centenary exhibit, A Century of Elegance, at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
During its current ownership, the car has continued to be well detailed, well cared for, and sympathetically maintained.
2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $200,000-USD $300,000
Sale Price :
USD $225,500
2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $175,000-USD $275,000
Sale Price :
USD $173,250
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom I
(Data based on Model Year 1927 sales)
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I D Series Limousine Chassis#: S306FM Sold for USD$31,360 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Auburn Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Kenilworth Chassis#: S387KP Sold for USD$56,000 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Newmarket Convertible Sedan by Brewster Chassis#: S359FM Sold for USD$134,400 2024 RM Sothebys : ModaMiami | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I KENILWORTH SEDAN Chassis#: S329FM Sold for USD$67,200 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Dover Special Limousine Chassis#: S311FM Sold for USD$42,560 2022 Bonhams : The Greenwich Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Pall Mall Tourer Chassis#: S211RM Sold for USD$106,400 2022 Bonhams : The Greenwich Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Piccadilly Roadster Chassis#: S285RM Sold for USD$280,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1927 Roll s-Royce Phantom 1 Open Tourer Chassis#: 82EF Sold for USD$73,519 2021 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Sale at Silverstone | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I TOWNCAR Chassis#: S154PM Sold for USD$100,800 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Avon Sedan by Brewster Chassis#: S69PM Sold for USD$75,600 2020 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Playboy Roadster by Brewster Chassis#: S162PM Sold for USD$346,000 2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I All-Weather Cabriolet by Murphy Chassis#: S342FM Sold for USD$163,366 2019 H & H Classics - Imperial War Museum, Duxford | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I St. Alban Town Car by Brewster Chassis#: 73RF Sold for USD$81,400 2019 RM Sothebys : Fort Lauderdale | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Limousine Sold for USD$95,000 2018 Shannons - Melbourne Summer Classic | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I PICCADILLY ROADSTER Chassis#: S285RM Sold for USD$253,000 2018 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
1927 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom I Chassis Chassis#: S454FL Sold for USD$56,100 2017 Bonhams : Philadelphia Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Regent Convertible Coupe Chassis#: S82PM Sold for USD$253,000 2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Brewster Chassis#: S337FM Sold for USD$357,500 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I TOURER Chassis#: S168PM Sold for USD$101,779 2015 Bonhams : The Frederiksen Auction | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Playboy Roadster by Brewster Chassis#: S162PM Sold for USD$302,500 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey |
Rolls-Royce Phantom Is That Failed To Sell At Auction
1927 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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1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I TRANSFORMAL PHAETON | S355FM | 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $450,000 | $550,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Springfield Phantom I Brewster Regent Convertible Coupe | S284RM | 2020 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Fabric Bodied Saloon | 14RF | 2019 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Ascot Tourer by Brewster | S337FM | 2019 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | $375,000 | $425,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Harwick | 2018 Leake Auction : Oklahoma City | $68,000 | |||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Limousine | 2017 Shannons Melbourne Summer Classic | $90,000 | $100,000 | ||
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I PICCADILLY ROADSTER | S285RM | 2016 Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa | $225,000 | $300,000 | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I TOWN CAR | S178PM | 2015 Bonhams : The Frederiksen Auction | $950,000 | $1,250,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Piccadilly Roadster by Rolls-Royce Custom Coach Work | S285RM | 2014 RM Auctions London | $150,000 | ||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Huntington | 2013 Coys Athena, Greece | ||||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer | 57-EF | 2012 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auction | $500,000 | $700,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer | S413FL | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Sedanca De Ville | 16LF | 2012 H & H Auctions Rockingham Castle | |||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I 40/50hp Tourer | 57EF | 2012 Bonhams Paris, La Halle Freyssinet Motocars | $180,000 | $220,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Open Tourer by Hooper & Co | 57 EF | 2011 Coys Auction Blenheim Palace | $140,000 | $170,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Coupe | 2008 Leake Auctions Tulsa 36th Annual QuikTrip Center | $125,000 | |||
1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I Springfield Town Car | 2006 The Florida Collector Car Auction | $90,000 | |||
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Salamanca De Ville | S311FM | 2004 Bonhams The Beaulieu Autojumble | $35,000 | $45,000 | |
1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Limousine | 91EF | 2003 Bonhams Important Collectors' Motor Cars | $50,000 | $60,000 | |
1927 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I UNKNOWN | 2001 Kruse Auction Scottsdale Arizona | $63,000 |
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