1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Touring Limousine

The Rolls-Royce Phantom V represents the company's final traditional limousine model, with many examples receiving coachwork by James Young of Bromley, Kent. Their design number PV15 was a traditional limousine with a generous passenger compartment, elegant flowing exterior lines, and a 'turtledeck' rear.

This particular example, chassis number 5LVD21, was ordered through the New York dealer J.S. Inskip by George J. Stewart. It wore a dark green exterior with a beige interior, with Windtone horns, an electric radio aerial, and a speedometer in miles per hour. The rear passenger compartment featured ducted air conditioning, footrests, and pencil beam reading lights. A push-button radio located in the armrest is a more recent addition.

By 1970, this Rolls-Royce was in executive use with O'Donnel-Usen Fisheries of Boston, then later that year was acquired by Ed Jurist of The Vintage Car Store in Nyack, New York. Reportedly, the car was restored by Rolls-Royce specialists Carriage House Motorcars in the late 1980s in its original livery, with a correct replacement engine and transmission fitted at that time.

The car has been on static display during its current ownership.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2024