1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Chassis 9LC, engine HC 55

1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Boattail Hunting Car / 9LC Vehicle Information

Boattail Hunting Car
Coachwork: Barker
Chassis #: 9LC
Engine #: HC 55

Sold for $1,210,000 at 2008 Gooding & Company.
This 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I hunting car with coachwork by Barker has chassis number 9LC and body number 5670. It is in a three-seater sports configuration and originally supplied to The Maharaja of Jodhpur. In 1927 it was used by the Maharaja of Bikaner in 1927 and the Maharaja of Idar in 1933. This vehicle was very fast with its straight six-cylinder 7.6-liter engine that produced 108 horsepower. It was also very reliable and used regularly by the Maharajah as a hunting car.

The one-off coachwork was created for the Maharaja of Jodhpur, with the purpose of tiger hunting in India. Specific options ordered for this car include a light-weight three-seater sports body, sporty outside handbrake lever, two side-mounted spare tires, an ivory white finish to the steering wheel, and real ivory control knobs. There are teardrop-style running board toolboxes, wood-grain paint finish to the upper surface of the bodywork, ultra-low windshield, and oyster shell fenders.

The car remained in the Idar family until the early 1960s.

In 2008, this Phantom I Barker Boattail was brought to the Gooding & Company auction held in Pebble Beach, CA. It was one of the highlights of the auction, selling for $1,210,000 including buyer's premium.

This is a very unique and wonderful Rolls-Royce Phantom that has a purposeful design and an elegant ambiance and majesty. It retains its original silver and black color combination and is a matching numbers example.

By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2012

2008 Gooding & Company

Sale Price :

USD $1,210,000

1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Auction Sales

Recent Sales

(Data based on Model Year 1925 sales)

1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Chassis#: 69 DC Sold for USD$112,822 2016 Barons : Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I YORK ROADSTER Chassis#: 25HC Sold for USD$306,257 2014 LES GRANDES MARQUES DU MONDE AU GRAND PALAIS
1925 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I MAHARAJA CAR Chassis#: 23RC Sold for USD$450,000 2013 Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Saloon Chassis#: 10MC Sold for USD$46,000 2012 Bonhams - Quail Lodge Sale
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Saloon Sold for USD$62,479 2011 Shannons Sydney Spring Classic Auction
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Phantom I Cabriolet Chassis#: 59LC Sold for USD$175,002 2010 RM Auctions - Sporting Classics of Monaco
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Chassis#: 9LC Sold for USD$1,210,000 2008 Gooding & Company
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp 7,668cc Phantom I Tourer Chassis#: 37HC Sold for USD$89,029 2008 Bonhams - Important Collectors' Motor Cars, Pioneer and Vintage Motorcycles and Fine Automobilia
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Open Tourer Chassis#: 43 LC Sold for USD$105,172 2006 Coys Auction - Fine Motor Cars & The Jaguar Legend
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 Tourer Chassis#: 1 HC Sold for USD$101,386 2005 Coys Auction - Fine Motor Cars & The Jaguar Legend

Vehicles That Failed To Sell

1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.

Vehicle	Chassis	Event	High Bid	Est. Low	Est. High
1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom Torpedo Sports Tourer	23 RC	2011 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale		$750,000	$1,000,000
1925 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom I Saloon	10MC	2011 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars & Motorcycles		$85,000	$100,000
1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer	8 MC	2011 RM Auctions Salon Privé	$82,500	$110,000	$140,000

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