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1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II All Weather Convertible

  • Coachwork by Thrupp and Maberly
  • Chassis Number: 3XJ
  • Engine Number: ZH25
  • Style Number: ZH25
  • When the Maharaja of Darbhanga passed away on July 3, 1929, he was succeeded by his brother, Rameshwar Singh Bahadur. Six days later, he placed an order for this Rolls-Royce Phantom II, which was delivered on January 25, 1930, aboard the S.S. Mulberra to the port of Calcutta. It was originally fitted with a tourer body by Hopper and was registered in the UK as DS 8794. The Maharaja elected to update the appearance of his Rolls-Royce in 1935 with a Thrupp & Maberly body. They were commissioned to build a new body for the five-year-old Phantom II. The new body was modern but with features that the Maharaja liked in the previous body, such as the 280 millimeter Grebel headlights and cowl-mounted searchlights. The new body featured rounded skirted fenders, a lower-than-standard windshield and roofline, and a swept polished cowl molding. This is the only known Phantom II to have been built to this one-off design.

    Upon completion, the car was featured in the January 17, 1936 issue of The Autocar and also appeared in the February 1936 issue of Modern Motoring.

    The car remained with the Maharaja for 38 years, until 1967. It then passed through a succession of British owners before it was acquired in 1976 by James Leake. Mr. Leake retained the car for over a decade. The car returned to England in 1987 at the sale of Mr. Leake's collection, later making its way into the ownership of Gert Kaiser, of Germany, from whom the present owner acquired it in 1997.

    The current caretaker has treated the car to a complete mechanical rebuild by specialists on both the East Coast and in the United Kingdom. It had its engine rebuilt to as-new, including the installation of a new cylinder head, pistons, bearings, and seals, and it was completely rewired.

    The car has earned no fewer than four Rolls-Royce Owners' Club National awards, followed by Best in Class at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance in 2009.

    By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2015
    In 1929, Rolls-Royce introduced the Phantom II to help combat sales competition from the Bentley 6.5 and 8 liter models. The engine in the Phantom II was a inline six-cylinder unit that had two blocks of three and a one piece aluminum head and crankcase with 7668cc displacement. In 1931, the company acquired rival car maker Bentley.

    In total, there were 1,767 examples of the Phantom II produced between 1929 and 1935.

    This vehicle is an all-weather convertible built by Trupp & Maberly for H.H., the Maharajadhiraja of Darbhanga. The car has since resided in Switzerland and Germany where the owner installed a beautiful marquetry wine and glass cabinet. From 1997 through 2000, this car was restored in England and the United States.

    2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey

    Pre-Auction Estimates :
    USD $400,000-USD $600,000 
    Sale Price :
    USD $357,500

    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Auction Sales

    Recent Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II

    (Data based on Model Year 1929 sales)
    1929 Rolls Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Cabriolet de Ville
    Chassis#: 121XJ
    Sold for USD$147,823
      2016 Bonhams : The Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer by Barker
    Chassis#: 50XJ
    Sold for USD$434,500
      2015 RM Sotheby's Hershey Auction
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II All-Weather Tourer by Thrupp & Maberly
    Chassis#: 3XJ
    Sold for USD$357,500
      2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Sedanca de Ville
    Chassis#: 24EX
    Sold for USD$184,657
      2013 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
     
    1929 Rolls Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet
    Chassis#: 127XJ
    Sold for USD$180,000
      2012 Mecum - Monterey, CA
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sedanca de Ville by Barker
    Chassis#: 133WJ
    Sold for USD$221,940
      2012 Aalholm Automobile Collection
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Short-Coupled Saloon
    Chassis#: 33WJ
    Sold for USD$59,197
      2012 H & H Auctions - Rockingham Castle
     
    1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II
    Sold for USD$137,500
      2012 Auctions America - Ft Lauderdale, Fl
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet by Hibbard and Darrin
    Chassis#: 127 XJ
    Sold for USD$110,000
      2011 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Amelia Island
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Weymann Sports Saloon
    Chassis#: 61XJ
    Sold for USD$333,519
      2011 Bonhams - Bonhams Oxford, Collectors' Motor Cars
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Weymann Saloon
    Sold for USD$143,000
      2010 Auctions America : Auburn Collector Car Auction
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer
    Sold for USD$770,000
      2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Boattail Tourer
    Sold for USD$85,250
      2010 RM Auctions - The Pate Collection
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Phantom II Open Tourer
    Chassis#: 87WJ
    Sold for USD$81,916
      2010 RM Auctions - Sporting Classics of Monaco
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50 hp Phantom II Special Cabriolet 'Hunting Car'
    Chassis#: 86XJ
    Sold for USD$89,363
      2010 RM Auctions - Sporting Classics of Monaco
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet
    Chassis#: 127 XJ
    Sold for USD$227,000
      2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phanton II Dual Cowl Touring
    Sold for USD$82,500
      2009 Worldwide Auctioneers - The Weinberg Collection Auction 2009
     
    1929 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II DUAL COWL TOURING
    Sold for USD$95,700
      2009 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction
     
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II
    Chassis#: 127XJ
    Sold for USD$231,000
      2006 RM Auctions at Amelia Island
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II image  
    1929/30 Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Phantom II 40/50hp Sedanca de Ville
    Chassis#: 133 WJ
    Sold for USD$135,326
      2004 Bonhams - Important Collectors Motor Cars
     

    Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs That Failed To Sell At Auction

    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
    VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
    1929 Rolls-Royce 40/50hp Phantom II Weymann Sports Saloon461XJ2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia $130,000$160,000
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II 40/50hp Sedanca de Ville40WJ2015 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais $110,000$150,000
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Torpedo Tourer by Barker50XJ2014 Motor City Auction by RM Auctions$625,000$650,000$850,000
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Short-Coupled Saloon33WJ2011 RM Auctions London$120,750$110,000$140,000
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Imperial Cabriolet127XJ2008 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona$180,000$200,000$225,000

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    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Profiles

    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II vehicle information
    Imperial Cabriolet
    Coachwork: D'Ieteren
    Chassis #: 127XJ
    Engine #: JX45
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II vehicle information
    Short Coupled Saloon
    Coachwork: Weymann
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II vehicle information
    All Weather Convertible
    Coachwork: Thrupp and Maberly
    Chassis #: 3XJ
    Engine #: ZH25
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II vehicle information
    Tourer
    Coachwork: Brewster
    1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II vehicle information
    Torpedo Tourer
    Coachwork: Barker
    Chassis #: 50XJ
    Engine #: 5025X