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1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental.

Sale price: £220,000.00 make an offer

Car location: GRAYS, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1933
Doors:
4
Mileage:
63471
Engine:
7668
Previous Owners:
1
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1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental. for sale

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1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental.

Chassis number: 140MY
Registration number: 711YUG (Originally AGO1)

A very important historical car with provenance - Built for Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell 1885-1948 World record holder for speed on Land & on water during the 1920s and 1930s. Originally registered AGO 1. The car is mentioned in Raymond Gentiles book - The ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM ll CONTINENTAL.

This very important car chassis 140-MY engine GF-45 was build specially and sold new to world land speed record holder Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell on the 28 March 1933. It was supplied as a complete car having been fitted with barker touring saloon coachwork. After taking delivery. Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell wrote an article for Rolls Royce entilled the BEST ROLLS-ROYCE Yet Produced – First Impressions of the New Phantom ll. In May 2014. this car was taken to the “Bluebirtd Café” London and used for the launch of the limited edition Phantom Water-Speed in commemoration of Malcolm breaking the water-speed record on Lake Maggiore Italy in 1937. During the launch. Don Wales grand son of Malcolm Capmbell was introduced to his grandfathers car. The car also led the parade of Continentals at the R. R. E. C international in 2014.

The rare and desirable continental specification was a short chassis version of the phantom with sports pack including lower floor and a low-rake steering column. wider track. higher axle ratio. André Hartford tele-friction dampers as well as Rolls Royce's own and sports continental springs. The my chassis series also had a higher compression engine. high lift camshaft and Rolls Royce's own semi expanding carburettor

The restoration of 140my Rolls Royce phantom 11 continental barker bodied sports tourer:

Photographic evidence of the commencement of restoration is in the a photo album that is in the car. The original restorer was a Mike De-Costa from Sarasota Florida USA. We do not know how the car got to America but on the paper work in hand writing it suggests that the car was given to the Royal Air Force by the Campbell family? Mike started work in 1983 (date stamped on the back of the photos); unfortunately he died while the work was in progress and his widow entered her for auction. An Englishman won the sale and re-imported it to Kent in the UK (customs declaration with Bonham's listing the original owner as Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell) with all good intentions but failed to make any progress 10 years later. The previous owner acquired her 6-7 years ago and after 3 years of hard labour returned her to what you now see.

The chassis:
Stripped bare cleaned and painted
With all ancillaries re-installed
New spring gaiters
New tyres
New exhaust
New André Hartford tele shock absorbers


The engine. (no GF-45) work comprises of:
A new cylinder head complete with valves. guides . springs etc
New pistons and re-bore
New cam followers
Recon crank and white metal
New clutch


The body:
Barker sports tourer
Is original and stamped accordingly (no9988) with the body number listed in the Rolls Royce build documents
There is quite a list of extras that Sir Malcolm requested
Example a small receptacle under the n/s cubby-hole for
Insurance documents. The exhaust pipe to be 9 inches longer than stock!

Paintwork:
Metallic Saxe blue.
Originally a finish in those days achieved by overlaying the paint with a lacquer containing finely ground herring scales

Interior:
New blue leather
New head lining
New carpets
Re plated trim
Restored wood trim
Restored dash instruments
Restored column controls


Registration Information:
Previous Mot certificate
V5c registration cert
Rolls Royce build documents

The car is currently with Marque specialist Lee Kenworthy of Kenworthy Engineering near Stansted having a service performed & a full tune up/fettling. Upon completion it will return to our showroom.

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Office 01442 236711

Richard Biddulph 07967 260673
Adi 07853 226940

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Part Exchange welcome.
Weekend & evening viewings OK.
Viewings by appointment :

Prestige House.
9 Globe Industrial Estate. br/>Grays. Essex. RM17 6ST

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