1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Limousine

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Limousine by Rippon Brothers, Huddersfield and exhibited at the 1929 Olympia Motor Show. Registration AZ3896, Chassis 20WJ. Six-cylinder 7.7 litre straight six engine with four-speed manual gearbox and retrofitted overdrive. This very handsome Phantom II is attractively finished in its original colour scheme of Black over Ivory with cream upholstery to the rear and black to the front. It has many vintage charms including a V windscreen, ornate silver plated door handles, twin smokers hatches in the roof, sliding division and ingenious folding and swivelling jump seats. It was sold after the motor show to an Irishman from Belfast and was to remain there until 1979 when it returned to the UK. It has been owned since by several enthusiasts and appears to have been generally well-maintained. The current owner garages 'Gracie', as she is affectionately known, along with her other pre-war Rolls at her stately home in Suffolk. During her 12-year ownership 'Gracie' has been enthusiastically driven attending many Rolls-Royce Club events and rallies notably a tour of Portugal in 2017. In recent years she has had considerable sums lavished upon her with the well-known Rolls-Royce specialist Jonathan Wood and others with bills totalling approx. £35,000 to keep her in good and reliable mechanical order. Some sensible modifications have been carried out including the fitting of an overdrive and an electric fuel pump although we are assured it is easily put back to running on its auto vac system should the new owner desire. It is supplied with V5, handbook, dummy cap, some tools and a large history file including the old buff logbook, articles from the 1929 Show and service bills. A very attractive honest vintage car with plenty of power, huge presence and a fascinating history. (Subject to 12% buyers premium inclusive of VAT).