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LOT 130
1975 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine Coachwork by Park Ward Registration no. KNH 842N Chassis no. PRH4817 Engine no. 4817
Sold for £39,100 inc. premium
Lot 130
1975 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine Coachwork by Park Ward Registration no. KNH 842N Chassis no. PRH4817 Engine no. 4817
Collectors' Motor Cars and Motorcycles|12 November 2014, 15:00 GMT|Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground
1975 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Limousine
Coachwork by Park Ward
Registration no. KNH 842N
Chassis no. PRH4817
Engine no. 4817
Coachwork by Park Ward
Registration no. KNH 842N
Chassis no. PRH4817
Engine no. 4817
Footnotes
Introduced in 1959, Rolls-Royce's new limousine model, the long-wheelbase Phantom V, effectively replaced both the royalty/heads of state-only Phantom IV and the Silver Wraith. Built on a much modified and strengthened Silver Cloud II chassis, the new Phantom measured over 6 metres (19' 6") in length and enabled coachbuilders to combine the desirable qualities of spacious interior accommodation with generous boot space and graceful lines. A lower final drive ratio ensured that, while top speed was a little down on that of its stable-mates, though still in excess of 100mph, the new Phantom could all but match them for acceleration.
Rolls-Royce's in-house coachbuilder Park Ward Limited produced what was in effect the 'standard' seven-passenger limousine coachwork for the Phantom V. The usual upholstery for the front compartment was leather, which was also included in the list of alternatives for the rear along with West of England cloth. As one would expect in a car of this class, a cocktail cabinet was often incorporated into the rear compartment's cabinetwork, while electric windows and air conditioning were among the preferred options.
Park Ward's design remained substantially unaltered until the introduction of the Silver Cloud III and Bentley S3 in the autumn of 1962 when it was revised to incorporate the new models' four-headlamp lighting arrangement and a completely new above-waistline treatment. Now built by the combined firm of H J Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd, the car lived on into the 1990s as the Phantom VI, its passing in 1992 marking the final demise of the separate-chassis Rolls-Royce.
Completed on 20th May 1975, Phantom VI chassis number 'PRH4817' was supplied new via Jack Barclay to H A Fox and first owned by one A R Pearson of Warrington. Purchased for the vendor's funeral services fleet in 2006, the Phantom has been maintained annually by Alan Fearon's Rolls-Royce, Newcastle. In 2011 a replacement engine was fitted by Flying Spares, the gearbox being rebuilt at the same time. The original engine comes with the car but will need to be collected separately post sale. Finished in black over Burgundy with cream hide interior (the latter re-trimmed in 2006), the Phantom is offered with copy chassis cards, current road fund licence and V5C document and is expected to possess a fresh MoT certificate by time of sale.
Saleroom notices
This Lot does not come with a current MOT.
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