1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental
Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental chassis 56GX carries the only fixed-head coupé body by H.J. Mulliner on a Continental chassis, built to the Weymann method for its first owner, Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Duveen — son of art dealer Henry J. Duveen and a director of coachbuilders Freestone & Webb. After passing through several distinguished British owners in the 1930s, the car reached the United States in 1959 and has been with its current custodian since 1976. Restored in 1985, it is documented in three standard reference works on the Phantom II Continental.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$159,500
- 1936 →Private saleGeorge S. Brodrickpartial documentation
- 1959 → 1976Private saleWalter Nickersonpartial documentation
Princeton, New Jersey physician; believed to be the car's first American owner. The vehicle remained within his family until it was sold on.
- 1976 →Private saleCurrent long-term ownerpartial documentation
Longtime Rolls-Royce Owners Club member who has retained the car for approximately 48 years; commissioned a full restoration in 1985 and has shown and driven it occasionally since.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGordon Watney and Co.partial documentation
London dealership that placed the factory order on behalf of the first owner; acted as intermediary rather than retaining the car for their own use.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryGeoffrey Duveenpartial documentation
Son of prominent art dealer Henry J. Duveen, barrister, businessman, and director of coachbuilder Freestone and Webb; kept the car for approximately four years before selling it on.
- Date unknownPrivate saleRaymond Farringtonpartial documentation
Held the car for roughly three months before selling it to the next owner.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBeatrice Forbes, 8th Countess of Granardpartial documentation
- Date unknownPrivate saleR. Brookspartial documentation
Acquired the car in the post-war period following Brodrick's ownership.
Competition
- 1985RROC Annual MeetClass award winner
Entered following a full restoration completed that same year.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1985Restoration
A full restoration was carried out, after which the car won a class award at the RROC Annual Meet that year.
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