1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Drophead Coupé by Freestone & Webb
- Colour
- Silver and blue
Chassis 203RY is a Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental bodied by Freestone & Webb as body number 1110, the sole example built to design number 1499. Delivered in April 1934 to Arthur Sainsbury of the British retail dynasty, it is a three-position sedanca drophead coupé retaining its original engine NZ45. After passing through American collector Vernon Jarvis's early collection and museum display in Florida, it entered its current ownership around 1992 and is documented in the standard reference work on the Phantom II Continental.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$235,200
- 1934-04-01 →Factory deliveryArthur Sainsburyfull documentation
Member of the British Sainsbury retail family, responsible for the company's meat pie and sausage production. One of eight Rolls-Royce vehicles he acquired between 1930 and 1938.
- 1960 → 1960Acquisition unknownPark Lane dealerpartial documentation
Identity unspecified; acquisition documented via a letter held in Rolls-Royce Foundation records.
- 1960 → 1961Private saleJack O'Lantern Garagepartial documentation
Purchased shortly after the Park Lane dealer acquired the car, then sold on in 1961.
- 1961 →Private saleMichel Nöel Mavrogordatopartial documentation
Retained the vehicle for a number of years and entered it in the Rolls-Royce Pageant at Goodwood in 1964.
- → 1986Acquisition unknownVernon Jarvispartial documentation
Prominent early collector whose holdings included many notable Classic-era automobiles; the car was placed on public display at the Early American Museum in Silver Springs, Florida for roughly two decades.
- 1986 →Private saleRobert Bahrepartial documentation
Renowned enthusiast who purchased the entire contents of the Jarvis museum collection in a single transaction following Jarvis's death.
- 1992 →Acquisition unknownPresent collectionpartial documentation
Acquired after passing through at least one intermediate owner following the Bahre purchase; a cosmetic restoration to the current silver and blue livery is believed to predate this acquisition.
Competition
- 1964Rolls-Royce Pageant, Goodwood
Car was displayed at this marque gathering by owner Michel Nöel Mavrogordato.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A cosmetic restoration was carried out in the silver and blue colour scheme at some point prior to 1992; the livery has remained in notably good condition relative to its age.
Date of work unknown; completed before the car entered present ownership in 1992.
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