1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental
- Engine
- 7.7L straight-six
- Colour
- Pale yellow with pea-green detailing
Chassis 8JS is among the earliest Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continentals, completed in mid-1931 and bodied by Thrupp & Maberly as a four-door saloon. It debuted at the 1931 Olympia Motor Show in London as the most expensive car on display, finished in pale yellow with green detailing. Notable for a long, stable ownership history, it underwent a comprehensive body-off restoration in Denmark during the late 1970s to its original show specification, and is documented in André Blaize's authoritative reference on the model.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €161,000 (≈ $177K)
- 1931-11-01 → 1945Factory deliveryJW Hemmingwaypartial documentation
First registered owner, based in Leeds. Took delivery shortly after the car's debut at the London motor show.
- 1945 →Acquisition unknownUnknown owner post-1945none documentation
Car changed hands once in 1945 and then a further three times during the early part of the following decade; individual owners not identified.
- 1955 → 1977Acquisition unknownAir Commodore Allen Wheelerpartial documentation
Held the car for roughly two decades; during this period the bodywork was repainted twice, first to dark green and subsequently to a battleship grey associated with Sir Henry Royce's personal preference.
- 1977 → 1995Acquisition unknownPoul Sachmannpartial documentation
Danish owner who undertook a comprehensive body-off restoration returning the car to its original show specification, including recovery of the correct pale yellow livery found beneath later paint layers.
- 1995 →Private saleCurrent consigning ownerpartial documentation
Acquired the car in 1995 and has retained it for approximately 27 years prior to consignment.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1955Bodywork
Repainted dark green during Air Commodore Wheeler's ownership, departing from the original pale yellow show livery.
Exact date within Wheeler's ownership period not specified.
- —Bodywork
Subsequently repainted battleship grey, a colour reputed to have been Sir Henry Royce's personal favourite.
Occurred at some point between 1955 and 1977 during Wheeler's tenure; no precise date given.
- —Restoration
Full body-off restoration carried out in Denmark to return the car to its original Olympia Motor Show specification, including the correct pale yellow colouring identified from paint layers found beneath the grey.
Commissioned by Poul Sachmann after acquiring the car in 1977; completed at some point before his sale of the car in 1995.
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