1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sports Coupe
- Engine
- 7.7L OHV inline-six, dual ignition with magneto and coil, ~120 bhp
- Colour
- Dark blue with contrasting black fenders and waist molding
A 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sports Coupé on chassis 126 GY, bodied by H.J. Mulliner in a distinctively sporting style with separated fender seams and step plates in place of running boards. Originally commissioned through Jack Barclay by Scottish jeweller David Stewart Dawson, the car passed through a documented series of British owners across the 1930s and 1940s before moving to the United States, believed sometime in the 1960s. It has since received a repaint in dark blue with contrasting black fenders and a light grey leather interior.
Ownership
- 2023-08-18Auction saleSold US$210,000
- 1930 → 1932Factory deliveryDavid Stewart Dawson and Harriet Stewart Dawsonfull documentation
Car was ordered via Jack Barclay in London; order sheet annotation suggests it was intended for Harriet. Dawson was a Scottish-born jeweler and watchmaker with businesses in London and Australia who sold his retail interests in 1931.
- 1932-03-01 → 1933-04-01Acquisition unknownEarl of Warwickfull documentation
Recorded on factory build sheets; vehicle remained in the Warwick area during this period.
- 1933-04-01 → 1933-11-01Acquisition unknownMajor Ryder Ritchiefull documentation
Brief tenure documented on factory build sheets.
- 1933-11-01 → 1934-07-01Acquisition unknownW.H. Bey-Wilcoxfull documentation
Based in West Hartlepool; ownership documented in factory records.
- 1934-07-01 → 1946Acquisition unknownE.R. Baileyfull documentation
Longest pre-war custodian; retained the vehicle throughout the wartime years.
- 1946 → 1950-03-01Acquisition unknownA.J. Johnsonfull documentation
Proprietor of the Chequers Hotel in Uxbridge, near London; documented in factory build records.
- 1950-03-01 → 1950-05-01Acquisition unknownCol. Beardfull documentation
Based in South Kensington; tenure was brief according to the documented chain.
- 1950-05-01 →Acquisition unknownR.E.B. Worthfull documentation
Based in Worcestershire; this is where the documented British ownership trail concludes. Car is believed to have moved to the United States during the 1960s.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownLong-term private owner in the USApartial documentation
Car is understood to have been in America from around the 1960s; a repaint to dark blue was carried out during this period of private ownership. Bonhams last inspected the vehicle roughly 16 years prior to the sale.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
Complete exterior repaint in deep dark blue with contrasting black fenders and waist moulding; wheel discs polished to bare aluminium. Interior retrimmed in light grey leather with blue carpets piped in matching grey.
Work carried out during the current long-term ownership; the Bonhams team had last inspected the car approximately 16 years prior to the catalogue date, and the repaint and retrim occurred in the intervening period.
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