1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Drophead Coupé (Allweather Motor Bodies coachwork)

37TAroadUnited Kingdom

Colour: Cream

Rolls-Royce Phantom II chassis 37TA was delivered new in April 1935 and later fitted with a distinctive drophead coupé body by Allweather Motor Bodies of Kilburn, London, replacing the original Windovers enclosed limousine. The coachwork features fully skirted aerodynamic fenders and a partially blended rear spare, with sporting individual bucket seats inside. After moving to the United States post-war, it passed through several notable hands including Vernon Jarvis's Early American Museum collection in Florida and Indianapolis Rolls-Royce dealer John Schaler III.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$246,400
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1935-04-01 →Factory delivery
Mrs. J. Field
partial documentation
Original recipient of the car; the factory body was later replaced with a drophead coupe by Allweather Motor Bodies, likely before 1940.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Vernon Jarvis
partial documentation
Included the car in his Early American Museum in Silver Springs, Florida; parted with it in the early 1950s, before his death in the late 1980s.
Date unknownPrivate sale
John Schaler III
partial documentation
Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce dealer and co-founder of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club; acquired the car from Jarvis around the early 1950s.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Kentucky-based owner
none documentation
One of several intermediate custodians after Schaler; location only, no other details given.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Wyoming-based owner
none documentation
Subsequent intermediate custodian; location only, no other details given.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Richard McKinley
partial documentation
Co-kept the car in Denver, Colorado, alongside Edward Iacino at some point in the ownership chain.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Edward M. Iacino
partial documentation
Denver, Colorado custodian who retained the car for over a decade before it moved to its current collection around the early 1990s.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current collection
partial documentation
Acquired from Iacino approximately in the early 1990s; the consignor at the time of this auction.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Bodywork
Allweather Motor Bodies
The factory-supplied Windovers enclosed limousine coachwork was removed and replaced with a new drophead coupé body constructed by Allweather Motor Bodies, featuring aerodynamic fully skirted fenders and a partially integrated rear-mounted spare wheel.
Work likely carried out in the latter part of the 1930s; the new body's styling reflects influences from H.J. Mulliner and J. Gurney Nutting.

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