1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster

Make Rolls Royce
Year 1929
Chassis Number S158FR
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Amelia Island 2013
Auction Date 08/03/2013
Lot Number 23
Result sold
Sold For $1,980,000
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Chassis: S158FR
Arguably the Most Beautiful Classic Rolls-Royce
Exceptionally Sporting Brewster Coachwork
One of Only Four Derby Speedsters Extant
Genuine Example with Original Chassis, Body, and Engine
Owned by Respected Rolls-Royce Connoisseurs Since 1959
Pictured in John Webb de Campi’s Rolls-Royce in America
Restored by Clay Cook and Beautifully Maintained Since
Former CCCA and AACA First Prize Winner
Second in Class at the 1992 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
A Very Rare and Important Example of the Marque
7,668 CC OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Single Updraft Carburetor
95 BHP at 2,750 RPM
3-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Drum Brakes
Solid Front Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Live Rear Axle with Cantilever-Spring Suspension
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Derby Speedster