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And in the late 1920s, when the marque was tops in the prestige market, elegant offerings like this magnificent phantom i rightfully earned the nickname 'roller'. Fully restored, and as smooth now as it was nine decades ago, this carefully crafted convertible is the absolute pinnacle of roaring twenties luxury. Purchased in 1927 and rebodied in 1933, the car is an authentic example of one of the most desirable limited-era rollers on the planet. And presently, it sits as a well-documented, lovingly restored cruiser that's an elegant representation of some of britain's best history! Coachwork/history the rolls-royce phantom was a fitting follow-up to the brand's elegant silver ghost, the car that inspired prestigious publication autocar to crown rolls best car in the world. The phantom i made roll's transition to better power and better technology increasingly evident, but, at its core, the car retained every bit the brand's 'old world' charm. A familiar profile and lavish coachwork detailed finely tailored lines and top-notch appointments. And the result was a healthy run of 1,680 phantom i chassis, with 1,243 of those rigs being produced in america from 1926 to 1929. American production began in 1920, when rolls-royce announced that a limited number of cars would be produced in the states under the oversight of f. Henry royce, engineer-in-chief of the company's american operations. Because rolls had a one-model policy, the first american-assembled cars were 7. 4 liter silver ghosts, which remained right-hand drive. Then, in 1926, a better option was born via the stunning phantom i. A vast array of catalog body styles were offered, with the famous coachbuilders at brewster getting a large number of contracts for the springfield cars. One of those chassis was this car, s82pm, a magnificent 1927 phantom 1 that was originally ordered by h. Work of madison, new jersey as a gift for his uncle, h. From springfield, this roller wore a st. Stephen landaulet town car body that was officially numbered b5053. That said, it wasn't uncommon for cars of this nature to be rebodied as styles and taste evolved, or when they changed hands. Fittingly, s82pm was returned to brewster in 1933, where it received body number b7150 -- the elegant regent convertible coupe profile it still proudly flaunts. More sporting than brewster's similar stratford convertible coupe, the regent features a lower roof li.
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