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Rolls-Royce
Phantom I
(Made in USA, 1926 - 1931)
Rolls-Royce
Phantom I, 1929, #S111FR, Brewster Style Roadster. The Phantom I made in
the U.S.A. were delivered with lefthand drive.
The Phantom I from the US-plant in Springfield made its debut about one
year after the New Phantom from Derby. At first it was intended to market
the new model with rear wheel brakes only but bowing to popular demand
this idea was rectified. As regards coachwork the Springfield Phantom
often had more elegantly proportioned and more practically engineered
coachwork than its English counterpart. To some extent this might have
been influenced because Rolls-Royce of America had supplied their
customers quite often complete motor cars with bodies by RRCCW
(Rolls-Royce Custom Coachwork) and later purchased one of the leading
American coachbuilders, Brewster of New York. The technical independence
initiated with the American Silver Ghost continued - the American Phantom
I was different from the English one from the very beginning.
Technical Data:
6 cylinder in-line engine in two groups of three; push-rod operated valves
located in one-piece detachable cast iron cylinder head (from 1928
aluminium alloy cylinder head), aluminium alloy crankcase, bore x stroke
108 x 139.7 mm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in), capacity 7,668 cc; dual ignition with
two coils, single dry plate type clutch; 3 speed gearbox with centre gear
change; spiral bevel final drive, suspension by semi-elliptic springs
front, cantilever springs rear; rear wheel brakes (from 1927 4 wheel
brakes servo-assisted); wheelbase 3,644.9 mm (143 1/2 in) or 3,721.1 mm
(146 1/2 in); tyre size 33 x 6.75
Rolls-Royce
Phantom I, 1928, #S128RP. This car with it's original Brewster 'Warwick'
limousine body had been star exhibition in a Dutch collection for many
years.
No.
made:
1243 Rolls-Royce Phantom I (USA) |