To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Amelia
Island event, 8 - 9 March 2019.
Estimate:
$175,000 - $250,000
- Offered from the Leon-Hackney Collection
- Part of the collection since 1986; beautifully maintained
restoration
- Formerly owned by Dr. James Stickley and Albert G. Pabst
- Winner of the Lucius Beebe Trophy, 2001 Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance
- Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Senior Award winner
Please note that this lot is titled as a 1934.
Phantom II number 150PY was bodied by the famous old London
coachbuilders Windovers as a handsomely proportioned, elegant
sedanca de ville, with long, flowing fenders; close-coupled doors;
and a molded beltline, sitting off a two-tone color scheme, making
it unusually attractive and sporty compared to other formal
Rolls-Royces of its era.
The car was delivered in January 1934 to G.E. Philcox of Stone
Court, Staplefield, via London dealers Caffyns, as noted on its
original production paperwork. Following four intervening British
owners, it was mechanically restored and exported from England to
the U.S. in 1962 by H. Louis Moore of State College, Pennsylvania,
who sold it in 1967 to Dr. James Stickley, the well-known
Rolls-Royce expert, historian, and collector. Dr. Stickley sold the
Phantom II two years later to Albert G. Pabst of Dallas, who
maintained the car until 1984 before selling it to Gordon Dysart,
also of Dallas. Jay and Berta Leon acquired it two years
thereafter, just in time for Christmas of 1986.
Restored beautifully, the Rolls-Royce was featured in Beverly Rae
Kimes' book, The Classic Car, in 1990. It was exhibited in Classic
Car Club of America judging through the 1990s, achieving Senior
badge no. 2075 in 1997. In 2001, it appeared at the Pebble Beach
Concours d'Elegance, where it received the Lucius Beebe Trophy for
Most Elegant Rolls-Royce, to Bertha Leon-Hackney's considerable
delight. Today the restoration appears nearly fresh and crisp in
its details, with beautiful fit and finish evident throughout,
especially in the pleated wool upholstery and superb woodwork of
the rear compartment; it records 11,315 km. Accompanying the car is
an original handbook for the model, as well as copies of its build
sheets and other documentation from its Leon-Hackney ownership,
detailing its specifications and confirming that it retains its
original engine.
Among the finest restorations in this collection, this lovely
Phantom II radiates subtle elegance and class.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/am19.
