Vehicle Description
1960 Rolls-Royce Phantom V James Young Limousine LHD: 1960 New York
Auto Show CarIf you had stopped by the New York Auto Show in the
spring of 1960 and breezed past the Rolls-Royce stand, one of the
cars you would have seen would have been this exact Left-Hand Drive
Phantom V James Young Limousine chassis 5LAS73. There it sat
proudly displaying the height of British luxury and the specific
ways in which it could be tailored for you, not least of which was
to have the extremely elegant offerings by James Young in terms of
coachwork, over and above the more staid Park Ward versions. Just
out of long-term storage. Its aesthetics remain in very tidy order,
the paintwork being finished in a two-tone coppery red with rose
metallic roof and the interior in magnolia leather hides to front
and rear. The car also runs and drives as it should. It is not
quite clear whether the car's original owner, C.F. Seabrook of
Seabrook Farms Inc. had already commissioned the car, or if he was
enamored with it at the New York Auto Show and acquired it there
and then. Either way, he and his family remained enamored with it
for some 24 years. It was not until 1984, when John Seabrook,
presumably the son of the original owner advertised the car in the
Flying Lady, Rolls-Royce Owners Club publication, where it is
listed as having covered 36,000 miles from new. The next owner was
Barry Cooney of Portland, Oregon, who elected to buy the Phantom
from the Seabrooks and drive it all the way home, recording his
fascinating journey in the May/June edition of The Flying Lady. In
the entire ensuing near 40-year period a mere 13,000 miles have
been added to its 1984 tally, for a total figure of just 49,498
today. Coachwork by James Young, Design PV15Chassis no.
5LAS73Engine no. PV36A The 1960 New York Auto Show Car Original USA
delivery, Factory Left-Hand Drive Example Original ownership from
1960-1984 Mechanically sound, runs and drives well Featured in The
Flying Lady recording a transcontinental tour in 1985 Price:
$67,500
