Vehicle Description
1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Binder: First Owned by Mrs Elizabeth
Drexel LehrThis Rolls-Royce Phantom II with rare Binder Coachwork
is just out of 30 year storage and has a fascinating history.
Chassis shipped in January 1933 to Boulogne on the "Conifer". Its
first owner was American author, philanthropist, and Manhattan
socialite Mrs Elizabeth Drexel Lehr at 52, rue des Saints-Peres,
Paris VII. In June 1901 Elizabeth married Henry Symes Lehr
(18691929), aka Harry Lehr. The marriage was never consummated.
According to her, on her wedding night, her husband told her that
he loathed her and could not stand the thought of touching her
ever, although he wanted her to understand she was to be cordial to
him in public and he might in turn occasionally call her "darling".
He had, he admitted, married her for her money because poverty
terrified him. Drexel was an author who published two books, King
Lehr and the Gilded Age (1935) and Turn of the World (1937). Her
first novel, published after the death of her second husband, tells
the story of her unhappy marriage to Henry Lehr, which was referred
to as a "tragic farce" of a 28-year marriage. Time magazine
described it as "a bitter, disillusioned book, 'King Lehr' is
memorable for the lurid light it throws on U. S. Society of the
Gilded Age, may confidently be opened as one of the most startling
and scandalously intimate records of life among the wealthy yet
written by one of them."Today, Chassis 30MY has good structure and
is the ideal candidate for a well-deserved restoration. A video is
available as the car first leaves the garage after 30 years in
storage. It retains its original engine QU65 inside the car which
looks in sound condition and appears to be complete. Partially
disassembled but the Binder body plates are all available. A very
special car that's well worth the effort to restore. A rare find
and wonderful opportunity to own a Rolls-Royce with an intriguing
history. Coachwork by BinderChassis no. 30MYEngine no. QU65 First
Owned by Mrs Elizabeth Drexel Lehr Offered with Factory Chassis
Cards and Records Rare Binder CoachworkPrice: $34,500
