To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF130,000 - CHF220,000 One of 20 examples of this striking James Young designPictured in Lawrence Dalton’s Rolls-Royce: The Classic EleganceFinished in the original livery specified by first owner, Sir..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF175,000 - CHF260,000 By the late 1960s, the era of true custom coachbuilding had faded worldwide, with nearly all the famous names of old having vanished into history. James Young of Bromley, Kent, England, survived, for the time,..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF65,000 - CHF110,000 Built for Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of SnowdonHighly detailed original specification for the Countess, well-documentedLater imported to the U.S. for Hollywood act..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF530,000 - CHF660,000 Inarguably the most famous example of its kindPurchased new for iconic actress Sophia Loren by her husband, Carlo PontiFeatured with Ms. Loren in Yesterday, Today and TomorrowOne of 25 o..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF220,000 - CHF310,000 One of 13 left-hand-drive examples built to this designKnown ownership history since newFactory air conditioning, tinted glass, and cocktail accoutrementsBeautiful color scheme ..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF310,000 - CHF350,000 The final Phantom VI built for a private customer; the last limousine builtExtraordinary bespoke specification for original owner, George Moore CBEOutfitted with 118 special options and delivered at a c..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF65,000 - CHF110,000 The first postwar large-chassis Rolls-Royce modelHandsome traditional coachwork; the picture of formal eleganceRestored for the present collection in its original liveryStill equ..
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' A Passion for Elegance event, 19 June 2021. Estimate: CHF220,000 - CHF260,000 Commissioned by the Maharaja of BarodaBespoke to the Maharaja’s wishes, down to remarkable blue brocade upholsteryHighly innovative Mulliner coachwork with “disappearing hood”Fo..
Frame off restoration by period experts no more alive. Fullrestoration 4.500 km ag today no more economical at this level on a Topolino.Registered in Italy as Historics and Moted. Interesting details as colourhandmade strips. Full driveable everywhere. Cooling with Evans syliconic fluid.Mille Miglia elegible. In Milano, Italy.
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II was a massive improvement over its predecessor, the Cloud I. The six-cylinder engine gave way to a 6.2 litre, V8 increasing its top speed to over 110 miles an hour; significant given the sheer size and proportions of this most elegant of motor cars. It's monocoque frame was also a significant advantage over the pr..