Rolls-Royce Phantom II Radford Shooting Brake, 1929
Rolls-Royce Phantom II
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Chassis No.: 41WJ
Auction: Indy 2025
Auction date: May 17, 2025
Lot No.: T276.1
$60,000 | High bid
- Odometer: 21,856 miles
- Engine: Inline 6-cylinder
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Burgundy/Black
- Interior: Tan
- Body: Shooting Brake
- Custom coach-built 1929 Phantom II Shooting Brake by Radford
- Chassis no. 41WJ was originally a limousine model per Rolls-Royce build records (included), subsequently bodied by Harold Radford Coach Builders Limited
- Extensive documentation, factory records, restoration receipts and other correspondence included
- Sold new to Jean Groult of Paris, France, according to the Rolls-Royce build records
- Documented ownership by Rolls-Royce through the time held by Monsieur Groult
- Includes extensive service documentation from the first several years
- Later while owned by an English gentleman, believed that he was an enthusiastic hunter and sportsman, Radford gave the car its new shooting brake coachwork
- Radford begin crafting custom coachwork in the 1940s for the landed gentry — each car was a unique expression of the owner’s tastes and desires
- Later sold to an Iranian business titan, Mr. M. R. Rafatjah, who per included documents was chairman of a conglomerate and also associated with the Royal Garage
- During the late 1970s, the car was sent to Great Britain where it remained during/after it’s restoration while Rafatjah settled in California
- Initially under the care of C&L Restorations of Cheshire, England, the car ended up in the hands of marque specialists David Scott-Moncrieff and Son, Limited of Leek, England
- Restoration was completed around 1987 for an estimated £50,000 combined between the two facilities
- DuPont was believed to have kept the car until his death in 2023
- This car has participated in numerous extended touring events, being driven as recently as late April of this year
A fascinating piece of automotive history, this custom, coachbuilt 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II (Chassis No. 41WJ) was, according to Rolls-Royce build records included in its documentation, sold new to Paris, France, art collector Jean Groult and originally crafted as a coupe limousine by French coachbuilders Latourneur et Marchand of Neuilly-sur-Seine. It was later owned by an English gentleman, believed to be a hunter and sportsman who, in the late 1940s, commissioned new Countryman shooting brake coachwork by Harold Radford (Coachbuilders) Limited of London, formerly a retail automobile dealer specializing in the sale of Rolls-Royce and Bentley automobiles.
The rebodied Phantom II merged French and English styling elements in unique fashion, an early indication of the signature style Radford employed as it began specializing in bespoke coachwork for the landed gentry, each car a reflection of its owner’s tastes and desires. The Phantom II was later sold to Iranian business titan M. R. Rafatjah, chairman of industrial conglomerate Gostaresh Sakhteman Company, Ltd. of Tehran and also associated with Shah Reza Pahlavi’s Royal Garage. In late 1978, as the spectre of revolution loomed over Iran, Rafatjah shipped the Phantom II to Great Britain for restoration while he worked at resettling in West Covina, California.
Initially under the care of C&L Restorations of Cheshire, England, the car ended up in the hands of marque specialists David Scott-Moncrieff and Son, Limited, of Leek, England. The Moncrieff firm completed the restoration sometime around late 1987, early 1988, with the total cost combined between the two facilities amounting to approximately £50,000. A dispute developed over the cost of the work but appears to have been settled by the summer of 1988, when the car was finally delivered to Long Beach, California. (It appears that, for various reasons, Mr.
Rafatjah changed his surname to DuPont; correspondence included with the car from the restoration shop and Rolls-Royce are addressed to both gentlemen at the same address in Covina.) It is believed Mr. Rafatjah/DuPont kept the car until his passing in 2023. Chassis No. 41WJ reportedly maintains its original Phantom II chassis and running gear comprising the Rolls-Royce 7.7L OHV inline 6-cylinder engine and 4-speed manual transmission. Its Countryman coachwork remains beautifully finished in burgundy paint with black fenders and accenting, including the black-painted wire wheels.
The artfully flowing coachwork is adorned with the signature Rolls-Royce upright chromed grille topped with the famed Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet mascot, chromed bumpers, Marchal headlamps and dual driving lights, dual cowl lights, two trunk-mounted spares and a moonroof. Its patinated interior presents a quietly elegant ambience that typifies this Classic Era Rolls-Royce. The subject of an intriguing history that spans 96 years and three continents, 41WJ has participated in numerous extended touring events, being driven as recently as late April of this year.
It is accompanied by extensive documentation that includes Rolls-Royce factory records covering the period of Monsieur Groult’s ownership, extensive service records from the car’s first several years, restoration receipts and other correspondence.
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220 350 AED
