Rolls-Royce Phantom III Freestone & Webb Sedanca DeVille, 1937
Rolls-Royce Phantom III
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Chassis No.: 3CP38
- One-off show car known as ‘the Copper Kettle’
- 1st in class at 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
- Winner of the Jr. Judges Award at the 2008 Kirkland Concours d’Elegance in Kirkland, Washington
This chassis was first ordered on March 19th, 1937 by George Heath, LTD who commissioned W.C. Atcherly of Birmingham, England to construct the original Limousine body. The car was then sold to a J.M. Nicholson of Birmingham, England. Like many other cars in the U.K., it was laid up during the war, but in 1945 the car was resurrected to have a second life. New owner John Gaul had a penchant for spectacular cars, several of which were bodied by Saoutchik. In early 1946 he commissioned Freestone & Webb to build him a body for this chassis. He instructed Freestone & Webb to build him a car that would win at any Concours d’Elegance. The car was delivered to Mr. & Mrs.
Gaul in August of 1946 which was the very first Freestone & Webb car delivered after the war. It was used extensively for Concours d’Elegance in Deauville, Monte Carlo and Cannes which the car won the Grand Prix. The car was sold in 1954 to a Mr. L. Zimbler of the U.K. and factory records show that the car was owned in South Africa in 1957, then the Netherlands in 1957, then back to the U.K. in 1964. In 1966, the car was shipped to the United States. The car was then owned by a Richard Sinicki of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where the car remained unseen for many years. Its current owner, Don Williams purchased the car in 2000.
The car known as the “Copper Kettle” has gone through an extensive 6 year restoration by Mike Fennel Restorations and was finished in August of 2008 which resulted in a 1st in Class and Lucius Beebe Trophy at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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