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Vehicle Description
1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I
This car is a one-off with body made by Merrimac and titled "Special built Rolls custom coachwork by Merrimac two place Coupe with Rumble Seat and side entry door." It was delivered to Mrs. John T. Davis of St. Louis, Missouri and sold to her by H.G. Brouster on October 22, 1928. The mileage of 65,157 is probably correct as the Rolls Royce uses a six digit odometer. A Rolls Royce was not made to be replaced, but to last a lifetime.
I have copies of the original Rolls Royce build documents confirming this cars build history and owner history. It is confirmed that this is the original body and chassis. This car has the rare, original cast iron cylinder head and has never been overheated to our knowledge. As you can see by the pictures, this car has a modern oil filter conversion. This was supplied by the foremost American Phantom specialists, Vintage Garage in Stowe Vermont. This car has just had the oil changed, radiator cleaned, the valve lash adjusted, the carburetor overhauled, the balancer slip joint checked and the oil box underneath the distributor checked for correct operation. The clutch is fine and the brakes actually stop this car, but they do squeak a little. This is a car that could be driven on a tour without any further attention. It is a car that can be driven and admired.
A quick look under the car will confirm that the American Phantoms were built to last and they enjoyed a reputation superior to the same cars built in England. The American company simply adapted to the needs and challenges of the American use of the car. Merrimac started business in 1920 with a contract to build 200 open cars for Mercer, however in 1921 Mercer went into receivership and Merrimac found an excellent customer in Rolls Royce of Springfield, Massachusetts. From 1923 to 1927, they suppled 420 bodies, without paint or interior, for Silver Ghosts and Phantoms. Merrimac made mainly open touring cars and roadsters, but also made bodies for Lincoln, Packard, and DuPont. Merrimac went out of businesses during the depression in 1934. Of the 2,944 American Ghosts and Phantoms (1701 Ghosts and 1243 Phantoms) it is estimated that one half survive today and that 50 of those survivors were made by Merrimac. This is a remarkable example in remarkable condition.
On Jul-05-08 at 16:38:32 PDT, seller added the following information:
If anybody has any further questions please feel free to call 469 360 9922 thank you
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