1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I Preservation Class Car in Excellent Driving Condition

1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Pickwick Limosine Additional Info:

The Rolls-Royce Phantom was Rolls-Royce's replacement for the original Silver Ghost. Introduced as the New Phantom in 1925, the Phantom had a larger engine than the Silver Ghost and used pushrod-operated overhead valves instead of the Silver Ghost's side valves. The Phantom was built in Derby, England, and Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. There were several differences in specification between the English and American Phantoms.

The Phantom was replaced by the Phantom II in 1929. The designation Phantom I was never used by Rolls-Royce; it is a construct of enthusiasts applied to help distinguish it from other generations with the same model name.
Introduced in 1925, the New Phantom was Rolls-Royce's second 40/50 hp model. To differentiate between the 40/50 hp models, Rolls-Royce named the new model "New Phantom" and renamed the old model "Silver Ghost", which was the name given to their demonstration example, The name Phantom was a nod to the previous "Silver Ghost", remarking on the vehicles "extraordinary stealth" and quietness in comparison to other vehicles offered at the time. When the New Phantom was replaced by another 40/50 hp model in 1929, the replacement was named Phantom II and the New Phantom was commonly referred to as Phantom I to this day. While Rolls-Royce themselves did not use the term "Phantom I" until their recent acquisition by BMW Group, New Phantoms were referred to as such in period and are commonly called Phantom I by enthusiasts, concours events, and owner's clubs.

One major improvement over the Silver Ghost was the new pushrod-OHV straight-6 engine. Constructed as two groups of three cylinders with a single detachable head,4 the engine was described by Rolls-Royce as producing "sufficient" power. The engine used a 4 in bore and undersquare 5 in stroke for a total of 7.7 L (467.9 cu in)) of displacement. In 1928, the cylinder heads were upgraded from cast iron to aluminium. The separate gearbox is connected through a rubberised fabric flexible coupling to the clutch and through a torque tube enclosed drive to the differential at rear, as in the Silver Ghost. The New Phantom used the same frame as the Silver Ghost,with semi-elliptical springs suspending the front axle and cantilever springs suspending the rear axle. 4-wheel brakes with a servo-assistance system licensed from Hispano-Suiza were also specified,

This Amazing Original Unrestored car was purchased by the Seller in 2005 .The first owner was Senator A C Hardy in the Boston area according to records at the Rolls Royce Foundation. A total revision of all systems was subsequently performed by a Rolls Royce Specialist including Electronic ignition, new brakes, Bijur system checked and working, removal of radiator flushed and cleaned, removal of oil pan cleaned and new filters used at every oil change, speedometer and clock professionally repaired, 2 new spare tires, new black leather on front seat the rest of the upholstery is original. The car is driven regularly in the summer and is currently licensed and insured. It was used in long tours for instance Bretton Woods, Mount Washington, and USA Thousand Islands Ontario Canada