Description
INT. CODE: ROL00005
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- Ordered from new by Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, better known as Baba d’Erlanger, a style icon in 1920s France
- It is estimated that this model is one of the 7 Phantom IIIs set up by Kellner, the only one built in 1938
- Still retains correct Saloon division of Kellner bodywork and Matching Numbers engine
When the Phantom III was first unveiled at the Olympia Motor Show in 1935 it was the most advanced, modern and technological automobile that had ever been seen.
Construction of the Rolls-Royce Phantom III began in 1936 and lasted for 3 years, with a total of 727 units produced.
It was the very first Rolls-Royce offered to the public with a V12 engine, the latest model developed with the support of Henry Royce.
The Phantom III present here was ordered on December 22, 1937 by Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, who was already an excellent customer of the Kellner body shop and did not hesitate to commission him to set up the Phantom III. Indeed, in a letter addressed to the Body shop, the Princess specifies to build the car as soon as possible, demonstrating her frenzy to show off the luxurious car in the most elegant and aristocratic haunts of Paris, but also for the trips she used to take with husband in Italy.
The real name of the Princess was Mary Liliane Matilda Baroness d'Erlanger, who became Princess in 1923 by marrying a noble French aristocrat descendant of Louis IX.
She is known by all as Baba d ’Erlanger, she is a well-known model and a true style icon, so much so that she is often sought after by photographers to be immortalized, a sort of" influencer ante litteram "in France in the 1920s. This fame of her also earned her a 30% discount on the purchase of the car, as her notoriety would also have given appeal to the car.
The chassis was delivered to the Kellner workshops in Paris in March 1938, with the complete bodywork as per specification, which was finally delivered on June 15, 1938.
The car is in excellent condition, with two-tone dark blue and primrose yellow paintwork.
The interiors are in cream-colored leather, contrasting with the biscuit-colored carpet.
This KELLNER Phantom III Saloon arrived in Italy (more precisely in Palermo) in 1993 where it was used for ceremonies
The car then moved north in 2013 where in the following years it underwent a total and meticulous restoration, which lasted three years, also relying on English specialists such as "Frankl & Stepsons"
The works involved the car in all its parts, more precisely they were carried out:
- Disassembly and stripping with squares
- Tinsmithery
- Wooden parts. the car, in fact, has some wooden components, for which specialized carpenters have been consulted for the restoration
- Mechanics totally overhauled. Engine, gearbox and brakes
- Electrical system disassembled and restored in all its parts
- The restoration was finally finished in 2020
Truly unique car, accompanied by a book documenting the entire history of the car, various copies of invoices from the time and photos of the restoration carried out.
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