Rolls Royce Phantom Ii Continental Star Of India
When the 1934 rolls royce phantom ii 40 50 hp continental was first commissioned by thakorsaheb dharmendrasinhji the then maharaja of rajkot it was named after the star of india a 563 carat.
Rolls royce phantom ii continental star of india. Contents show photos add. This is by and large due to the presence of the star of india a custom built car for the maharaja of rajkot. Regular tech executive by day car nut by night. Rolls royce phantom ii star of india chassis.
Start off with a brief introduction to the particular model. The rulers of the pre independence princely states had considerable wealth and were inclined to spend it on clothes jewellery royal palaces and fine motor cars. See autopedia s comprehensive rolls royce phantom ii star of india review. 188py 1934 this phantom ii with a more powerful continental engine shows a torpedo convertible body by thrupp maberly.
1934 rolls royce phantom ii star of india sold for 644 000 from the early days of motoring rolls royce cars were favourites of the maharajahs of india. This video is unavailable. It was built for the maharajah of rajkot. 1934 rolls royce phantom ii star of india gallery.
In 2001 the star of india suffered an engine fire that affected parts of the front body area and interior. Current weekend weapon of choice is a porsche 911 gts 991 1. After purchase by a german doctor the star of india came to the notice of rolls royce collector hans günter zach who purchased it in 2000. It used an improved version of the phantom i engine in an all new chassis.
Manufactured by rolls royce as a phantom ii 40 50 hp continental all weather convertible the uniquely bodied car was delivered to his highness the maharaja in 1934. In 1989 after bill meredith owens death his heirs sold the car collection. The rolls royce phantom ii was the third and last of rolls royce s 40 50 hp models replacing the new phantom in 1929. The star of india shows some interesting details of course the color combination orange over polished aluminium.
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