Rolls Royce Phantom i Joncheere Aerodynamic Coupe

Originally, the car was a 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom I with a body built in 1934 by Jonckheere of Belgium. Like all other prewar Rolls-Royce Phantom that was delivered new in chassis only as a bodybuilder. Hooper & Co. is the manufacturer and the body elected in 1925, the complete vehicle cabriolet body was delivered to its first owner, a Mrs. Hugh Dillman of Detroit. Ms. Dillman had no car and never seems to have left England.

Rolls-Royce was purchased by Raja Nanpara before being sent to an unknown number of other owners and, in 1932, he was in Belgium. Two years later, the owner sent the car to Jonckheere of Belgium to be stripped of its cabriolet body and fitted with stylish aerodynamic body with individual sunroofs, a large flap of slope, radiator shell and round doors.

Although the design was controversial and not highly regarded by most fans of Rolls-Royce, the car was well received by the judges Concours d'Elegance of the day and said he had taken an Honor Award Elegance August 1936 Cannes competition d '.

The winner of the car, and then passed through the hands of several owners, and was observed in Bar Harbor, Maine before World War II led by a driver who was going to be so obese that he could not leave the car to help his employer to disembark. Round Door Rolls was discovered in the 1950s in New Jersey, in a junkyard.

It is not known who rescued the car to be scrapped, but East Coast entrepreneur Max Obie eventually acquired the unusual Rolls-Royce and was renewed. Obie would take to malls, arguing that the car was owned by royalty and charged admission for people to see things.

In the spring of 2001, the Peterson Automotive Museum took possession, and Mr. and Mrs. Petersen decided to bring the car to its competition winning glory. Each component has been removed, to check the authenticity wear and then reconditioned or replaced as needed. The car was painted black that highlights its subtle curves and striking profile.