ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM 2 CONTINENTAL

Description of the Car is given below-
Rolls-Royce had, at the time, developed a reputation as the makers of what was supposedly the ‘World’s Best Car’. However, after Bentley won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1924 and 1930, Sir Henry Royce was charged up enough to decide on developing a ‘sporty’ car to rival the Bentleys.
Based on the Phantom I, four experimental lightweight ‘sports’ Rolls-Royces were made, but it wasn’t until the launch of the Phantom II that a sportier version was put on sale.
Designed to be self-driven over long distances at considerable speed, by a more sporting owner, the Phantom II Continentals were shorter, lighter and markedly quicker than the ‘full size’ Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs that were built to be chauffeur driven. Only 279 of these ‘sporty’ Rolls-Royces found buyers who were willing to pay a hefty premium over the already expensive Phantom IIs. Just six of the Phantom II Continentals found customers in India and only one still remains in the country.
Of the six, two were ordered by the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Umaid Singh, who seemed to have had a penchant for Rolls-Royces, given that he “ordered 18 over two decades,” as pointed out by Rolls-Royce historian André Blaize. The first of the Phantom II Continentals to arrive in Jodhpur, in 1934, was chassis # 15RY, in chassis-mechanical form. In all likelihood, it received the body tub of another Rolls-Royce, a Silver Ghost that the Maharaja owned, with fenders crafted on locally. Taken out of India many years ago, this car featured in the American television series Bring ‘Em Back Alive.