Description
Rare and fully documented ‘James Young’ coachbuilt 1965 Rolls-Royce Phantom V, Chassis No. 5VE21, one of only 11 open drive Sedanca de Ville bodies built by the coachbuilder. Shown at the 1965 Earls Court Motor Show! Recently acquired from the renowned Blackhawk Collection and as listed in the legendary Rolls Royce “The Elegance Continues” bible. Only car built to the Sedanca de Ville version of design number PV15. Formal roofline, true 7-passenger interior.
Engine no. E10PV
Body no. 9053
6.2L V-8 engine
Automatic transmission
Build sheet
Rolls-Royce Foundation records
Californias Behring Collection book
Known ownership history
Recent 2022 Service Completed
The body was liveried for Swinging London, in ivory white and royal blue with panels of decorative sham cane. In this form it surely turned heads at the 1965 Earls Court Motor Show, as is noted on both its build sheet and in Rolls-Royce Foundation records; a book published by its later home, Californias Behring Collection, notes it received a bronze medal at the show. Afterward it was delivered to the original owner B.P. Jenks, of Astbury Hall in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. At one point it was used as the basis for a Top Marques 1/43-scale model.
The records of the Rolls-Royce Foundation indicate that the car made its way Stateside when relatively new; in July 1972 it was advertised in the New York Times. Not long thereafter it was purchased by the colorful collector Dr. Erle M. Heath of Pittsburgh. The car passed from Dr. Heath to Dr. Samuel Scher, once a pioneering American enthusiast of Brass Era automobiles, by now living in Palm Beach and more often seen in modern coach-built Rolls-Royces.
In 1985, this car was acquired by the Blackhawk Collection where it was displayed amongst some of the worlds finest cars. In 1992, the car joined a private collection where it has remained out of the public eye for the past 30 years before returning to the Blackhawk Collection in 2022.
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