Rolls-Royce Phantom II

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The Rolls-Royce Phantom II is a luxury automobile produced from 1929 to 1936, renowned for its refined engineering, improved chassis and performance, and status as one of the most prestigious interwar British motorcars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf luxury automobile
vintage car
alsoKnownAs Rolls-Royce Phantom 2
assemblyLocation Derby, England
linked to: Derby
bodyStyle chassis-only (coachbuilt bodies)
brakeType four-wheel servo-assisted mechanical drum brakes
chassis ladder frame
class full-size luxury car
collectibility highly collectible classic car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalStatus prestigious British motorcar
engineConfiguration inline-6
engineDisplacement 7668 cc
era interwar period
fuelSystem carburettor
fuelType petrol
historicalSignificance represents peak of pre-war Rolls-Royce chassis development
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rolls-Royce Limited
marketPosition flagship model
notableAppearance featured in the film "The Yellow Rolls-Royce"
notableCoachbuilders Barker
Gurney Nutting
H. J. Mulliner
Hooper
Park Ward
Thrupp & Maberly
notableFeature engine and gearbox mounted in unit
high build quality
improved chassis over Phantom I
refined engineering
notableVariant Phantom II Continental
periodReputation one of the most luxurious cars of its time
Phantom II Continental sporting high-performance variant
predecessor Rolls-Royce New Phantom
productionEnd 1936
productionStart 1929
steeringPosition right-hand drive (standard for UK market)
successor Rolls-Royce Phantom III
suspensionFront semi-elliptic leaf springs
suspensionRear semi-elliptic leaf springs
transmission 4-speed manual
typicalBodyStyles cabriolet
limousine
saloon
tourer
valvetrain overhead valve
wheelbase 144 inches
150 inches

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Rolls-Royce Phantom I successor Rolls-Royce Phantom II
The Yellow Rolls-Royce featuresVehicle Rolls-Royce Phantom II
Bentley Mulsanne competitor Rolls-Royce Phantom
linked to: Rolls-Royce Phantom II
New Phantom successor Rolls-Royce Phantom II
Rolls-Royce Phantom II alsoKnownAs Rolls-Royce Phantom 2
linked to: Rolls-Royce Phantom II
Bentley 8 Litre competition Rolls-Royce Phantom II