The famed Rolls-Royce Phantom III. Under the famous Sir Henry Royce, Rolls-Royce had struck too long to the successful traditions of the “Ghosts” and “Phantoms”. By the time of his death in 1933, it was already more than obvious that the next new “big” Rolls would have to jump forward by a complete generation. The new car, conceived before Royce died, but not revealed until the end of 1935, was truly a magnificent piece of engineering in all respects and sum total. At a stroke, it seemed that Rolls-Royce once again could well claim to be making “the best car in the entire world”.
Logically enough the new car was named “Phantom III” but there was no part of component of the older previous Phantom car carried forward to the newer updated sequentially named model. In that the newer model had a separate chassis and was still clothed by the same exclusive band of coach-builders, there was some “family resemblance” ( and of course the distinctive radiator marquee design was retained fully and not tampered with), but that was all. The new car’s two great and noted innovations were that it had independent front suspension and that it had a most technologically advanced V12 engine. Neither was altogether unexpected autel maxisys ms906. Independent suspension was well established in North America by American and Canadian auto makers, and was becoming increasingly fashionable on the continent in Europe and in the British Isles. Rolls-Royce themselves (with aero engines) were already a well established and high technology producer of reliable and powerful V12 power plants.
The engine itself was new from end to end autel ds808, except that the bore and stroke were the same as the smaller V6 six-cylinder Rolls-Royce. It leaned heavily on the R-type and Merlin aero-engine experience and experiences, with light-alloy castings and wet liners, but the hydraulically operated tappets were a full British innovation, inspired by Detroit. It is interesting to note that Rolls-Royce had been experimenting with new engines for many years; the most promising alternative had been a straight-eight. A V8 had also been considered, but rejected as neither being neither “exclusive enough” nor smooth enough to satisfy the perfectionist engineers. The new V12 , although never officially given a power output rating by the most discreet management, was definitely man enough to propel vehicles weighing up to 6,000 lbs ( 3 tons) at speeds of more and greater than 90 miles per hour down streets , roads and highways. Fuel consumption on the other hand rarely ever amounted to anything better than 10 miles per gallon, yet to Rolls-Royce owner that was nothing to be concerned about or over.
In 1935 when announced the Phantom III cost more than 2500 pounds Sterling, with the cheapest and less costly end of the RR-approved bodies and coachwork , which easily made it the most expensive and costly sticker prices of all British vehicles and especially luxury appointed vehicles of the time era.
Yes the Rolls-Royce Phantom II certainly carried its weight, passengers and owners with prestige, comfort and power. Only hand-built machines like the best of Hispano-Suiza and Grosser Mercedes were as costly and pricey.
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