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Rolls-Royce Phantom II gallery (1929–1935)

The second generation Phantom featured a completely redesigned chassis and an engine bolted directly to the gearbox.

All photos 344 I 0 1925–1931 II 8 1929–1935 III 7 1936–1939 IV 0 1950–1956 V 3 1959–1968 VI 0 1968–1990 VII (RR01) 259 2003–2017 VIII (RR11) 67 2017
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51357 1600 x 1200 67 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51356 1600 x 1200 64 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51355 1600 x 1200 62 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51354 1600 x 1200 73 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51353 1600 x 1200 67 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51352 1600 x 1200 63 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51351 1600 x 1200 67 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet
Rolls-Royce Phantom II photo 51350 1600 x 1200 77 1933 Continental Faux Cabriolet

Introduced in 1929, the Rolls-Royce Phantom II was the final bespoke flagship designed under the personal oversight of Sir Henry Royce. It departed significantly from its predecessor by introducing an entirely new low-slung chassis, allowing custom coachbuilders to construct sleeker and more modern bodies. The 7.7-litre overhead-valve inline-six engine received an all-new crossflow cylinder head and was now bolted directly to the four-speed manual transmission as a single rigid unit, eliminating the separate sub-assembly of earlier models. Suspension was redesigned with semi-elliptic leaf springs on both axles, dramatically improving handling characteristics and ride stability. Rolls-Royce also offered the famed Continental variant, built on a shorter wheelbase with stiffer springs and higher rear axle ratios for sporty touring. Synchromesh was introduced on higher gears during mid-production updates. The Phantom II was delivered worldwide to prominent aristocrats and captains of industry, proving to be an enduring high-water mark of pre-war British automotive engineering.