1939 Rolls Royce Phantom Iii Labourdette Vutotal Cabriolet

1947 rolls royce phantom iii labourdette vutotal cabriolet rebodied in 1947 by labourdette of paris this phantom iii was the designer s last and arguably most daring work.

1939 rolls royce phantom iii labourdette vutotal cabriolet. This 1939 rolls royce phantom iii vutotal cabriolet by labourdette recalls an era when driving was always an artful experience. This ultra glamorous 1939 rolls royce phantom iii cabriolet is on the top of my christmas wish list. Quando jean henri labourdette ha realizzato la rolls royce phantom iii vutotal cabriolet una casa costava negli stati uniti circa 4 000 dollari il lavoro che ha svolto su questa vettura è stato fatturato 44 000 dollari il prezzo di undici abitazioni medie.

It was the last car that henry royce ever worked on and had every bit of love poured into it as you d expect from a rolls. Surely sitting in one of these will beckon us back to the days of art deco. It was commissioned by the flamboyant louis ritter who let labourdette go all out so much so the body alone cost 44 000 which made it one of the.

In 1938 with a sedanca de ville body style as the car in the picture below then showed off in europe before being tweaked for the u s. Yet this is not your standard rolls royce phantom iii this is the result of a complete rebuild by the parisian designer henri labourdette. This rolls royce phantom iii first appeared with a hooper sedanca de ville body in 1939.

It was shown at the brussels geneva and london motor shows and at the rolls royce stand at the 1939 new york fair. It was re envisioned. Considered the final large pre war rolls royce the 1939 rolls royce phantom iii labourdette vutotal cabriolet was truly the last remnant of an older generation.

I cannot get enough of designer henri labourdette s sexy sleek lines who designed this object of fantasy in france right before the war. The car was rebodied in 1947 by labourdette of paris on commission by the flamboyant louis ritter. It was re bodies by coachbuilder hooper and co.

The 1939 47 rolls royce phantom iii vutotal cabriolet by labourdette now in the john rich museum collection started off as a standard phantom iii designed by henry royce. It was commissioned by the flamboyant louis ritter who let labourdette go all out so much so the body alone cost 44 000 which made it one of the most expensive of its time equal.