The era of continental touring cars and Rolls-Royce engines breaking more records on land, sea and air. In 1933, Sir Henry Royce died aged 70 in West Wittering. He was still designing the day before he died.
Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the land speed record in 1933 in Bluebird, with a speed of 272.46 mph at Daytona Beach on 22 February 1933. This record was broken in 1937 by George Eyston with a speed of 312.2 mph in Thunderbolt, which was powered by two Rolls-Royce 'R' engines.
Miss England II was one of a succession of Rolls-Royce 'R' engine-powered speedboats. Moments after breaking the world record with a speed of 119 mph Sir Henry Seagrove was involved in a fatal collision with a stump of wood in the water.
Phantom II
The Phantom II had a much-improved chassis, which made it the ideal choice for those who thought nothing of finishing work on a Friday and heading down to the South of France for the weekend. Better-known body styles were the Barker close-coupled touring saloon; Park Ward Continental coupe and Barker torpedo tourer. The Park Ward Continental would do 92.3 mph and 0-60 in 19.4 seconds.
Phantom III
The Phantom III was Rolls-Royce's first V12 engined car - a 60 degree unit of 7,340cc. Better known body styles are: Park Ward limousine and sedanca de ville; Hooper sedanca de ville. Performance for Park Ward limousine: 91.84mph and 0-60 in 16.8 seconds.
