Values for this type of Rolls have varied in previous years, with a 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Newmarket Convertible Sedan by Brewster selling for $99,000 at an RM auction in January. Others routinely take six figures, such as one that Gooding & Co. sold for $308,000 in 2013 and one RM sold for $275,000 a year later. Bonhams sold a 1928 Phantom 1 Derby Speedster, a variation on the model, for $183,000 at the Quail auctions in 2008. You can even find variations of the Phantom 1 Springfield model for sale on Hemmings for $100,000. That price is relatively on a par with other prewar classics—surprisingly less than famous racing sports cars from the ‘60s, which have set the trend for years at auctions because of their rarity, beauty, and racing heritage.
Goldman’s Phantom 1 has been appraised and vetted, Siegel said. The listed price is $150,000, and interested parties should contact Seigel directly. Oh, and Roberts is selling it to finance his daughter’s education.
Talk about a good cause. If there was ever justification for spending six figures on a handsome old driver, this is it.
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