1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Trouville Town Car
The first Rolls-Royce car, the Rolls-Royce 10 hp, was unveiled at the Paris Salon in December 1904. The company operated a factory in Springfield, MA for 10 years, closing in 1931. The Phantom I model has a six cylinder inline overhead valve 7668 cc engine that produces 95 hp. This Springfield Rolls was initially owned by Vincent Riggio, President of American Tobacco and has coachwork by Brewster of New York. It is painted two shades of tobacco leaf brown and has his initials on the rear passenger door. The rear seat is sofa fashioned, with a hidden button for the passenger to contact the driver. In addition the car has elaborate woodwork, jump seats and a crystal bar set.
Owner: Glenn Mounger, Bainbridge Island, WA. At the 2012 Kirkland Concours d'Elegance, LeMayCarMuseum, Tacoma, Washington.
