Rolls Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet by Labourdette

[Duell]

1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet by Labourdette

The renowned Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance announced that the legendary 1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet by Labourdette, will make a rare appearance at its 7th annual event courtesy of the John W. Rich Automobile Museum. The Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet, now in the John Rich Museum collection, started off as a standard Phantom III designed by Henry Royce. It was re-envisioned by coachbuilder Hooper and Co. in 1938 with a Sedanca de Ville for the chassis, then showed off in Europe before being tweaked for the U.S. market.

The car was rebodied in the 1940s by famed coachbuilder, Henri Labourdette of Paris, who was best known for his extreme designs and obliterated of anything that identified it as a Rolls Royce. Labourdette often experimented with aerodynamics, and decided to develop a swooping open body for the chassis at a cost of $44,000, at a time when the average price of a home was about $4,000.

1939/47 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Vutotal Cabriolet by Labourdette

[aiasib]

That is one gorgeous automobile.

But that windshield..it looks as if they took a window pane and slapped it on! With all the curvature of the car, it really looks out of place.

[henk4]

This is how the car looked in 2005, when it was displayed by the Blackhawk Collection at the Pebble Beach Concours. It returned to Pebble in 2006 but broke down during the Pebble Tour and was subsequently withdrawn from the Concours. It got a new invitation for the 2007 Concours. It is chassis 3DL120.

[aiasib]

Are there any pics of this car with it headlights out?

[henk4]

Originally Posted by aiasib

Are there any pics of this car with it headlights out?

not with me