The chassis went lower
The Phantom II put the 7.7-litre six into a lower chassis, with engine and gearbox mounted as one unit. The Continental short chassis is the collector focus, but coachwork and mechanical integrity outrank the badge.
Market value · road
$110K–$382K
Typical $210K · 48 sales · +52% vs ’19–’20
Market & Price
A terminal for one car: the model curve over the documented record, the benchmarks it is measured against, and the instruments that read it.
Records: 121 documented road sales on file · 2003–2026; estimate band $110K–$382K · good road cars. recorded sale prices · mixed hammer and premium-inclusive basis.
Compound annual growth
| Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | +2.6% | +18.8% | +21.9% |
| 5Y | +10.1% | +11.4% | +17.6% |
| 10Y | -5.5% | +13.3% | +11.8% |
*Modeled price CAGR · S&P is a price index, no dividends
Deepest drawdown · model window
Forecast ladder · model quantiles
| Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +6M | $173K | $210K | $255K |
| +12M | $161K | $210K | $275K |
| +24M | $145K | $211K | $307K |
Median path with the 10th and 90th percentile · not investment advice
121 of 121 recorded sales · shown in USD · recorded currency in each record
Continental identity attracts attention, but body provenance determines whether the premium holds.
Floor
$110K
Typical
$210K
Ceiling
$382K
Estimate band for good road cars. 48 documented sales since 2019 plotted below.
Band and axis shown in USD. Sale positions use indicative fixed-rate conversion to USD; sale readouts retain recorded currencies. USD. Formal long-wheelbase cars can trade below the band; the most important original sporting Continentals can sell above it.
Instrument calibration for this file is in progress — the terminal above reads the documented record directly.
The two ledger entries are recent documented sales of rare Continental dropheads. They support the middle of the range, not the full model population.
Overview
Rolls-Royce announced Phantom II in 1929 after four years of refining the original New Phantom. The engine remained a 7.7-litre overhead-valve six, but the chassis, drivetrain and rear suspension were reorganised around lower bodywork and reduced maintenance.
Henry Royce still considered the short Phantom II too large for his own use in southern France. He asked Ivan Evernden and the development team for a closer-coupled experimental car, 26EX. Its reception on a continental sales tour created the production Continental.
The Phantom II was built only at Derby, while Springfield continued the Phantom I. Production references disagree: specialist counts commonly give 1'681 chassis, while the National Motor Museum and some auction catalogues state 1'767. The dossier uses 1'681 and records the dispute rather than merging the figures.
Reference
The records
0
accepted specialist production
all Phantom II chassis
0
Continental chassis
short-wheelbase sporting specification
0in
standard wheelbase
144 in short chassis also offered
HICON BID
A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on the Rolls-Royce Phantom II file — never public, never shown to other members. It is not a binding purchase, and HICONIUM holds no funds.
HICON Bids are a member instrument. Sign in to place one.
The vault
You keep one? The record starts in your garage — identity, papers, photography, and the market evidence this file already carries, bound to your chassis.
The cars
Documented individual cars — chassis, colour, ownership and sale history. Open one for its full provenance. Public records only; members see the complete registry.
13 documented · public records
The hands
The people whose work shaped the Rolls-Royce Phantom II.
Chief engineer
Directed the Phantom II and commissioned the compact experimental 26EX that led to the Continental.
Designer and development engineer
Worked with Royce on 26EX and the close-coupled Continental concept.
