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19/05/2026 4:28 pm
I thought it was time to get back to basics, again, and I bid on this little nugget, a 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental Sports Coupé, bodied by Gurney Nutting and created in 1:43 form by Matrix. Surprisingly, I won the auction for a very comfortable price. We shall see if it was a wise purchase, when it arrives:
And, a few pics of the original:
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19/05/2026 7:51 pm
looking good at this point, love the colors
20/05/2026 5:54 am
More luscious than a Key West Key Lime Pie.
20/05/2026 6:05 am
...it's a cool "harddtop" model but it's got a hole in the top. 😉 😉 😉
20/05/2026 8:11 am
Oooo, classy. I too love the color combo. 💯
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20/05/2026 10:16 am
@geoff-jowett These are actually the original colors:
This Phantom II short-chassis Continental Streamlined Coupe is one of five PII Continentals exported to India and the last of the 280 Continentals built by Rolls-Royce. The chassis was sent to Gurney Nutting on behalf of the Maharaja of Jodhpur who specified the green and cream paintwork. The car was delivered to Bombay in October 1935, and it is now the only remaining Phantom II Continental in India. In 1944 it was sold to the Maharaja of Rewa and in the mid-1950s to a further owner from Bombay. The current owner's father purchased the car in 1962 and painted it dark green. In 2009 this unique Rolls-Royce received its first-ever engine overhaul. Later, a cosmetic restoration was completed that returned the car to its original color scheme.
20/05/2026 12:59 pm
Love the color combination.
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21/05/2026 10:34 am
She arrived in record time, and I like her. I did have to smile, though, when I realized she was 'secured' to a base for a Ferrari, instead of a Rolls Royce. I knew it was not coming with original packaging, but this did hit my funny bone. She has now been 'parked' with other members of her tribe and she looks terrific. The price I paid was a surprise, to me, since I had been lusting after this model for some time and the prices kept me at bay. I took a risk on this auction and it paid off.
The last pic is for you, Chris - the 'hole' in the roof. 
21/05/2026 11:45 am
Wow...the colors sure display nicely!
21/05/2026 12:21 pm
Your new Indian looks terrific among her new 'tribe'. The lighting is perfect, in her wikiup, to show off those gorgeous feathers in her tribal bonnet! Yá'át'ééh.
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21/05/2026 3:03 pm
@jack-dodds Actually it translates to: yes, she is pretty, in the language of the Sioux.
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